A rainbow appeared in the sky over Kyiv, in a rare sight for January, on the feast of the Epiphany.
Archbishop of Chernihiv, spokesman of the Kyiv Metropolitanate of the OCU, Yevstratiy Zorya, called it “a sign of God’s blessing”
“The rainbow over the Ukrainian Lavra is a sign of God’s blessing on the Epiphany!” Yevstratiy Zorya wrote on Telegram.
Meanwhile, Metropolitan Epifaniy, the Primate of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine, today, January 19, conducts the second divine service in the Assumption Cathedral of the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra. This was reported by the press service of OCU.
The festive liturgy began on January 19 at 9:00 local time.
The press service of the OCU particularly emphasizes that all paperwork requirements have been met.
“The Orthodox Church of Ukraine received the appropriate permission from the Ministry of Culture and Information Policy of Ukraine. And a corresponding agreement was signed with the National Reserve Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra”, the report says.
