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.
June 27, 2017 Bishop-Martyr Nykolai (Nicholas) Charnetsky and the Twenty-Seven Other New Blesseds of the Church of Rus’-Ukraine Beatified in 2001; Our Venerable Father Samson, Host of Strangers (527-65)
GREAT VESPERS Kathisma “Blessed is the man” is sung. At Psalm 140 In Tone 6 Out of the depths I cry to You, O Lord;* O Lord, hear my voice! Placing all your hope upon God, you accepted the covenant of the Heavenly Teacher, Who said: “Let not your hearts be troubled!”...
July 2, 2017 Fourth Sunday after Pentecost: Sunday of All Saints of Rus’-Ukraine, Tone 3
GREAT VESPERS At Psalm 140 In Tone 3 Lead my soul forth from prison* that I may give thanks to Your name. By Your Cross, O Christ our Saviour, the power of Death has been vanquished and the deceit of the devil has been destroyed. Therefore, mankind, saved by faith,...
June 29, 2017 Holy, Glorious, All-Praiseworthy and Chief Apostles, Peter and Paul
GREAT VESPERS Kathisma “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! What crowns of praise shall we weave for Peter and Paul? They were separated in the body but united in spirit, and...
June 23, 2017 – Matthew 10:32-36; 11:1
Matthew 10:32-36; 11:1 Glory be to Jesus Christ! Last summer, while on vacation I met a seminarian at a local parish where I concelebrated Sunday Eucharist. This young man was a couple years into his philosophy studies and was spending the summer at this...
Edmonton Journal: Bishop David Motiuk Elementary-Junior High opens doors for a sneak peek
Bishop David Motiuk Elementary-Junior High opens doors for a sneak peek. The halls are quiet at the new Bishop David Motiuk School in Lewis Estates, but they won't be for long:...
June 21, 2017 – Matthew 10:16-22
Matthew 10:16-22 Glory be to Jesus Christ! Imagine being called to jury duty and sitting in the courtroom to hear the proceedings of an important trial. The two sides proceed with their opening introductions and the first witness is called forth. The witness...
June 22 – Matthew 10:23–31
Matthew 10:23–31 Glory be to Jesus Christ! Have you ever expressed to another—whether it be spouse, child, parent, friend, or stranger—that you love the Lord, and that you are coming to know deeper, day by day, how much the Lord loves you? That there is only...
June 20, 2017 – Matthew 10:9-15
Matthew 10:9-15 Glory be to Jesus Christ! I remember my first backpacking trip very distinctly. A group of friends of mine from work had decided to go on a backpacking adventure in Jasper for a weekend. We didn’t really have any previous experience and so were...
June 25, 2017 Third Sunday after Pentecost, Octoechos Tone 2; The Holy Venerable-Martyr Febronia
June 14, 2017admin 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 adore God the Word, Who was born of the Father before all ages, and was incarnate...
June 24, 2017 The Nativity of the Honourable Glorious Prophet, Forerunner and Baptizer John
GREAT VESPERS Kathisma “Blessed is the man…” is sung. At Psalm 140 In Tone 4 Out of the depths I cry to You, O Lord;* O Lord, hear my voice! When John was born, the silence of Zechariah was broken. For when the Voice appeared, it was not proper that his father remain...
June 11, 2017 Sunday of All Saints
GREAT VESPERS Kathsima “Blessed is the man…” is sung. At Psalm 140 In Tone 8 Lead my soul forth from prison* that I may give thanks to Your name. O Christ, during this spiritual service, we sing to You these evening prayers, commemorating the mercy You have shown us...
Acolyte Camp: (August 7-12th, 2017) – Accepting Registrations
Acolyte Camp: (August 7-12th, 2017) All active Acolytes, and boys of the Eparchy of Edmonton (7 years and older) or those wishing to become active Acolytes are invited to attend at Camp St. Basil on Pigeon Lake. Acolytes (Altar Boys) serve an integral part in our...
Camp St. Basils
Camp St. Basil welcomes children aged 7 to 14 years old to their annual children's summer camp at Pigeon Lake, running from July 2 to 15. This year's theme is: "The Communion of Saints", with an emphasis on St. Basil and St. Josaphat in view of the 400th anniversary...
June 4, 2017 Pentecost Sunday
GREAT VESPERS At Psalm 140 In Tone 1 Lead my soul forth from prison* that I may give thanks to Your name. Behold, we celebrate today the Feast of Pentecost, the descent of the Holy Spirit, the fulfilment of the promise and the realization of hope. How wonderful and...
May 26, 2017 Post-feast of the Ascension; Third Finding of the Precious Head of the Holy, Glorious Prophet, Forerunner and Baptist John; The Holy Apostle Carpus, One of the Seventy Disciples
GREAT VESPERS At Psalm 140 In Tone 2 Out of the depths I cry to You, O Lord;* O Lord, hear my voice! Ascending to heaven, from where You came, do not leave us as orphans, Lord. Let Your Spirit come, bringing peace to the world; show the children of mankind the works...
