“the faithful to give thanks to God for His assistance to the Ukrainian people amid their difficult trials and to place their hope in the Lord and the Most Holy Theotokos
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“the patience, confession of faith, and faithfulness to Christ of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church will serve as an important example for strengthening future generations of Orthodox believers
“intensified prayers for the Ukrainian armed forces fighting against Russian aggression
“he also encouraged the faithful to pray to the Theotokos with trust, confident that she knows human suffering and understands their concerns
“United through prayer, we stand in hope that the pain, trauma, and suffering of innocent people will at last come to an end. As we said in June, at our previous Global Prayer for Ukraine, light always triumphs over darkness.
“the faithful call upon the Mother of God to intercede for them at the hour of death and on the Day of Judgment
“The Patriarch noted that, amid the wars, conflicts, and human suffering confronting the world, the prayers of the faithful turn towards the Most Holy Theotokos, the Mother of all peoples.
“Catholicos-Patriarch Shio III also expressed his wish that the Lord grant His grace, help, and peace to Ukraine and the whole world.
“the Ukrainian people had achieved what previous generations had dreamed of: an independent Ukrainian state and an autocephalous Ukrainian Orthodox Church