UOC Primate blesses Ukrainian land from a bird’s eye view
His Beatitude Metropolitan Onuphry of Kiev and All Ukraine. Photo: Screenshot of the video on the YouTube channel of the Information and Education Department
On March 25, 2020, the Primate of the UOC, His Beatitude Metropolitan Onuphry of Kiev and All Ukraine blessed the land of Ukraine with the Pechersk Icon of the Blessed Virgin Mary from a bird's eye view. This was reported on the YouTube channel of the Information and Education Department.
His Beatitude Metropolitan Onuphry flew to Chernivtsi to transfer humanitarian aid to medical institutions that are fighting the coronavirus.
In the sky over Ukraine, the Primate prayed for the healing of all the sick.
On the same day His Beatitude Metropolitan Onufry delivered medical coronavirus control equipment to Chernivtsi. He transferred to the Chernivtsi Regional Children's Clinical Hospital an expensive ventilator, as well as 100 protective water-repellent reusable suits and 100 pairs of glasses for doctors.
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