May 28, 2017 Sunday of the Fathers of the First Council of Nicea (325)
GREAT VESPERS Kathisma “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. O Christ, You won the victory over Hades, You ascended the Cross so that You might raise up with Yourself all those who...
May 25, 2017 Ascension of Our Lord Jesus Christ
GREAT VESPERS At Psalm 140 In Tone 6 Lead my soul forth from prison* that I may give thanks to Your name. The Lord ascended into heaven to send the Comforter into this world. The heavens prepared His throne and the clouds were His ladder; the angels marvelled at the...
Breathing Through Both Lungs
by Brent Kostyniuk On numerous occasions, St. John Paul II exhorted all Catholics, and indeed all Christians, to appreciate that the Church had to breathe through both lungs—East and West. The message was so important to him that the Pontiff issued the...
May 21, 2017 Sixth Sunday of Pascha: Sunday of the Man Born Blind; Holy Great Rulers Constantine (337) and Helen (330), Equals-to-the-Apostles
GREAT VESPERS Kathisma Reading “Blessed is the man” is taken. At Psalm 140 In Tone 5 Lead my soul forth from prison* that I may give thanks to Your name. With Your precious Cross, O Christ, You have put the Devil to shame. With Your Resurrection You have deadened the...
May 11, 2017 Holy Cyril and Methodius, Teachers of the Slavs and Equals to the Apostles
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! By Your death, O Christ, You destroyed the dominion of death; by Your glorious rising, You gave life to mankind! You raised the...
May 10, 2017 Mid-Pentecost; Holy Apostle Simon the Zealot
GREAT VESPERS Kathisma Blessed is the man… is sung. At Psalm 140 In Tone 4 Out of the depths I cry to You, O Lord;* O Lord, hear my voice! The middle of the fifty days has come, beginning with the Saviour’s Resurrection, and sealed by the holy Pentecost. The first and...
May 14, 2017 Fifth Sunday of Pascha: Sunday of the Samaritan Woman; Post-feast of Mid-Pentecost; Holy Martyr Isidore (249-51)
GREAT VESPERS Kathisma Reading “Blessed is the man…” is sung. At Psalm 140 In Tone 4 Lead my soul forth from prison* that I may give thanks to Your name. We never cease to adore Your life-giving Cross, O Christ our God, and we glorify Your Resurrection on the third...
May 9, 2017 The Transfer of the Relics of Our Holy Father Nicholas the Wonderworker from Myra to Bari
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! With Your pure hand, You created mankind; You came to heal the sick, compassionate Christ! You raised the paralytic at the...
May 8, 2017 The Holy Apostle and Evangelist John the Theologian; Our Venerable Father Arsenius the Great (408-50)
GREAT VESPERS At Psalm 140 In Tone 8 Lead my soul forth from prison* that I may give thanks to Your name. Most strange wonder! The Creator of all became a Beggar, clothing Himself in our fleshly nature. He wished to live with mankind in his compassion. He showed the...
Planting the Seeds of Change: Ukrainian Catholic Children’s Camp Oselia takes on a new environmental stewardship focus with C.O.R.E.
By Jayne L. Buryn, Communications Coordinator, Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Edmonton Renewed Direction “We’re taking a renewed direction at Camp Oselia,” says Damian Rudiak, Camp Director. “We have fully embraced Pope Francis’ encyclical message Laudato Si (Praise Be...
“Table for Two” – You are My Valentine: “Faith has helped us through mountains and valleys”
By Jayne L. Buryn, Communications Coordinator, Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Edmonton Just in time for Valentine’s Day, on Saturday, February 11, 2017, a romantic candlelit dinner for couples married at least seven years was hosted by Holy Eucharist Parish, 6425 – 120...
May 7, 2017 Fourth Sunday of Pascha: Sunday of the Paralytic; Commemoration of the Appearance of the Sign of the Precious Cross over Jerusalem at the Third Hour of the Day during the Reign of Constantine (351); the Holy Martyr Acacius (286-305)
GREAT VESPERS Kathisma Reading “Blessed is the man…” is sung. At Psalm 140 In Tone 3 Lead my soul forth from prison* that I may give thanks to Your name. By Your Cross, O Christ our Saviour, the power of Death has been vanquished, and the deceit of the devil has been...
May 3, 2017 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)
April 26, 2017admin GREAT VESPERS At Psalm 140 In Tone 2 Out of the depths I cry to You, O Lord;* O Lord, hear my voice! When the Myrrhbearers first reached the tomb they lamented Christ, seeing the stone rolled away, not understanding the empty tomb. But when they...
