Sayings on Vainglory, Judgement and Repentance

Do not exalt yourself in glory, and you will not fall into despair. Strive to do every good deed for the glory of God, and not for your own glory; do not seek praise from people, nor delight in it. Rather, await praise and glory from God alone. If you see a man on earth […]

Hymns of the Great Lenten Divine Services at Lavra

Singing of penitential stichera from the Lenten Triodion during the cathedral all-night vigil at the Lavra Singing ‘On the Rivers of Babylon…’ during the fraternal all-night vigil on Forgiveness Sunday in 2026 The Head of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church led the evening service with the reading of the Great Canon of Repentance at the Lavra […]

The Head of the UOC presided over the Sunday services at the Lavra

On the last Sunday before Great Lent, known as Forgiveness Sunday, the expulsion of Adam from Paradise is commemorated; this year also includes the veneration of the Iveron Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos. The Sunday services in the Lavra church dedicated to Venerable Agapitus of the Caves were presided over by the Sacred Archimandrite […]

Lavra’s dean: ‘The key to spiritual healing is fasting’

By God’s mercy we have entered the period of the Great Fast — a time especially favourable for the salvation of the soul. Over many centuries, the Holy Church has formed a certain rhythm of spiritual life, established through the succession of commemorations, feast days, and fasts. Through the traditions of the Church, which express […]

The Holy Archimandrite of Lavra headed celebrations in honour of Presentation of Lord

On the Sunday of the Last Judgement and on the great Feast of the Meeting of the Lord God and Saviour Jesus Christ, His Beatitude Metropolitan Onuphry of Kyiv and All Ukraine presided at the Divine Liturgy (and on the eve, at the All-Night Vigil with festal litya) in the Lavra church dedicated to Venerable […]

Sayings of Venerable Ephrem the Syrian On Humility and Humble-mindedness

However much a person may exalt himself in the pride of his heart, he still treads the earth from which he was taken, and to the earth he shall return; but the Lord exalts the humble. Pride is hateful both to God and to people, but those who love humility the Lord raises up. With […]

Orthodox Upbringing of Children According to the Teachings of the Hieromartyr Vladimir

The lack of sound religious and moral upbringing of our youngest generation constitutes one of the greatest evils of our time, an evil against which we must struggle at all costs; otherwise humanity will inevitably come to utter ruin and moral decay. Was it not for this reason that the Son of God, Jesus Christ, […]