Liturgical Propers
Divine Liturgy, Matins and VespersThis duplicate page will be combined with our main page of https://eeparchy.com/monthy-propers/ on June 16 2023, please find this page on the Eparchy of Edmonton’s website menu bar.
VIDEO: House of God Video Series: St. Josaphat’s Cathedral
Welcome to St. Josaphat’s! Check out House of God’s season 3, episode 3 featuring St. Josaphat’s Cathedral! A huge thanks to: House of God by Explorer Cinema Inc. Directed and Produced by: Igal Hecht and Aaron Daniel Mandel who put this amazing episode together for...
God With Us: RESOURCES FOR THE DOMESTIC CHURCH THE SUNDAY OF THE PARALYTIC
Resources Resources for the Sunday of the Paralytic Printable Icon of Christ Praying in the Domestic Church Videos: Sunday Gospel Reflection: Audio...
EPARCHIAL NEWSLETTER May 2020
The Annual “Aid to the Missionary Church in the World” collection is taken up throughout the Eparchy of Edmonton on Pentecost Sunday. Christ died for our sins on the life-giving wood of the Cross. His message of love, mercy and forgiveness is needed ever more in...
Consecration of our Eparchies to Mary the Mother of God (Ukrainian Catholic Usage ENG/UKR)
On Friday, May 1, the Catholic Bishops of Canada will consecrate their individual dioceses and eparchies to Mary, Mother of the Church, seeking her protection during the Coronavirus pandemic, similar to what other Episcopal Conferences throughout the world have...
May 3; Fourth Sunday after Pascha – Sunday of the Paralytic; The Repose of our Venerable Father Theodosius, Hegumen of the Monastery of the Caves at Kyiv
Fourth Sunday after Pascha – Sunday of the Paralytic, Tone 3; The Repose of our Venerable Father Theodosius, Hegumen of the Monastery of the Caves at Kyiv and Organizer of the Cenoebitic (Common) Life in Rus’ (1074) and the Holy Martyrs Timothy and Maura (286-305)...
Catholic Bishops of Canada to Consecrate their Dioceses/Eparchies to Mary the Mother of God
On Friday, May 1, the Catholic Bishops of Canada will consecrate their individual dioceses and eparchies to Mary, Mother of the Church, seeking her protection during the Coronavirus pandemic, similar to what other Episcopal Conferences throughout the world have...
VIDEO: St. Sophia Parish Sunday Divine Liturgy (Apr 26)
https://youtu.be/65IMDZRlxIg
April 26; Third Sunday of Pascha: Sunday of the Myrrh-Bearing Women;The Holy Priest-Martyr Basil, Bishop of Amasia (c. 322)
GREAT VESPERS AND DIVINE LITURGY GREAT VESPERS Kathisma Reading “Blessed is the man...” is sung. At Psalm 140 In Tone 2 Lead my soul forth from prison* that I may give thanks to Your name. Come, let us worship the Word of God* begotten of the Father before all ages,*...
Apr 25; Holy Apostle and Evangelist Mark
GREAT VESPERS Kathisma “Blessed is the man…” is sung. At Psalm 140 In Tone 1 Out of the depths I cry to You, O Lord;* O Lord, hear my voice! When the doors were closed and the disciples were gathered together* You suddenly appeared in their midst, Jesus our Almighty...
VIDEO: Pachal Greeting by the clergy of New Westminster
Now, more than ever – remember the essential message of Easter
Source: New Pathway Ukrainian News Marco Levytsky, Editorial Writer. Whether you celebrate it by the Gregorian Calendar, or by the Julian, Easter, or Pascha, is the holiest day of the liturgical calendar for Christians around the world. This is because, as we sing in...
Bishop David: Ordination Announcement
Bishop David, having consulted with the Sacred Orders and Ministries Commission, has blessed the petition of Deacon Roman Kobyletskyy for priestly orders. Deacon Roman will received the Rite of Priestly Ordination on Saturday, May 23, at 10:00 am, at Saint Josaphat...
Apr 23: The Holy and Glorious Great-Martyr, Victory-bearer and Wonderworker George
GREAT VESPERS Kathisma Reading “Blessed is the man…” is sung. At Psalm 140 In Tone 2 Out of the depths I cry to You, O Lord;* O Lord, hear my voice! Without leaving the Father’s bosom, O Christ* You did appear on earth in the flesh.* In Your compassion You accepted...
April 19: Second Sunday after Pascha – Thomas Sunday; Our Venerable Father John the Ancient Hermit (c. 800)
GREAT VESPERS & DIVINE LITURGY GREAT VESPERS Kathisma Reading “Blessed is the man...” is sung. At Psalm 140 In Tone 1 Lead my soul forth from prison* that I may give thanks to Your name. The doors being shut and the disciples assembled,* You appeared to them as...
