UOC to deliver the Holy Fire to Ukraine

Protodeacon Vadym Novynskyi. Photo: t.me/v_novynskyi

On April 14, 2023, Protodeacon of the UOC Vadym Novynskyi announced that the Holy Fire would be delivered from Jerusalem to Ukraine.

In his telegram channel, Father Vadym said that "The Holy Fire has begun its journey to Ukraine."

Probably, the plane with the Holy Fire will fly to one of the countries adjacent to Ukraine and will be delivered to Kyiv from there.

Earlier, the UOJ wrote that the Holy Fire descended in Jerusalem.

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