Annual cross procession from Kamyanets-Podilsky arrives at Pochaiv Lavra
On August 25, 2022, the 250-kilometer procession with the cross from Kamyanets-Podilsky to the Pochaiv Lavra ended.
According to a UOJ source, over 7,000 pilgrims took part in the annual procession this year.
“The grace of God has worked in your weak, fragile bodies, strengthened your will, gave you the courage to get here, to this holy mountain, and celebrate the feast of the Assumption of the Most Holy Theotokos with us,” said the confessor of the Pochaiv Lavra, greeting the pilgrims.
Earlier, the UOJ reported that in Kamyanets-Podilsky they talked about the cross procession to the Pochaiv Lavra.
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