Two sisters were tonsured into monastic tonsure in the nunnery of Khmelnitsky diocese of the UOC

An important spiritual event took place in Khmelnitsky diocese: in the Holy Trinity Church of the Savior Transfiguration Nunnery, located in the village of Golovchintsy, two nuns were tonsured into the small schema. The solemn divine service was headed by Metropolitan of Khmelnitsky and Starokonstantinovsky Viktor.

According to the press service of the Khmelnytsky diocese of the UOC, the rite took place on April 2, 2026. During the tonsure, the nuns received new names — Valeria (in honor of the martyr Valerius) and Athanasia (in honor of St. Athanasius, Patriarch of Tsaregrad). The spiritual mother for the newly tonsured sisters was Abbess Lubov (Pikhur).

At the conclusion of the ceremony, Metropolitan Victor addressed a congratulatory word to the nuns, noting the importance of assuming the «angelic image». The Archpastor wished them to keep their monastic vows zealously, to grow tirelessly in Christian virtues and to fulfill their obedience in the bosom of the Church of Christ with dignity.