Вічна Пам'ять: Упокоївся о. Ричард Гавриш

Beloved Brothers and Sisters in Christ,

"Blessed is the way you walk today, O soul; a place of rest has been prepared for you."

We inform the faithful of our Holy Metropolia of the repouse of Father Richard Hawrish, former priest of our Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA.

On behalf of our clergy and our church we send sympathy to his wife Dobrodiyka Nadia and all his family for their loss.

O God of spirits and of all flesh, Who has trampled down death; You have overthrown the devil and have given Life to Your world: now give rest, Lord, to the soul of Your departed servant priest Richard, in a place of light, a place of refreshment and a place of repose, where there is no sickness, sighing nor sorrow. As You are a Good God, Who loves mankind, pardon every sin, which he has committed, whether by word or by deed or by thought, for there is no man who lives and has not sinned. You alone are sinless, Your Righteousness is Eternal and Your Word is Truth. For You are the Resurrection, the Life and the Repose of your newly presented servant priest Richard, Christ our God and we give glory, together with Your Father, Who is Eternal and Your All-Holy, Good and Life-Creating Spirit, now and ever and unto the ages of ages. Amen!

His Eminence Metropolitan Antony has requested that we include Fr. Richard in our prayers and liturgical commemorations.