April 18: Bright Saturday; Our Venerable Father John, Disciple of Gregory the Decapolitan (c. 842)
Matins on Bright Saturday Priest: Glory to the holy, consubstantial, life-giving and undivided Trinity, always, now and forever and ever. All: Amen. Paschal Troparion Christ is risen from the dead,* trampling death by death,* and to those in the tombs* giving life!...
April 17: Bright Friday; Our Venerable Father Simeon of Persia (341); the Venerable Acacius, Bishop of Melitene (431-50)
Matins on Bright Friday Priest: Glory to the holy, consubstantial, life-giving and undivided Trinity, always, now and forever and ever. All: Amen. Paschal Troparion Christ is risen from the dead,* trampling death by death,* and to those in the tombs* giving life! (3)...
April 16: Bright Thursday; The Holy Virgins and Martyrs Agapia, Irene and Chionia (284-305)
Matins on Bright Thursday Priest: Glory to the holy, consubstantial, life-giving and undivided Trinity, always, now and forever and ever. All: Amen. Paschal Troparion Christ is risen from the dead,* trampling death by death,* and to those in the tombs* giving life!...
April 15: Bright Wednesday; The Holy Apostles Aristarchus, Pudens and Trophimus (54-68)
Matins on Bright Wednesday Priest: Glory to the holy, consubstantial, life-giving and undivided Trinity, always, now and forever and ever. All: Amen. Paschal Troparion Christ is risen from the dead,* trampling death by death,* and to those in the tombs* giving life!...
Audio: Learn to Sing Different Versions of ‘Christ is Risen’ in Eng/Ukr and Other Languages
April 13: Bright Monday; The Holy Priest-Martyr Artemon and those with him (284-305)
MATINS Priest: Glory to the holy, consubstantial, life-giving and undivided Trinity, always, now and forever and ever. All: Amen. Paschal Troparion Sung by the Clergy, then the people, with verses from Psalm 67: Slavonic: Христос воскресе із мертвих,* смертію смерть...
April 12; Agape Vespers on Pascha
AGAPE VESPERS The Paschal Troprion is sung three times: first by the clergy, then by the faithful, then half by the clergy, and half by the faithful. We continue to sing the Troparion with verses from Psalm 67: Paschal Troparion Christ is risen from the dead,*...
VIDEO: Edmonton’s Ecumenical 40th Outdoor Way of the Cross
https://youtu.be/ZHw8-NegTZU
April 12: Pascha: The Feast of the Resurrection of our Lord God and Saviour, Jesus Christ
PASCHAL MATINS The clergy, fully vested as for Divine Liturgy in bright vestments, come before the altar in the usual order and all together they make a bow. A light is struck within the Altar, the First Priest lights the Paschal Trikirion and gives the light to all...
April 11; Vespers with the Divine Liturgy of St. Basil the Great on Great Saturday
Vespers with the Divine Liturgy of St. Basil the Great on Great Saturday At Psalm 140 In Tone 1 Out of the depths I cry to You, O Lord;* O Lord, hear my voice! Accept our evening prayers, O holy Lord,* and grant us the remission of our sins,* for You alone have...
April 10; Vespers with the Laying Out of the Holy Shroud on Great Friday
Vespers with the Laying Out of the Holy Shroud At Psalm 140 In Tone 1 If You mark iniquities, Lord, who can stand?* But with You forgiveness is that You may be revered. The whole creation was changed by fear,* when it saw You, O Christ, hanging on the Cross.* The sun...
April 9; Vespers with the Divine Liturgy of St. Basil the Great on Great Thursday
Vespers with the Divine Liturgy of St. Basil the Great There is no kathisma reading At Psalm 140 In Tone 2 Lead my soul forth from prison* that I may give thanks to Your name. The Jewish Council gathers to deliver to Pilate* the Author and Creator of all.* O what...
Telus Optic TV Live Streaming Cathedral’s Easter services from Holy Thursday through Easter Monday
Telus Optik has dedicated channel 8915 for the live stream of the Cathedral’s liturgical services for Easter! Please share this exciting news with parishioners, in your bulletins, on parish websites and Facebook pages. Telus Optik TV channel 8915 will live stream the...
VIDEO: Bishop David’s Paschal Greeting (ENG/UKR)
https://youtu.be/95XNC-VzJPE Download and Print to Use with your family: Mystical Supper Icon Plaschanytsia Icon1, Plaschanytsia Icon2 & Plaschanytsia Icon3 Paschal(Easter) Icon (Descent into Hades) ...
Paschal Pastoral Letter of the Ukrainian Catholic Bishops of Canada 2020 (Eng/Ukr)
https://youtu.be/0uc45ywkab8 2020 PASTORAL LETTER OF THE UKRAINIAN CATHOLIC BISHOPS OF CANADA ON THE OCCASION OF THE FEAST OF THE RESURRECTION OF OUR LORD To the Very Reverend Clergy, Monastics and Religious Sisters and Brothers, Seminarians and Laity of...
