His Beatitude Metropolitan Volodymyr Presided Over Festivities Dedicated to Glorification of Venerable Job (Kundria) Among Saints
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On Thursday, September 18, the Primate of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church His Beatitude Metropolitan Volodymyr visited the Diocese of Khust, the village of Mala Ugolka, where he presided over the festivities for glorification of the Venerable Job (Kundria) among the ranks of the locally venerated saints.The central event of the festivities was the Divine Liturgy in the open air near the Church of The Holy Great Martyr Demetrios of Thessaloniki, celebrated by the Primate.
Concelebrating to His Beatitude were Metropolitan Onuphriy of Chernivtsi and Bukovyna, Archbishop Mark of Khust and Vynohradiv, Archbishop Augustine of Lviv and Halych, Archbishop Volodymyr of Pochayiv, Bishop Iustin Sigheteanul (Orthodox Church of Romania), Bishop Anthony of Boryspil, Bishop Iriney of Nizhyn and Pryluky, Bishop Panteleimon of Ivan-Frankivsk and Kolomiysk, Bishop Alexander of Pereyaslav-Khmelnytskyi (Secretary to the Primate of the UOC), Bishop Feodor of Mukacheve and Uzhgorod and the diocesan clergy.
The Venerable Job (Kundria) of Ugol was glorified by the decision of the Holy Synod of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of May 8, 2008 (Journal of Proceedings No.35).
At the Liturgy the rite of glorification of the ascetic was performed. During the rite of glorification the last panikhida for the Venerable Job was served, following which Metropolitan Onuphriy read out the resolution of the Holy Synod on glorification of archimandrite Job (Kundria) among the ranks of the locally venerated saints.
Then the Life of the saint was read out and the troparion and kontakion to the Venerable Job were sung. His Beatitude Metropolitan Volodymyr blessed those present with the icon of the newly venerated saint, upon which he and the concelebrating hierarchs kissed the icon and bowed unto the honourable relics of the saint.
Praying at the divine liturgy were the representatives of the regional administration, Governor of the region Oleg Gavashi, city mayor of Mukacheve Vasyl Petiovka among the other.
At the end of the Liturgy the Primate of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church addressed the faithful with the sermon and greeted them on the festive event.
"I heartily congratulate you on the great feast which contributed to the sanctity of this city, where a simple man and a God's man at the same time fought a good fight, proving us that one could and should achieve the Kingdom of God, relying upon the God's mercy. Let the man of prayer of this place show us example of how we should love God, love each other and assert the God's commandments", underscored the Archpastor.
In conclusion of the visit Vladyka visited the Holy Ascension Convent in Chumalevo. There he was met by the abbess of the convent hegumeness Theodosia with sisters. At the cathedral the Primate greeted those present on the occasion of glorification of one more saint whom the lands of Transcarpathians brought up and blessed the nuns and the parishioners with the icons of the baptism of the Kyivan Rus. The Primate of our church kissed the wonderworking icon of the Mother of God "Sweet kissing".
reported by Maxim Sydorenko
for ORTHODOX.ORG.UA
Photos by Maxim Brusnyka
Source:
http://orthodox.org.ua/eng/node/350
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