The Lavra in Bloom in April

The photographs were taken by the novices of the Lavra

Synaxarion on the Third Sunday of Pascha, of the Holy Myrrh-bearing Women

Verses: The disciples bring myrrh unto Christ, and I bring unto them a hymn as myrrh. On this day, the Third Sunday after Pascha, we celebrate the holy Myrrh-bearing Women. We also commemorate Joseph of Arimathea, who was a secret disciple of Christ, and together with him Nicodemus, the disciple who came by night. Among […]

Clergy of the Lavra Prayed for the Repose of the Departed Brethren

On Tuesday of the second week after Pascha, the Orthodox Church appoints a special commemoration of the departed. On this day, the brethren of the Dormition Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra fervently prayed for the repose of their fellow monks who have departed into eternity. On the eve of Radonitsa, a memorial service was traditionally served at the […]

On Thomas Sunday

One of the most distinctive days in the Paschal cycle of services is the Sunday of Antipascha. On this day, the Holy Orthodox Church commemorates the appearance of the Risen Christ to His disciples, to whom the holy Apostle Thomas said that unless he himself saw Christ, he would not believe in His Resurrection. “After […]

Easter Lavra

The photographs were taken by Archdeacon Dionysius

On Easter Day, Great Vespers were celebrated at Lavra

On the eve of Bright Monday, Archimandrite Anthony presided over the evening service according to the Paschal rite in the Church of St Agapitus of the Caves. After the Great Prokeimenon had been sung, the spiritual father of the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra read the Gospel at the Royal Gates, facing the faithful.

The Head of the UOC Presided over the Paschal Celebrations at the Lavra

On the radiant night of the “Feast of feasts and Triumph of triumphs,” the Paschal Matins and the Divine Liturgy of St John Chrysostom were presided over by the Holy Archimandrite of the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra, His Beatitude Metropolitan Onuphry of Kyiv and All Ukraine. After the resounding and repeated singing of “Christ is Risen!”, Matins […]

Divine Services on Holy Saturday at the Lavra

The Procession of the Shroud during the Concelebrated Divine Liturgy on Good Friday Brethren night service on Holy Saturday: The Rite of the Burial of the Shroud at the Lavra Hymn for Great Saturday at the Liturgy: ‘Arise, O God, and judge the earth, for You shall inherit all nations’ The Brotherhood Liturgy on Holy […]

“Trust in God makes a person invincible”

On the day when the Holy and Saving Passion of our Lord God and Saviour Jesus Christ is commemorated, the divine services in the Lavra were presided over by the Holy Archimandrite of the Kyiv-Pechersk Monastery, His Beatitude Metropolitan Onuphry of Kyiv and All Ukraine. On the eve, in the evening, a conciliar reading of […]

On Palm Sunday. The Entry of the Lord into Jerusalem

Verses: He Who by His word created the heavens sat upon a dumb beast, delivering mankind from becoming like the irrational animals. We celebrate the glorious and most radiant feast of the Palms for the following reason. After the raising of Lazarus from the dead, many who saw what had taken place believed in Christ; […]