His Beatitude Sviatoslav, Father and Head of the UGCC, personally and on behalf of the Synod of Bishops of the UGCC, congratulated Bishop David, Eparch of Edmonton, Apostolic Administrator of the New Westminster Diocese and Chairman of the Patriarchal Catechetical...
Why do Catholics Pray? Ukrainian Catholics believe everything that is good comes from God, and we remind ourselves of that every day. A good way we can do this is to say a short prayer of thanksgiving before a meal to be grateful for the food we eat. In our tradition,...
This document was adapted from responses gathered in breakout sessions at the 38th UCWLC Eparchial Convention Edmonton Branch Cultural Session, Oct. 2017 In January, we celebrate the great feast of Bohoyavlenia, which means the Manifestation of God or the Theophany....
If you don’t have one print an icon for the feast at www.eeparchy.com. 1. Look through photo albums Look through photo albums of your children’s baptisms. If you have their baptismal gown, or candles take them out and show them. Talk about the promises made at their...
The word Theophany originates from two Greek words, Theos – God, and Phainein – showing. Therefore, it literally means a “revelation of God” in Greek (Θεοφάνεια). This event is the first revelation of the Trinity in the life of Christ. Jesus Christ; God become a man;...
