On the Day of Remembrance for the Victims of the Holodomor, November 23, 2024, Metropolitan Epifaniy of Kyiv and All Ukraine took part in state events honoring those who died from starvation in Ukraine during 1921–1923, 1932–1933, and 1946–1947.
Together with Archbishop Agapit of Vyshhorod and Bishop Avraamiy of Boryspil, the Primate of the Autocephalous Orthodox Church of Ukraine attended an interfaith gathering at the Dormition Cathedral of the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra.
The event was attended by the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, First Lady Olena Zelenska, political and military leaders, state officials, representatives of the All-Ukrainian Council of Churches and Religious Organizations, ambassadors, heads of missions from over fifty countries, chaplains, and guests.
Following the gathering, the participants went to the National Museum “Holodomor Victims Memorial” where they paid tribute to the memory of the starvation victims by placing wheat sheaves at the “Girl with Wheat Sheaves” monument.
Metropolitan Epifaniy led prayers for the souls of the Holodomor victims
On the same day, Metropolitan Epifaniy conducted a memorial prayer service at the Memorial Sign near the St. Michael’s Golden-Domed Cathedral.
Joining the Primate of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine in prayer for the souls of the genocide victims of the Ukrainian people were Archbishop Agapit of Vyshhorod, Abbot of the Golden-Domed Monastery; Bishop Ephrem of Vasylkiv; the monastery’s brotherhood; as well as faculty and students of the Kyiv Orthodox Theological Academy.
After the memorial prayer, lit lamps and flowers were laid in honor of the Holodomor victims.
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