{"id":1341021,"date":"2026-01-06T13:59:37","date_gmt":"2026-01-06T11:59:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/our-day-of-spiritual-independence-poroshenko-congratulated-ukrainians-on-the-anniversary-of-the-tomos-and-the-baptism-of-the-lord\/"},"modified":"2026-01-06T13:59:37","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T11:59:37","slug":"our-day-of-spiritual-independence-poroshenko-congratulated-ukrainians-on-the-anniversary-of-the-tomos-and-the-baptism-of-the-lord","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/our-day-of-spiritual-independence-poroshenko-congratulated-ukrainians-on-the-anniversary-of-the-tomos-and-the-baptism-of-the-lord\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Day of Spiritual Independence: Poroshenko congratulated Ukrainians on the anniversary of the Tomos and the Baptism of the Lord"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Petro and Maryna Poroshenko participated in the Divine Liturgy at St. Michael&#8217;s Cathedral on the feast of the Epiphany. Following the service, Poroshenko congratulated Ukrainians on the seventh anniversary of the Tomos of Autocephaly of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine and the Baptism of the Theotokos.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p> &#8220;I congratulate everyone on this double holiday \u2013 the bright feast of Epiphany, the Feast of the Theophany, and the seventh anniversary of the Tomos. Thank you, Ukrainians, for your prayer, patience, and inner strength, without which the Tomos might not have been granted,&#8221; Petro Poroshenko wrote on social media. It was on January 6, 2019, that Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew presented the Tomos of Autocephaly to the Orthodox Church of Ukraine. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\ud83d\udd25The Poroshenko family congratulates him on his baptism\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pPgIqgCpSeI?feature=oembed\" width=\"678\" height=\"509\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-98893\" src=\"https:\/\/eurosolidarity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/img_6201-1024x683.jpeg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eurosolidarity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/img_6201-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/eurosolidarity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/img_6201-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/eurosolidarity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/img_6201-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/eurosolidarity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/img_6201.jpeg 1440w\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<p><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-98894\" src=\"https:\/\/eurosolidarity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/img_6200-1024x683.jpeg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eurosolidarity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/img_6200-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/eurosolidarity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/img_6200-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/eurosolidarity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/img_6200-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/eurosolidarity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/img_6200.jpeg 1440w\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<p> &#8220;At that moment, it became clear to everyone that Moscow&#8217;s spiritual ties could be broken just as easily as its political ones. For the empire, the most terrible thing is when we stop asking permission. This was a step generations had been waiting for. It wasn&#8217;t just a matter of status, and certainly not a matter of formality. It was the right of Ukrainians to have their own church and their own spiritual freedom, free from Moscow&#8217;s shackles and the myths of &#8216;canonical territory,'&#8221; the fifth President noted. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-98892\" src=\"https:\/\/eurosolidarity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/img_6202-1024x843.jpeg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eurosolidarity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/img_6202-1024x843.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/eurosolidarity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/img_6202-300x247.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/eurosolidarity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/img_6202-768x633.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/eurosolidarity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/img_6202.jpeg 1440w\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<p> &#8220;I remember well how many times everything hung by a thread. There was so much pressure, attempts to derail the process, how many times we were asked to pause for years. But what ultimately had to happen happened. By God&#8217;s will and thanks to the people who believed and did not back down. During war, we especially feel the price and value of independence. How important it is that we determine our own path, both on the ground and in our hearts. We must preserve all our achievements and continue working,&#8221; Poroshenko noted. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-98890\" src=\"https:\/\/eurosolidarity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/img_6204-910x1024.jpeg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 910px) 100vw, 910px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eurosolidarity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/img_6204-910x1024.jpeg 910w, https:\/\/eurosolidarity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/img_6204-267x300.jpeg 267w, https:\/\/eurosolidarity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/img_6204-768x864.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/eurosolidarity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/img_6204.jpeg 1280w\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<p> He thanked His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew for his wisdom and courage to hear Ukraine. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-98891\" src=\"https:\/\/eurosolidarity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/img_6203-1024x792.jpeg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eurosolidarity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/img_6203-1024x792.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/eurosolidarity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/img_6203-300x232.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/eurosolidarity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/img_6203-768x594.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/eurosolidarity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/img_6203.jpeg 1440w\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<p> &#8220;The Orthodox Church of Ukraine has existed for seven years now, uniting and being recognized by the entire Christian world. And this is a sign of the immense love for Ukraine demonstrated by His All-Holiness Bartholomew,&#8221; Poroshenko said.<\/p>\n<p> &#8220;Imagine if the Church were now under the Moscow omophorion, under the Russian Church, which blesses Russian monsters to murder Ukrainians! This is one of the powerful foundations of Ukrainian statehood. One of the components of the army, language, faith, the EU, and NATO,&#8221; the fifth President recalled.<\/p>\n<p> &#8220;We are proud to be Ukrainians. We pray for our Ukraine and believe in a bright, peaceful future for Ukraine. I congratulate all Ukrainians on the blessed holiday of Epiphany. May God grant us all peace, prosperity, and faith in an independent Ukraine,&#8221; said Maryna Poroshenko.<\/p>\n<p> &#8220;Today, the Lord hears the prayers of the Orthodox Church and the prayers of the faithful. He will definitely bring us peace and victory this year,&#8221; Petro Poroshenko is convinced.<\/p>\n<p> Also follow <strong>&#8220;Pryamy&#8221;<\/strong> on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pryamiy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Facebook<\/a> , <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/prm_ua\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Twitter<\/a> , <a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/+rtV4dxYu2_cyNjVi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Telegram<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/pryamiy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Instagram.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Petro and Maryna Poroshenko participated in the Divine Liturgy at St. Michael&#8217;s Cathedral on the feast of the Epiphany. Following the service, Poroshenko congratulated Ukrainians on the seventh anniversary of the Tomos of Autocephaly of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine and the Baptism of the Theotokos. &#8220;I congratulate everyone on this double holiday \u2013 the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":1341011,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ep_exclude_from_search":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[76871,76872,76875,76894],"class_list":["post-1341021","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-2","category-news-feed","category-other-news","category-politics"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1341021","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1341021"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1341021\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1341011"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1341021"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1341021"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}