THE PROTOMARTYR AND ARCHDEACON STEPHEN — EXPOSER OF THE IDOLS OF THIS AGE

From the very first days of her existence, the Church of Christ was watered with the blood of martyrs. These men and women did not merely believe — they were ready to die for the Truth, and therefore their witness remains alive for two millennia. Among them a special place belongs to Saint Stephen, the […]

The Abbot of the Lavra Celebrated the Divine Liturgy in the Church of the Nativity of Christ

On the first day of the afterfeast of the Nativity of Christ, Metropolitan Pavel of Vyshhorod and Chornobyl traditionally celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the Church of the Nativity of Christ in the Obolon district of Kyiv. Concelebrating with the Abbot of the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra were the rector, Archpriest Oleksandr Holod, as well as the […]

The brethren of the Lavra sings carols on Christmas Day

You may watch all the videos on the official Youtube channel of Kiev-Pechersk Lavra

The Head of the UOC Led the Christmas Services at the Lavra

On the eve of the great feast of the Nativity in the flesh of our Lord Jesus Christ, festive services of the All-Night Vigil were celebrated at the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra. Great Compline with the festal litia and Matins in the church dedicated to Saint Agapitus of the Caves were led by the Holy Archimandrite of […]

Christ is born — glorify Him!

“Secretly You were born in a cave, yet Heaven proclaimed You to all, offering the star as its mouth, O Saviour.” Quietly and without noise the Son of God descended to earth and was incarnate. As a drop of dew falls upon the ground, so the power of the Most High overshadowed the Most Pure […]