NEW YORK: 25 June, 2026
The First Hierarch of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia sends namesday greetings to His Beatitude Metropolitan Onouphry of Kiev and All Ukraine

To His Beatitude the Most Blessed
ONOUPHRY
Metropolitan of Kyiv and All Ukraine

Your Beatitude,
Most Blessed Vladyka!

Please accept our heartfelt congratulations on the feast day of your heavenly patron — Venerable Onuphrius the Great!

Having received the monastic tonsure with the name of the saint celebrated today at the sacred relics of the honorable remains of Venerable Sergius of Radonezh, you have multiplied the spiritual treasures of God's glory for the salvation of the souls entrusted to you by God.

On this most joyful day, allow the episcopate, clergy, monastics, and faithful of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia to wish You with love and respect strong health, cheerfulness of spirit, peace and well-being, God’s ever-strengthening help in your episcopal labors, and many years of blessed and comforting service!

Asking for the prayers of the saints, I remain with love for the Lord,

+ NICHOLAS
Metropolitan of Eastern America and New York
First Hierarch of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia