Parishioners arriving at church on Sunday morning had been stunned to search out an unannounced visitor on February 27, 2022.

Governor Glenn Youngkin and First Woman Suzanne Youngkin arrived unannounced, to wish for the Ukrainian folks at Ss Joachim and Anna Ukrainian Catholic Church in Entrance Royal.

Governor Youngkin’s workers had contacted the parish on Saturday and requested permission to attend and be a part of the church in prayer for the folks of Ukraine. He additionally requested no superior publicity, which within the phrases of 1 parish council member, “signifies authenticity and sincerity. The prayer he supplied on the finish of our service signifies the identical.”

The Governor and First Woman arrived early and attended the whole Divine Liturgy. The Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, which is in union with Rome, celebrates the Liturgy written by St. John Chrysostom within the third century.  All are welcome to attend Ss. Joachim and Anna, which is situated at 1396 Linden Road in Entrance Royal, www.ssjoachimandanna.org.

Right here is the transcript of the Governor’s prayer:

Heavenly Father, we bow our heads this morning and also you’re simply superb glory. To be gathered right here, and to see the miraculous meal that you simply supply those who consider in you to be a part of your kingdom. Father, thanks. Father, you promised us that when two or three are gathered in your title, you’ll be amongst us, and Father, we invite you right here as we speak to be amongst us.

Father, we carry as much as you, the entire Ukrainian folks as we speak. We ask you to wrap them in your protecting spirit, to dress them in your armor, the armor of God, the belt of reality, the breastplate of righteousness, the gospel of reality, your defend of religion, your helmet of salvation, and the sword of your Spirit.

Father, shield them; Father, information them, strengthen them. Jesus, you name us to wish for our leaders. We pray this morning, for the world leaders to come back collectively, to come back collectively and really feel your inspiration and your knowledge on the actions that they’ll take to place an finish to this atrocity.

Father, we carry as much as you all of our world leaders. Lord in a day the place we’re praying for forgiveness, you name us to wish for our enemies.

Father, as tough as it’s, we pray for our enemies. Father, I pray that you’ll soften Vladimir Putin’s coronary heart, that you’ll invade his being and assist him see the error of those methods. Father, we pray for democracies all over the world, that you’d, the truth is, allow the voice of the folks to proceed to be heard.

And Father, we pray for all of the Russian individuals who stand towards these actions, shield them and strengthen them from their very own chief. Lord, at a second after we typically are at a lack of what to do and what to say, you promise us that we will flip to you.

Subsequently, we pray these prayers in your valuable son’s title our Savior, Jesus Christ, Amen. Thanks all very a lot.

Governor Youngkin greets members of the Fedoryka household after Divine Liturgy.

Governor and First Woman within the kitchen with the Wallace household earlier than Divine Liturgy.

Governor and First Woman communicate with Elizabeth Wallace and her daughter as she units up the refreshments for espresso hour.

Governor Youngkin and Father Andrii Chornopyskyi

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