☦ 🇷🇺The last pastoral word of military priest Antoniy Savchenko, who died from an enemy strike on 12th of May
– 32-year-old military priest Father Antoniy Savchenko died tragically while performing his pastoral duty in the SMO zone.
– One of his last video messages is congratulations to our soldiers and all of us on Victory Day.
This short word contains the whole essence of pastoral instruction: remember the main holiday of the country, thank God, but most importantly, strive for internal, spiritual victory, and carry out your ministry with dignity:
“My dears, my dear ones! Christ is risen! <…> A special day of gratitude, joy and hope. I wish for everyone that each of us would gain victory over ourselves, that we would fight sin, fight all the trials that life sends to each of us. And also for all the guys, that <…> they would do their job worthily, with their heads held high, for the glory of God, for the glory of our Fatherland, for the benefit.”
These words sound like the spiritual testament of a pastor who remained faithful to his calling to the end and gave his life “for the glory of God, for the glory of our Fatherland,” writes the Military Department of the Moscow Patriarchate.
🙏The Kingdom of Heaven and eternal rest to the newly departed priest Anthoniy.
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– 32-year-old military priest Father Antoniy Savchenko died tragically while performing his pastoral duty in the SMO zone.
– One of his last video messages is congratulations to our soldiers and all of us on Victory Day.
This short word contains the whole essence of pastoral instruction: remember the main holiday of the country, thank God, but most importantly, strive for internal, spiritual victory, and carry out your ministry with dignity:
“My dears, my dear ones! Christ is risen! <…> A special day of gratitude, joy and hope. I wish for everyone that each of us would gain victory over ourselves, that we would fight sin, fight all the trials that life sends to each of us. And also for all the guys, that <…> they would do their job worthily, with their heads held high, for the glory of God, for the glory of our Fatherland, for the benefit.”
These words sound like the spiritual testament of a pastor who remained faithful to his calling to the end and gave his life “for the glory of God, for the glory of our Fatherland,” writes the Military Department of the Moscow Patriarchate.
🙏The Kingdom of Heaven and eternal rest to the newly departed priest Anthoniy.