Kyiv Lavra specifies how services will be held after quarantine

Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra. Photo: kievtoyou.com

Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra. Photo: kievtoyou.com

The Holy Dormition Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra specifies how the services will be held after the lifting of the coronavirus quarantine, reports the website of the monastery.

“We are pleased to announce that after a long forced break due to the quarantine, the gates of our monastery are again open to the public,” the monastery’s press service noted.

Believers are invited to venerate the shrines of the monastery, to pray in caves at the relics of the saints, and take part in divine services.

“Thank you for your prayers, love, patience, and God's blessing be upon you all!” reports the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra.

The schedule of services for the coming week has already been published on the monastery's website.

As reported earlier, on May 25, 2020, the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra opened after the coronavirus quarantine.

 

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