Crosses turn black at the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra Refectory Church

Dome crosses of the Refectory Church of the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra. Photo: spzh.news

On March 13, 2023, domed crosses turned black at the Refectory Church of the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra. Metropolitan Pavel of Vyshhorod and Chornobyl told the UOJ about this.

The hierarch of the UOC connects this phenomenon with Dumenko's "worship" in the Lavra’s shrine.

“Today, even the crosses have darkened on the Refectory Church after the ‘worships’ of such ‘great’ unfortunate Ukrainians,” he said.

At the same time, drops of a substance resembling myrrh appeared on the crucifix placed on the grave of Metropolitan Volodymyr (Sabodan) on the territory of the Lower Lavra.

According to blogger Ivan Mykuliak, the persecution of the UOC is precisely the reason for all these phenomena: “People, come to your senses, don’t touch the Church of Christ, because there will be a terrible disaster… Repent before it’s too late.”

In the comments, people associated these phenomena with the intention of the authorities to evict the monks of the Lavra from the monastery:

“It is a very great sin to expel praying monks who pray for all of us, for our country,” writes Natalia Kupina.

“There was not enough trouble in the country, so they started to fight with God. No one has yet won the war with God and never will win,” Irina Bondar believes.

As reported by the UOJ, the UOC is being expelled from the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra.

Read also

Dumenko "blesses" SBU facility for forensic examination

The head of the OCU noted the "special role" of the Institute of Special Technology and Forensic Expertise of the SBU.

ROC head: Attempts to impose special powers of Pat. Bartholomew are sinful

Patriarch Kirill stated that the doctrine of special powers of the Patriarch of Constantinople is being imposed from outside.

Israel's Ministry of Foreign Affairs announces LGBT festival near Sodom and Gomorrah

Israeli authorities are promoting a large-scale gay event at the Dead Sea on social media, which has caused criticism and bewilderment among Christians.

In Bila Tserkva, man nearly killed for greeting "Christ is risen!"

Two non-Orthodox individuals aged 19 and 23 tracked down a 35-year-old Orthodox Christian after an Easter greeting, knocked him down and inflicted several knife wounds to his abdomen and neck.

In Uganda, Islamists kill Protestant pastor after sermon

In Uganda, a Protestant church pastor who preached among Muslims was stabbed to death after a sermon.

Spanish court rules Jehovah’s Witnesses may be called a “destructive sect”

A court in Spain has upheld the right of critics of Jehovah’s Witnesses to speak openly about the group’s alleged harmfulness and danger to society.