St. Ephrem the Syrian (ca. 306-373 AD) was a monk, theologian, and poet who lived from 306 – 373 AD. He lived a life of service to others and ultimately gave his life ministering to victims of plague and famine in Edessa. We are encouraged to pray his penitential...
What is prayer? Most of us think of prayer as talking to God and that is true. We can tell God our most intimate details, like our worries, our desires for our life, our anger, our hopes our disappointments and our needs. He will work on our hearts to help us with...
The Jesus Prayer and Prayer on the Rosary Down through the ages and to our own day our spiritual tradition has transmitted the experience of a profound and yet simple prayer. It consists in a continual repetition of the words, “Lord, Jesus Christ, Son of God, have...
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,...
You can download a printable format in both Ukrainian and English here. Prayer During the Coronavirus Outbreak Jesus Christ, you travelled through towns and villages “curing every disease and illness.” At your command, the sick were made well. Come to our aid now, in...
