The Archbishop of the Canonical Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC), Metropolitan Onufry of Kiev, holds the Divine Liturgy on the occasion of Palm Sunday on the territory of the Kiev-Pechersk Lavra. It has been reported TASS.
It is stated that the ceremony was held in the square in front of the Church of the Exaltation of the Cross. At night, the primate of the UOC stood vigil all night in the church of St. Agapit of the Caves on the territory of the Lavra and, according to tradition, blessed the willow and palm branches.
Meanwhile, in the Refectory Church, where the UOC used to hold a service, a service began, led by Epiphanius, the head of the schismatic Ukrainian Orthodox Church (OCU).
Former Archbishop of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, Metropolitan Onufry of Kiev -headed All-night vigil in one of the churches of the Kiev-Pechersk Lavra. It is stated that the ritual was performed in the temple in honor of Agapit, the Monk of the Caves.
On the eve, it was learned that the head of the military administration of the Lviv region of Ukraine, Maxim Kozitsky, stated that the canonical Ukrainian Orthodox Church temple in Boryslav is located. sealed after parishioners refused to go to the schismatic Orthodox Church of Ukraine.