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Kiev, Ukraine: Eastern American Diocesan vicar Bishops visit the Holy Sites of Ukraine

On Thursday, February 5, a group of archpastors of the Russian Church Abroad, including Bishops George of Mayfield and Nicholas of Manhattan, vicars of the Eastern American Diocese, traveled on pilgrimage from Moscow, Russia, to Kiev, Ukraine. The main goal of the trip was to pray at the holy sites of Kievan Rus’ and offer brotherly support to the archpastors, pastors, and flock of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church.

The hierarchs were warmly greeted by His Beatitude Onouphry, Metropolitan of Kiev & All Ukraine. After lunch, Bishops George and Nicholas venerated the holy relics in the Kiev Caves Lavra, as well as the tomb of the Most Blessed Metropolitan Vladimir of blessed memory.

On Friday, February 6, the delegation visited the holy sites of the city of Chernigov.

On Saturday the 7th and Sunday the 8th of February, the Sunday of the Prodigal Son and the feast day of the Holy New Martyrs & Confessors of Russia, the hierarchs participated in festal divine services at the Kievan Caves Lavra.

The All-Night Vigil on Saturday and Divine Liturgy on Sunday were led by His Beatitude Onouphry, Metropolitan of Kiev & All Ukraine, co-served by Their Eminences, Metropolitans Pavel of Vyshgorod & Chernobyl – Deputy Abbot of the Holy Lavra – and Antony of Borispol & Brovary, Administrator of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church; hierarchs of the Russian Church Abroad: Their Graces, Bishops Theodosius of Seattle, George of Mayfield, and Nicholas of Manhattan, as well as Nikodim of Severodonetsk & Starobelsk, and the Lavra clergy.

After the Gospel reading, His Beatitude addressed the worshippers with a sermon. At the appoint time, Bishop George performed a diaconal ordination.

Upon completion of the service, His Beatitude congratulated the archpastors, clergymen, brethren and other worshippers on the occasion of the feast.

In the second half of the day, the vicar bishops visited Holy Trinity Stavropegial Convent in Korets, Rovno Oblast.

The honored guests were greeted by the monastery’s rectress, Abbess Raphaela (Khilchuk), and the sisters. They proceeded to Holy Trinity Church, where they venerated the monastery’s main icon – the wonderworking Icon of the Mother of God "Surety of Sinners" – and the holy altar table.

Their Graces also became acquainted with the history of the monastery, and venerated the holy relics and icons in St. John the Baptist Church.

The hierarchs shared a meal with the rectress in the monastic refectory, and left their impressions in the monastery guestbook.

In honor of their visit to the monastery, Abbess Raphaela presented them with presents. Thanking the rectress of the Korets Monastery for her hospitality, the guests then departed for the Pochaev Lavra.

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