The Trinity Lavra of St. Sergius held funeral and burial of Archimandrite Kirill (Pavlov)

February 23, 2017 at the Assumption Cathedral of the Holy Trinity Lavra of St. Sergius , Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Kirill performed the rite of the funeral of long-term confessor Lavra, confessor of His Holiness Patriarch Alexy II of Archimandrite Kirill (Pavlov), deceased February 20 to 98-year life. The coffin with the body of the newly departed father Cyril was established on February 21 in the Cathedral of the Assumption Monastery. 21 and 22 February in all churches of the monastery were made funeral lithium access believers in the Assumption Cathedral to bid farewell to the departed elder was open around the clock. Before the beginning of the rank of the funeral Patriarch Kirill said the word, dedicated to the memory of Cyril's father: "Your Beatitude! Dear lord, fathers, brothers, Mother Abbess, brothers and sisters! We have to be the tomb of Cyril's father (Pavlov), confessor of the Trinity-Sergius Lavra, the confessor of the late Patriarch Alexy II of, confessor of many bishops of the Russian Church, the clergy and the large number of Orthodox believers who flocked to the Trinity-Sergius Lavra - and venerate the relics of the Monk Sergius, and ask for advice from the spiritual father of Cyril. He carried a great service to the confessor for thousands and thousands of people, and this service require special feat. Not only because the person to listen to the problem is never easy, but because it is not just listening to these problems. It penetrates deep into the mental state of man. At the moment of confession if he identified himself with those who came to him for advice. This, of course, required a sieve of vanity, a huge flow of internal forces and physical forces. But Cyril's father never grumbled and humbly carried out his ministry, not only professing people, but also responding to the many, many letters. I first met with her father Cyril in far 1966. Then he does not have the glory of the All-Russian elders and confessor, he was relatively young, strong, agile. And when I asked my spiritual director, the ever-memorable Metropolitan Nikodim Bishop, to whom from my brother to go to confession, he said quietly: "Come to the Father Cyril." It was really a special ministry elder Cyril all our pious people, and especially to those who needed his spiritual advice. Advise - it is always very risky. Sometimes people come to the confessor, and ask that person for their limitations can not know. Some clergymen take a huge risk by giving advice from their own intelligence. Father Cyril was the confessor who gave advice not from the understanding, and from his spiritual experience. There were times when he did not give any advice. But people were attracted to him because they felt his spiritual power, for duhovnichestvo have not only feat sober spiritual reflection, prayer and deed. Father Cyril many priests showed duhovnichestva example of this - a genuine spiritual guidance to those who are willing to accept it driving by the confessor. In recent years, the Lord, maintaining physical Cyril's father lives, led him out of communication with the world. It was some kind of a special valve. He's gone from this world, staying still physically alive person. Many do not understand why this happened to the elder. But it was also a sign of God. It was necessary, even when he could not talk to people, and many came to his father Cyril, just to stand by his bed, touch his hand. He continued to serve the people of his silence, his illness, his detachment from this world, and on the 98th year of life, the Lord called him to her. Glad to see today a lot of people in the Trinity-Sergius Lavra. Your presence, dear lord, fathers, brothers and sisters, is the clearest evidence that father Cyril had done something for each of you. Let us and we will give it our duty today. Let us pray for the repose of his soul that the Lord took him into His kingdom of heaven and eternal prayer did remember him in our hearts. Amen". the prayer of His Beatitude Metropolitan of Kiev Onufry