On the eve of the Memorial Day of Saint Prince Vladimir, Equal-to-the-Apostles, the main Divine services of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church took place in the Dormition Kyiv-Caves monastery.

The Holy Archimandrite of the Lavra His Beatitude Metropolitan of Kyiv and All Ukraine Onuphrius performed the Liturgy on the feast day and all-night Vigil with litany in the evening before.

During the divine service, among the praying there were permanent members of the Holy Synod of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, including Vicegerent of the Kiev-Caves Lavra metropolitan Pavel of Vyshgorod and Chernobyl, as well as the UOC episcopate, numerous clergy from Ukraine and Mount Athos and thousands of pilgrims.

After the Liturgy the Head of the UOC led the procession to the Far Caves. At the entrance to the caves, a prayer service was performed, after which all the praying were sprinkled with the holy water, and longevity was sung to the consecrated council.

Besides, all the pilgrims and parishioners of the Lavra were offered meals at the same Caves.

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