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Ecumenical Patriarch: Correct ecclesiology is threatened in various ways at the altar of political pursuitstranslated

July 7, 2026 · 1 min read

"Saint Kyriaki, who inherited through her perseverance and patience in her "faith" the "perpetual glory" of Christ's bride, is an example for all of us to imitate. Because our own life is, and must be, a testimony of our faith in Christ, of our faith in the glory inherited from our fathers, so that we can keep it, as it was handed down to us and as it was preserved until today by the generations before us", pointed out, among others, ATH Panagiotis the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, in his speech during the Divine Liturgy, at which he officiated, today, Tuesday, July 7, 2026, for the feast of the Holy Great Martyr Kyriaki, in the celebratory feronym I. Church of the Kontoskali Community. "The Holy Martyrs and Confessors of our faith, like our fathers, received and delivered to us our faith and our vows and sanctuaries. We have a duty and responsibility to preserve them, often neglecting the benefit itself. And not only this, but our duty is also to further promote the work of those, so that we may each prove to be worthy descendants of glorious ancestors. For us, our "belief" should be,...

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Василь Петренко

Yes, the holy martyrs endured precisely because they held on to the faith, as handed down by the fathers. And in our country, politics often interferes with church affairs and confuses everything. Thank you to the Patriarch for reminding us of the duty to protect what was handed down from our ancestors.

Daniela Dobre

Yes, St. Cyriacia endured because she held fast to the "faith" she received. We too should guard what our parents left us without letting politics interfere. I thank the Patriarch for making it clear today at the church in Kontoskali.

Radmila Radovanović

Certainly, when the Patriarch says that it is our duty to preserve what our ancestors handed down to us "as it was handed down to us", that is clear. The same thing happens in our country - politics often interferes and confuses things, and then we wonder why everything is so complicated. I thank him for reminding me of exactly that, and not of some high words.

Тетяна Кравченко

Yes, Vasyl, this is exactly the strength - to hold on to what has been handed down, like St. Kyriakia In Poltava, we also often say at meetings that politics confuses everything, and faith must remain pure. And what do you think is the most difficult thing to keep from what your parents passed down?

Соломія Ткаченко

Yes, Vasyl, politics really often confuses everything, especially when it comes to keeping the faith unadulterated. In our Kharkiv church, we also see how important it is to simply stick to what was handed down, like St. Kyriakia And what exactly, in your opinion, are currently trying to change the most under the guise of "modernity"?

Леся Ткаченко

Yes, Solomia, that is exactly how it is - to stick to what has been handed down, without impurities, like St. Kyriakia In our church in Poltava Oblast, I also notice that most often under the name of "modernity" they try to change the sacraments and fasts. And in Kharkiv, in your church, what worries grandmothers the most?

Тарас Олійник

Yes, Lesya, communion and fasting are definitely being replaced under the guise of "modernity". Our grandmothers in Poltava region also complain that young people want to reduce everything. And tell me, in Kharkiv, what is it that grandmothers do not accept the most - maybe the frequency of communion or something else?