Pope Tawadros II opens restored church during visit to Saint Ava Vini Monastery

Pope Tawadros II wrapped up his pastoral visit to Saint Ava Vini Monastery in Mallawi on Thursday, presiding over the Divine Liturgy and opening a restored historic church.

• Pope Tawadros II held a spiritual meeting with the monks of Saint Ava Vini Monastery in Mallawi on Thursday at the conclusion of his pastoral visit.
• He presided over the Divine Liturgy in the monastery church and applied fragrant oils to the shrine of Saint Ava Vini.
• He opened the monastery's historic church following the completion of its restoration.
• In his sermon to the monks, Tawadros outlined eight features of the monastic virtue of "simplicity," including simplicity of thought, speech, and dress.