On Saturday, January 12, the Primate of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church
arrived to one of the biggest monasteries of Ukraine - the Holy Dormition Pochayiv
Lavra. Here the Most Blessed Vladyka was received by the Superior of the Monastery Archbishop of
Pochayiv Volodymyr, the brethren, numerous parishioners and pilgrims. After the hearty meeting all those present
could get the blessing of the Archpastor. Then Metropolitan Volodymyr bowed with prayer
unto the holy relics of the Venerable Job and Amphilochius of Pochayiv which rest
in the Church of Venerable Job. It is
also called the cave church since it is built over the cell of the elder who
had lived in the cave for 40 years.
On Sunday, January 13, His Beatitude Metropolitan Volodymyr served the Divine Liturgy in the Holy Dormition
cathedral of the Monastery, concelebrating with the Superior of the
Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra Archbishop Pavel, the Superior of the Pochayiv Lavra
Archbishop of Pochayiv Volodymyr, the Secretary of Primate of the UOC Bishop of
Pereyaslav-Khmelnytskyi Alexander and the brethren of the Monastery in the holy
orders. At the end of the Divine service
the Archpastor bowed unto the wonderworking icon of the Mother of God of
Pochayiv.
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