3rd Sunday of Pascha: Sunday of the Myrrh-Bearing Women; Holy Apostle James, Brother of Saint John the Theologian (c. 44)
GREAT VESPERS Kathisma Reading: “Blessed is the man…” is sung. At Psalm 140 In Tone 2 10. 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, And incarnate of the Virgin...
April 23, 2017 2nd Sunday of Pascha: Thomas Sunday; 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 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 almighty, Jesus, our God. You stood in...
April 17, 2017 Bright Monday
After the priest has exclaimed, Blessed be the Kingdom… and the people have responded, Amen, the clergy sing the Paschal Troparion once and the people repeat it. Then, the clergy sing the first half, and the people conclude it. Paschal Troparion Christ is risen from...
April 16, 2017 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 15, 2017 Great and Holy Saturday Vespers with the Divine Liturgy of St. Basil the Great
Vespers with the Divine Liturgy of St. Basil the Great 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 revealed to the world the...
April 13, 2017 Great and Holy Thursday Vespers with the Divine Liturgy of St. Basil the Great
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...
The Risen Christ
by Brent Kostyniuk When our daughter Victoria was quite young, one of her favourite Bible stories was that of Jesus roasting fish by the shore of a lake and calling Peter over to join him. It remains one of my favourite images of the Risen Christ. It is a very...
Pastoral Letter of His Beatitude Sviatoslav on Palm Sunday to the Youth
Dear Beloved Youth in Christ! Every year on Palm Sunday I rejoice that I have the opportunity to address you with this pastoral address and together with you to experience the Lord’s Entrance into Jerusalem – the feast of the Lord’s triumph, which leads us into...
April 9, 2017 Palm Sunday – The Lord’s Entrance into Jerusalem (Vespers/Matins/Divine Liturgy)
This is the authentic feast of Christ the King. On Palm Sunday, Jerusalem received Jesus Christ as the Messianic King. Even in the temple itself, the children cried out the royal acclamation “Hosanna,” which had not been heard since the end of the Macchabean monarchy...
Lazarus Saturday, April 8, 2017
DIVINE LITURGY Troparia and Kontakia Troparion, Tone1: Assuring us before Your Passion of the general resurrection,* You raised Lazarus from the dead, o Christ God:* and so, like the children we also carry signs of victory* and cry to You, the conqueror of death:*...
Weddings and Wine
Feb. 14, Tuesday: Mt. Tabor – Cana – Nazareth Drive to Cana of Galilee to visit the wedding Church, where Jesus performed the first of his signs, changing water to wine. Possibility of renewing Wedding Vows. Continue drive to Nazareth and visit the Basilica of...
Royal Doors
by Brent Kostyniuk One of the most distinctive features of the interior of a Byzantine church is its iconostasis, a richly decorated icon screen which establishes the altar area. Far from being a wall which isolates the nave from the sanctuary, theologically...
April 2, 2017 Fifth Sunday of the Great Fast; Venerable Mother Mary of Egypt; Octoechos Tone 5; Our Venerable Father Titus the Wonderworker; Passing into Eternal Life (1959) of Blessed Mykola (Nicholas) Charnetsky, Exarch of Volhynia and Confessor
The biography of this wonderful saint was written by St. Sophronius, the Patriarch of Jerusalem. Once, during the Honorable Fast [Lenten Season], a certain priest-monk (Heiromonk), the Elder Zosimus, withdrew into the wilderness beyond the Jordan, a twenty-day trek....
Preaching in Capernaum
And he went down to Capernaum, a city of Galilee. And he was teaching them on the Sabbath- Luke 4:31 This past Sunday the lesson was from Mark 2:1-12, about the healing of the paralyzed man at Capernaum and how the crowds were so great they had to take the man...
Genesis 10:32–11:9- Back to Babbling
Glory be to Jesus Christ! I love science. When I was a boy I spent a lot of time reading about astronomy and different natural phenomena in geology and the other natural sciences. I was fascinated by many of the inventions that had been designed by famous...
March 26, 2017 Fourth Sunday of the Great Fast, Octoechos Tone 4; Leave-taking of the Annunciation; Synaxis of the Holy Archangel Gabriel
Gabriel is the announcer of the Incarnation of the Son of God. He is one of the seven archangels who stand before the Throne of God. He appeared to Zacharias about the birth of the Forerunner. Gabriel said of himself, “I am Gabriel, who stand before God” (St. Luke...
March 25, 2017 The Annunciation of Our Most Holy Lady, the Mother of God and Ever-Virgin Mary; Passing into Eternal Life (1944) of Blessed Omelian (Emil) Kovch, Priest of Peremyshliany and Martyr of Majdanek
When the All-Holy Virgin completed the fourteenth year after her birth and was entering her fifteenth year, after having spent eleven years of living and serving in the Temple of Jerusalem, the priests informed her that, according to the Law, she could not remain in...
