Kyiv-Caves Lavra provides spiritual guidance to a parish in Canada

With the blessing of the Holy Archimandrite of the Kiev-Caves Lavra, the Head of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, His Beatitude Metropolitan of Kiev and All Ukraine Onuphrius, the parish of the canonical Ukrainian Orthodox Church in honor of the Nativity of the Most Holy Theotokos has been created in Richmond Hill (a city in south-central […]

Metropolitan Anthony: on the events in global Orthodoxy

Recent events in the Orthodox world cannot leave the Faithful indifferent. An engaged person must make a judgement on the situation, but even for those within the Church it is not easy to understand where the truth lies and how to respond. For those outside the Church it is much harder to find the truth. […]

Discovery of venerable John the Long-Suffering’s prayer trial site in the Lavra

During the current restoration works of the Near Caves of the Kiev-Caves Lavra, the place where one of the most famous Caves’ saints, venerable John the Long-Suffering, performed his prayer endeavour has been discovered. This man of faith lived, worked and prayed in the Holy Caves Monastery in the 12th century. He undertook his most […]

Head of UOC led solemnities on Synaxis of Near Caves’ Venerable Fathers

This day Orthodox Church honored the memory of all saints whose relics in Near (st.Anthony’s) caves of the Holy Dormition Kyiv-Caves Lavra are kept. All-night vigil in the evening before and the Divine Liturgy with a Cross procession on the actual day were performed by the Head of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church Metropolitan of Kyiv […]

First lesson of the Lavra’s Art School for Children takes place

The first lesson of the Children’s Art School has taken place in the Kiev-Caves Lavra. The class contains kids from ages 5 to 12 and is held in the icon-painting workshop. In the first lesson, the first part was devoted to painting on the topic “Me in this World”. During the second part, the kids worked […]

“The Cross is Raised Today, and the World is Sanctified”

On the day of the Exaltation of the Holy and Life-Giving Cross of the Lord, the celebrations of the Monastery’s dedication church’s day were performed in the Lavra. At the entrance to the Near Caves stands the ancient Church of the Exaltation of the Cross, where many saints of the Orthodox Church are buried. Among […]

The Head of UOC led celebrations on Day of Far Caves’ Fathers

On the day of special veneration of the Kiev-Caves’ fathers who rest in peace in the Far Caves, the divine services were led by the Holy Archimandrite of the monastery, His Beatitude Metropolitan of Kiev and All Ukraine Onuphrius. The night before, the Leader of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church performed the all-night vigil in the […]

Divine Services of the Dormition Feast Led by the Head of UOC

  On one of the Twelve Great Feasts, the Dormition of the Most Holy Theotokos, the main dedication feast of our Holy Monastery, the Holy Archimandrite of the Monastery, His Beatitude Metropolitan Onuphrius of Kiev and All Ukraine led the divine services in the Lavra. The evening before, the Head of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church […]

Services of the feast of Transfiguration of our Lord were led by the Head of UOC

On the Transfiguration of Our Lord God and Savior Jesus Christ of the Great Twelve Holidays, the divine services were led by the Holy Archimandrite of the Kiev-Caves Lavra, His Beatitude Metropolitan Onuphrius of Kiev and All Ukraine. The evening before, the Head of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church performed the All-Night Vigil in the Dormition […]

On the 5th Anniversary of his Enthronement the Head of UOC Led Services in the Lavra

August 17 marks the 5th anniversary of the enthronization of His Beatitude Metropolitan Onuphrius to the ancient cathedra of the Kiev Metropolitans. On this occasion, solemn services were held in the Lavra, led by the Holy Archimandrite of the Kiev-Caves Lavra, Head of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church His Beatitude Metropolitan Onuphrius of Kiev and All Ukraine. […]