Hundreds of worshippers come to Kyiv Lavra on Thursday, 5th week of Lent
The Divine Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts at St Mary's Standing. Photo: a video screenshot of video from the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra channel
On Great Canon Thursday, March 30, the Liturgy with the Presanctified Gifts is celebrated at the Holy Cross Church at the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra.
The service is broadcast on the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra YouTube channel.
The Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts is led by the Primate of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, His Beatitude Metropolitan Onuphry.
In the video, you can see that the temple is full of prayers, many of whom have partaken of the Holy Mysteries of Christ.
The day before, on Wednesday, His Beatitude Metropolitan Onuphry celebrated Matins with the reading of the Great Canon of St Andrew of Crete at the Church of St. Agapitus of Caves.
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