Genesis 9:18–10:1- Do We Cover Nakedness?
Glory be to Jesus Christ! Think back to the first time you heard about nakedness in the Bible. Not very far in right? After Adam and Eve ate from the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil they discovered they were naked. Not because they had become more...
Isaiah 25:1-9- Who are you Waiting For?
Glory be to Jesus Christ! I enjoy superhero stories very much. When I was a boy I wanted very much to be Spiderman and use my powers to make the world a better place. The idea of someone who cares and “saves the day” simply because it is the right thing to do...
Genesis 8:21-9:7- My Brother’s Keeper
Glory be to Jesus Christ! What do you think Hell is like? There have been many different analogies used for Hell throughout the Scriptures and by contemporary authors. Our Lord used the garbage dump just outside the city of Jerusalem, Gehenna, where trash was...
Unto Us a Son is Given
Feb. 17, Friday: Bethlehem – Ein Karem This morning we drive to Bethlehem to visit the place of birth of our Lord, The Basilica of the Nativity. We will visit the Grotto of Nativity and the Church of St. Catherine where the Midnight Mass is celebrated and the...
Genesis 8:4-21- A New Creation
Glory be to Jesus Christ! God made a reboot of creation. Having seen the wickedness that the world had descended into, and regretting His creation of the world, God begins again. We often focus on the death and destruction which ensues in this story, and...
Patriarch Sviatoslav’s Pastoral Letter on the Occasion of the 125th Anniversary of the Birth of Patriarch Josyf Slipyj (ENG/UKR)
Lord, teach me to do Your will, for You are my God. (Ps. 143, 10) Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ! February 17 of this year marks the 125th anniversary of the birth of Patriarch Josyph Slipyj – Confessor of faith and longtime Primate of our Church. The Synod of...
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Letter from Cardinal Thomas Collins to Mr. Justin Trudeau
Dear Mr. Trudeau, I am deeply concerned about your decision that citizens who, in conscience, seek to assure the protection of the most vulnerable among us are not acceptable as candidates in your party. Just last week Pope Francis sent a message of support for...
His Beatitude, Patriarch Sviatoslav Shevchuk blesses the creation of a Prayer Fellowship of Metropolitan Andrey Sheptytsky
Dear Friends of the Sheptytsky Institute, On February 27, 2017 (the first day of Great Lent), His Beatitude, Patriarch Sviatoslav Shevchuk, Primate of the Ukrainian Greco-Catholic Church, blessed the creation of a Prayer Fellowship of Metropolitan Andrey Sheptytsky....
March 19, 2017 Third Sunday of the Great Fast – Veneration of the Precious and Life-Giving Cross, Octoechos Tone 3; Holy Martyrs Chrysanthus and Daria
Not only the Third Sunday of Great Lent, but the week that follows, are devoted to welcoming the Precious Cross of Christ. This adoration of the Cross does not have a penitential character, but rather the opposite: “through the Cross joy has come to the whole world.”...
Iconography Workshop – Edmonton Eparchy
AGE: Age 16 and over DESCRIPTION: Instructor: Fr. Bohdan Nahachewsky All levels are welcome. This is a wonderful spiritual opportunity! Over two weekends participants will complete a Byzantine icon in this intensive, prayerful workshop. DATES & TIMES: May 4,5,–...
Visit of Papal Representative to St George Parish, Edmonton
Archbishop Luigi Bonazzi, Pope Francis representative in Canada, recently visited Catholic institutions in Edmonton, including Saint Joseph Seminary, Newman Theological College, Covenant (Catholic) Health, Catholic Social Services.
Lighting the Spark Again: Youth Ministry Network Conference Ran on “Spirit Power”
By Jayne L. Buryn, Communications Coordinator, Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Edmonton Roman Catholic youth always “seem so organized,” said Alicia Chichak, St. Basil’s youth ministry volunteer at a post-conference debrief, “so to hear they have the same issues was...
March 12, 2017 Second Sunday of the Great Fast: St. Gregory of Palamas; Octoechos Tone 2; Venerable Father and Confessor Theophanes of Sigriana; Holy Father Gregory the Dialogist, Pope of Rome
The Second Sunday of Lent is kept as a feast of Saint Gregory Palamas, the Archbishop of Thessaloniki in the fourteenth century. Like the restoration of the holy icons, this memorial of Saint Gregory has to do with historical events, but also relates to our...
March 5, 2017 First Sunday of the Great Fast; Sunday of Orthodoxy; Octoechos Tone 1; Holy Martyr Conon (249-251)
The First Sunday of Great Lent is kept as the anniversary of the restoration of the Holy Icons to veneration and honour after the final defeat of the iconoclast heresy. The Seventh Ecumenical Council in the year 787 condemned the iconoclast heresy, but the final...