Celebration of the feast of Saint John the Recluse at the Sviatohirsk Lavra (Ukraine)

On August 24, nearly 500 clerics (bishops, priests and deacons), along with thousands of faithful, celebrated the memory of Saint John the Recluse at the Sviatohirsk Dormition Lavra (Ukraine). The festivities began the day before with the celebration of Vigils, presided by Metropolitan Arseniy of Sviatohirsk, the vicar of the diocese of Donetsk and the superior of Lavra. The following day, the Divine Liturgy was celebrated by Metropolitan Hilarion of Mariupol,