On the Sunday of Veneration of the Cross on the Great Lent, the Vicegerent of the Holy Dormition Kiev-Caves Lavra, metropolitan Pavel of Vyshgorod and Chornobyl performed the Divine Liturgy by the order of Saint Basil the Great joined in service by archbishop Dionysius and the clergy of the monastery in the Great Church of the monastery.

In the evening before, His Eminence the Vicegerent led the Sunday night vigil in the Church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross together with the brethren of the monastery in the holy rite. During the service metropolitan Pavel performed admission to monastic vows of the monastery obedients, Sergius and Maxim, and gave them the names in honor of martyrs Christopher and Chrysanthus.

After singing the great doxology, metropolitan Pavel brought the Honored Holy Cross out from the altar for worship of the faithful.

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