Archimandrite Polycarp (Linenko) spoke about the language in which they pray in the Lavra. This was reported by the Telegram channel of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church.

“From the very beginning, as soon as I came here, since 1988, we have always had official fraternal services in Church Slavonic. They were committed, are being committed, and if they give us, then they will be committed, ”said the clergyman.

He also said that “the Church Slavonic language originates from the saints. Saints Equal-to-the-Apostles Cyril and Methodius translated the Holy Scriptures, the Octoechos, the Common Menaion, the Psalter, and some other liturgical books that are used during divine services in the Orthodox Church. Translated from Greek into Church Slavonic.