{"id":1381090,"date":"2026-04-12T10:54:18","date_gmt":"2026-04-12T07:54:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/petro-poroshenko-on-easter-we-pray-for-our-military-and-for-peace-in-our-land\/"},"modified":"2026-04-12T10:54:18","modified_gmt":"2026-04-12T07:54:18","slug":"petro-poroshenko-on-easter-we-pray-for-our-military-and-for-peace-in-our-land","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/petro-poroshenko-on-easter-we-pray-for-our-military-and-for-peace-in-our-land\/","title":{"rendered":"Petro Poroshenko: On Easter, we pray for our military and for peace in our land."},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"full-post__content font-rules\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"full-post__content font-rules\">\n<p> <strong>Petro and Maryna Poroshenko took part in the Easter service at St. Michael&#8217;s Golden-Domed Cathedral, which was led by the Primate of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine, His Beatitude Metropolitan Epiphanius of Kyiv and All Ukraine.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p> &#8220;This is the thirteenth Easter during the Russo-Ukrainian War. And the fifth \u2013 during a full-scale invasion. As has become traditional, during the All-Night Vigil at St. Michael&#8217;s Golden-Domed Monastery, Marina, I, and hundreds of Kyiv residents prayed. We asked the Lord for protection for our soldiers, prosperity for Ukrainian families, and peace in our land,&#8221; <a class=\"aioseop-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/share\/p\/184NgPmYSB\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">the fifth President wrote on social media<\/a> . <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-102978\" src=\"https:\/\/eurosolidarity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/img_1069-1024x683.jpeg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eurosolidarity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/img_1069-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/eurosolidarity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/img_1069-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/eurosolidarity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/img_1069-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/eurosolidarity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/img_1069.jpeg 1440w\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-102976\" src=\"https:\/\/eurosolidarity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/img_1071-1024x683.jpeg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eurosolidarity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/img_1071-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/eurosolidarity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/img_1071-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/eurosolidarity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/img_1071-768x512.jpeg 768w\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<p><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-102975\" src=\"https:\/\/eurosolidarity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/img_1072-1024x683.jpeg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eurosolidarity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/img_1072-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/eurosolidarity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/img_1072-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/eurosolidarity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/img_1072-768x512.jpeg 768w\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<p> &#8220;In these moments, one feels especially how closely intertwined faith and the reality of war are: when every prayer is not just words, but an inner support that helps us endure. We hold on to it just as we hold on to each other,&#8221; Poroshenko writes. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-102979\" src=\"https:\/\/eurosolidarity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/img_1068-1024x683.jpeg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eurosolidarity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/img_1068-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/eurosolidarity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/img_1068-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/eurosolidarity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/img_1068-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/eurosolidarity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/img_1068.jpeg 1440w\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<p><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-102977\" src=\"https:\/\/eurosolidarity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/img_1070-1024x683.jpeg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eurosolidarity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/img_1070-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/eurosolidarity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/img_1070-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/eurosolidarity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/img_1070-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/eurosolidarity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/img_1070.jpeg 1440w\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<p> &#8220;Faith gives us hope for the Bright Resurrection of all Ukraine. May the Lord hear our prayers! Christ is Risen!&#8221; writes the fifth President.<\/p>\n<p> Also follow <strong>&#8220;Pryamy&#8221;<\/strong> on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pryamiy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Facebook<\/a> , <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/prm_ua\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">X<\/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=\"nofollow noopener\">Instagram.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Petro and Maryna Poroshenko took part in the Easter service at St. Michael&#8217;s Golden-Domed Cathedral, which was led by the Primate of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine, His Beatitude Metropolitan Epiphanius of Kyiv and All Ukraine. &#8220;This is the thirteenth Easter during the Russo-Ukrainian War. And the fifth \u2013 during a full-scale invasion. 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