“I would very much like to see the Lavra in the fullness of its strength, its spiritual strength, as it should be and as it was for centuries, so that this mission – the mission of its spirituality – continues
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“The Lavra should be... put in order, everything that has been in decline for many, many years should be restored.
“the Lavra serves as vivid testimony to the depth of the spiritual roots of our Ukrainian identity.
“But now, thanks to the joint efforts of the Ukrainian state – the president, the government, the Verkhovna Rada – and the Ukrainian Church, the Lavra is breaking free from the shackles of the ‘Russian world’ and returning to its roots
“through the efforts of Zelensky and the OCU, the Lavra is breaking free from the shackles of the Russian World and returning to its roots
“The Lavra is a place of strength. It is a thousand-year-old center for the development of Ukrainian culture, art, diplomacy, science, and political thought. That is why every Kyiv resident and every Ukrainian feels their roots here
“by the millennium he hoped to see the Lavra renewed, “completely free from the interference of the Russian World,” and filled with prayer for an independent Ukraine.
“I hope and believe that in 25 years, on its millennium, the Lavra will attract many Ukrainians, as well as pilgrims and tourists from across the civilized world
“their care and devotion for the restoration and revival of this Historical Monastery