His Beatitude Patriarch Sviatoslav’ Paschal Message 2020 (ENG/UKR)
EASTER PASTORAL LETTER OF HIS BEATITUDE SVIATOSLAV Most Reverend Archbishops and Bishops, Very Reverend and Reverend Fathers, Venerable Brothers and Sisters in Monastic and Religious Life, Dearly Beloved Laity in Christ of the Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church Christ...
April 8; Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts on Great Wednesday
LITURGY OF THE PRESANCTIFIED GIFTS At Psalm 140 In Tone 1 Lead my soul forth from prison* that I may give thanks to Your name. In You, born of the Virgin, the harlot recognized her God;* ashamed of her sinful deeds, she sighed and wept, and said:* O Lord, loosen my...
April 7: Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts on Great Tuesday
LITURGY OF THE PRESANCTIFIED GIFTS At Psalm 140 In Tone 1 Lead my soul forth from prison* that I may give thanks to Your name. How shall I enter the splendour of your saints,* because of my unworthiness?* If I dare to enter into Your bridal chamber,* my garment shall...
Brief Reflections: HOLY WEEK & EASTER SERVICES (ENG/UKR)
Saturday, April 4, 2020 LAZARUS SATURDAY The Great Fast (40 days) ends on Friday, April 3. Lazarus Saturday and Palm Sunday form a short and joyous prelude to the days of grief which will follow. Bethany is the place where Jesus raises Lazarus from the dead and...
CCCB: 2020 Easter Message
"So they left the tomb quickly with fear and great joy, and ran to tell the disciples." (Matthew 28:8) Dear friends, The Gospel for this year's Easter Vigil underscores both the fear and the joy that was present among the first witnesses of the resurrection and...
Domestic Church: Helpful Guide for Holy Week and Pascha (Easter)
Designed for use during the COVID-19 pandemic by the nuns of Christ the Bridegroom Monastery & Modified with Permission for Ukrainian Catholic Usage. PDF - Holy Week & Pascha for the Domestic Church [gview...
Video: An Introduction to Sacred Silence: Prayer for the Empty
https://youtu.be/7z48ibdpwrg Silence, the most mysterious form of prayer, is also the simplest. But most people either run away in fear from this simple route of Theosis (union with God) or attempt it but quickly become discouraged. Mother Cecilia will clear up...
Pastoral Letter of His Beatitude Sviatoslav on Palm Sunday to the Youth (2020)
PASTORAL LETTER OF HIS BEATITUDE SVIATOSLAV TO YOUTH ON PALM SUNDAY Beloved in Christ Youth in Ukraine and abroad! Palm Sunday, the day of Christ’s triumphant entry in Jerusalem, is traditionally for me and the entire leadership of our Church an opportunity to...
Having Beheld the Resurrection of Christ: A Webinar Series that Unpacks the Risen One
Join us for our next webinar series by clicking the link below: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_PAYGTf_8Tne1h36uVxS-zw
Join us in Praying: Mary’s Way of the Cross (April 4)
Live streaming April 4 at 3pm https://youtu.be/1b2xA4EBtoI
Pastoral Message for Holy Week and Easter (April 1, 2020) (ENG/UKR)
April 1, 2020 Glory to Jesus Christ! My Dear Parishioners, Re: Holy Week and Easter Services I pray that you and your families are safe and healthy. As we endure the COVID-19 Pandemic, we are evermore united as one global family – God’s...
Bishop David’s Sunday Homily (Mar 29, 2020) 5th Sunday of Great Lent
April 5: Palm Sunday: The Lord’s Entrance into Jerusalem
Great Vespers, Festal Matins and Divine Liturgy GREAT VESPERS Kathisma Reading “Blessed is the man…” is sung. At Psalm 140 In Tone 6 Lead my soul forth from prison* that I may give thanks to Your name. Today the grace of the Holy Spirit has gathered us together,* and...
Webinar: From the Altar to the Icon Corner: Bringing Liturgical Prayer Home
Join us for what will be the most essential webinar to aid us spiritually in our current crisis. Deacon Cyril Kennedy will walk us through the basics of turning our homes into houses for the Lord to dwell richly in our lives. You don't want to miss this. April 2 at...
EPARCHIAL NEWSLETTER Apr 2020
Holy Week and Easter Services My Dear Parishioners, I pray that you and your families are safe and healthy. As we endure the COVID-19 Pandemic, we are evermore united as one global family – God’s family – in our efforts to battle this disease, protecting...
