Stating that the Russo-Ukrainian war has entered a “particularly dangerous” phase, the head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church called on members of his church to pray the Rosary daily at 8:00 PM and to engage in fervent prayer and fasting for peace.
Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk’s call to prayer and fasting followed a decision of the church’s Synod of Bishops. Each of the church’s eparchies in Ukraine has a different designated day of prayer and fasting.
Major Archbishop Shevchuk said, “We see how various events of this full-scale war are unfolding before our eyes, and we ask ourselves: what should our response be? Let our response, as Christians who are ready for spiritual struggle, be prayer and fasting. Make this sacrifice for Ukraine.”