Primate of UOC prays at Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra
His Beatitude Onuphry prays with the faithful at the Lavra. Photo: UOJ
On June 19, 2023, His Beatitude Onuphry prayed with the faithful at the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra. The video of the service was published by the Myriany Tg-channel.
On the footage, the Primate of the UOC in one cassock prays among the faithful while singing "The Resurrection of Christ". He reads the names on the memorial sheet, which one of the parishioners gave him, prays and passes the note back.
Earlier, the UOJ wrote that His Beatitude Onuphry prayed with the faithful while standing in the Lavra.
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