April 3: Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts for Friday of the Sixth Week of the Great Fast
Liturgy of the Presanctifed Gifts At Psalm 140 In Tone 8 Lead my soul forth from prison* that I may give thanks to Your name. Having come to the end of the forty days,* we beseech You, O Lord and Lover of mankind:* May we also behold the holy week of Your passion,*...
April 1: Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts for Wednesday of the Sixth Week of the Great Fast
Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts At Psalm 140 In Tone 5 Lead my soul forth from prison* that I may give thanks to Your name. I am rich in all sorts of passions,* and I am clothed in a garment of hypocrisy,* as I revel in the intemperance of sin.* My lack of mercy is...
VIDEO: Pope’s Urbi et orbi for an end to the coronavirus pandemic
Full Prayer: https://youtu.be/JcUqLrbi9Cg Short Recap: https://youtu.be/nOlYQB8Twdk
Mar 29; Fifth Sunday of the Great Fast – Mary of Egypt, Tone 1; Our Venerable Father Mark, Bishop of Arethusa, the Deacon Cyril and Others Martyred During the Reign of Julian the Apostate (360-63)
GREAT VESPERS & DIVINE LITURGY Great Vespers: Kathisma Reading “Blessed is the man…” is sung. At Psalm 140 In Tone 1 Lead my soul forth from prison* that I may give thanks to Your name. Accept our evening prayer, O holy Lord,* and grant us forgiveness of sins,**...
Meditation on the Prayer of St. Ephrem (Royal Doors) and Downloadable PDF (ENG/UKR)
[gview file="https://eeparchy.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Prayer-of-St.-Ephrem-ENGUKR.pdf"] Reflect on the prayer phrase by phrase and let it question you. “O Lord and Master of my life…” Who is Lord and master of my life? Me? God? The ideas, slogans, and choices...
Archbishop (Emeritus) Stefan Soroka: Jesus’ Pivotal Question to Us in Times of Despair
By Archbishop (Emeritus) Stefan Soroka As all of us practice physical distancing in this time of the coronavirus pandemic, we might give some thought to what Jesus Christ would say to you and to me as He walks amidst us. He would undoubtedly ask us a pivotal question...
Bishop David’s Sunday Homily (Mar 22, 2020)
https://www.facebook.com/St.Josaphat.UCC/videos/636959357082795/
Video: Message from Fr Mykhailo Ozorovych
https://youtu.be/HsuAFHR9rWs
The “Our Father” on the Annunciation
On Wednesday, 25 March, the feast of the Annunciation, he has invited “the Heads of the Churches and the leaders of every Christian community, together with all Christians of the various confessions, to invoke the Almighty, the omnipotent God, to recite at the same...
March 25, The Annunciation of Our Most Holy Lady, the Mother of God and Ever-Virgin Mary
GREAT VESPERS ON TUESDAY EVENING At Psalm 140 In Tone 1 Out of the depths I cry to You, O Lord;* O Lord, hear my voice! Faithful, let us control our passions through abstinence;* let us have love as our food.* Let us strive to live acceptably for God:* For our sake,...
VIDEO: Metropolitan Borys Gudziak, Archeparchy of Philadelphia, Offers an Encouraging Word for us During these Trying Times (ENG/UKR)
Metropolitan Borys Gudziak, Archeparchy of Philadelphia, offers an encouraging word for us during these trying times: English https://youtu.be/WwE96igV6Ss Ukrainian https://youtu.be/TygJhdC7XxM
Video: Bishop Kenneth’s enthronement in London and Bishop David’s Greeting
March 21, 2020 Слава Ісусу Христу! Glory be to Jesus Christ! Dear Bishop Kenneth: On behalf of the Ukrainian Catholic laity, women and men religious and monastics, and clergy of the Eparchies of New Westminster and Edmonton, I greet you and your faithful...
St. Sophia’s Church Consecration Postponed
Please be advised that in light of recent events regarding COVID-19, St. Sophia's Ukrainian Catholic Church's Official Blessing and Consecration scheduled for May 2nd has been postponed indefinitely. We will keep you updated as to when it will be rescheduled.
Coronavirus: Commentary of His Beatitude Sviatoslav, Head of the UGCC
Source: news.ugcc.ua In his comment for the UGCC Department for Information, the Primate states that the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church will fulfill the orders of state and local authorities and sanitary services. At the same time, the Church authorities ask all...
Pope urges Catholics to ‘unite spiritually’ in praying rosary Thursday
Source: Angelus News Amid worsening conditions related to the global coronavirus outbreak, Pope Francis urged Catholics to unite spiritually to pray the rosary simultaneously on the Feast of St. Joseph. The pope invited every family, every individual Catholic, and...
Update: Christ in the Old Testament (Live Streaming)
In response to the increased restrictions and recommendations with regard to the COVID19 virus, we will not be gathering in person for the Lenten sessions “Christ in the Old Testament”. We will go forward with presenting them however and are encouraging people to...