UOC Primate comes to prayerful standing for Lavra
His Beatitude Metropolitan Onuphry. Photo: UOJ
Primate of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, His Beatitude Metropolitan Onuphry arrived at the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra, which has been standing in prayer for the sanctuary since March 29, 2023, reports a UOJ correspondent.
"I have come to support the brethren and to thank the faithful for coming to defend the monastery. I have come to pray in the place where our Caves saints lived ascetically, being a treasure not only of Ukraine but also of the whole Orthodox world," said His Beatitude.
The UOJ Telegram channel is broadcasting live the developments in the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra.
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