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January 19, 2014 30th Sunday after Pentecost, Octoechos Tone 2 Venerable Father Macarius of Egypt
Macarius was an Egyptian and one of the younger contemporaries of Anthony the Great. His father was a priest. Out of obedience to his parents, Macarius married. However, his wife died shortly thereafter and he withdrew into the wilderness where he spent sixty years in...
January 17, 2014 Venerable and God-Bearing Father Anthony the Great
Anthony was an Egyptian and was born about the year 250 A.D. in the village of Koman near Herculea. Following the demise of his noble and wealthy parents, he divided the inherited estate with his sister, who was a minor, and provided for her with some relatives....
January 12, 2014 Sunday after Theophany, Octoechos Tone 1 Holy Martyr Tatiana the Deaconess
Tatiana was a Roman whose parents were of great nobility. She was a Christian and a deaconess in the church. After the death of Emperor Heliogabalus, Emperor Alexander, whose mother Mammaea was a Christian, reigned in Rome. The emperor himself was wavering and...
January 30, 2014 Three Holy Hierarchs, Basil the Great, Gregory the Theologian, and John Chrysostom
Each of these saints have their own feast day. St. Basil the Great, January 1; St. Gregory the Theologian, January 25; and St. John Chrysostom, January 27. This combined feast day, January 30, was instituted in the eleventh century during the reign of Emperor Alexius...
January 26, 2014 31st Sunday after Pentecost, Octoechos Tone 3 Our Venerable Father Xenophon and His Wife Maria
They were prominent and wealthy citizens of Constantinople. Xenophont and his wife Maria lived a God-pleasing life and dedicated all their attention to the Christian upbringing of their sons. When their sons reached majority, they were sent to study in Beirut; but it...
January 25, 2014 Our Holy Father Gregory the Theologian, Archbishop of Constantinople
Gregory was born in Nazianzus of a Greek father and a Christian mother. Before his baptism, he studied in Athens along with Basil the Great and Julian the Apostate. Gregory often prophesied that Julian would become an apostate and a persecutor of the Church which...
January 19, 2014 30th Sunday after Pentecost, Octoechos Tone 2 Venerable Father Macarius of Egypt
Macarius was an Egyptian and one of the younger contemporaries of Anthony the Great. His father was a priest. Out of obedience to his parents, Macarius married. However, his wife died shortly thereafter and he withdrew into the wilderness where he spent sixty years in...
January 17, 2014 Venerable and God-Bearing Father Anthony the Great
Anthony was an Egyptian and was born about the year 250 A.D. in the village of Koman near Herculea. Following the demise of his noble and wealthy parents, he divided the inherited estate with his sister, who was a minor, and provided for her with some relatives....
Jan 05: Theophany Eve
Jan 05: Theophany Eve – Vespers with the Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom Alternate text found in “The Divine Liturgy: An Anthology for Worship”; Pg. 781 At Psalm 140 In Tone 2 8. The Forerunner beheld our Enlightenment, Who has brought light to all mankind,...
Sunday before Theophany
Sunday before Theophany Text from “The Divine Liturgy: An Anthology for Worship”; Pg. 780 & Pg. 357 (Tone 8) Troparion (Tone 8): You came down from on high, O Merciful One,* and accepted three days of burial* to free us from our sufferings.* O Lord, our life...
January 12, 2014 Sunday after Theophany, Octoechos Tone 1 Holy Martyr Tatiana the Deaconess
Tatiana was a Roman whose parents were of great nobility. She was a Christian and a deaconess in the church. After the death of Emperor Heliogabalus, Emperor Alexander, whose mother Mammaea was a Christian, reigned in Rome. The emperor himself was wavering and...
Jan 01: Circumcision of Our Lord, God and Saviour Jesus Christ; Our Father Among the Saints Basil the Great
Jan 01: Circumcision of Our Lord, God and Saviour Jesus Christ; Our Father Among the Saints Basil the Great Text from “The Divine Liturgy: An Anthology for Worship”; Pg. 773 Liturgical Instruction: The Typicon prescribes the Divine Liturgy of St. Basil the Great....
Saturday after Christmas
Saturday after Christmas Text from “The Divine Liturgy: An Anthology for Worship”; Pg. 769 First Antiphon Verse 1: I will confess You, Lord, with all my heart,* I will declare all Your wondrous deeds (Ps 9:2). Refrain: Through the prayers of the Mother of God, O...
Dec 27: Post-feast of the Nativity of Christ; The Holy Apostle, First Martyr and Archdeacon Stephen
Dec 27: Post-feast of the Nativity of Christ; The Holy Apostle, First Martyr and Archdeacon Stephen Text from “The Divine Liturgy: An Anthology for Worship”; Pg. 769 First Antiphon Verse 1: I will confess You, Lord, with all my heart,* I will declare all Your wondrous...
Sunday after the Nativity of Christ
Sunday after the Nativity of Christ; Memory of the Holy and Just Joseph Husband of Mary; David, Prophet and King; The Holy Apostle James Brother of the Lord; Text from “The Divine Liturgy: An Anthology for Worship”; Pg. 755 First Antiphon Verse 1: I will confess You,...
MESSAGE OF HIS HOLINESS FRANCIS FOR THE CELEBRATION OF THE WORLD DAY OF PEACE
Source: vatican.va MESSAGE OF HIS HOLINESS FRANCIS FOR THE CELEBRATION OF THE WORLD DAY OF PEACE 1 JANUARY 2014 FRATERNITY, THE FOUNDATION AND PATHWAY TO PEACE 1. In this, my first Message for the World Day of Peace, I wish to offer to everyone, individuals and...
SYNTHESIS OF THE APOSTOLIC EXHORTATION “THE JOY OF THE GOSPEL”
SYNTHESIS OF THE APOSTOLIC EXHORTATION “THE JOY OF THE GOSPEL” Vatican City, 26 November 2013 (VIS) - “The joy of the Gospel fills the hearts and lives of all who encounter Jesus”; thus begins the Apostolic Exhortation “Evangelii Gaudium”, by which Pope Francis...
22ND WORLD DAY OF THE SICK: GIVE OUR LIVES FOR OUR BRETHREN
22ND WORLD DAY OF THE SICK: GIVE OUR LIVES FOR OUR BRETHREN Vatican City, 7 December 2013 (VIS) – A message from Pope Francis, dated 6 December, for the 22nd World Day of the Sick 2014 was published on Friday. The Day will take place on 11 February 2014, liturgical...
Dec 26: Post-feast of the Nativity of Christ; Synaxis of the Most Holy Mother of God
Dec 26: Post-feast of the Nativity of Christ; Synaxis of the Most Holy Mother of God Text from “The Divine Liturgy: An Anthology for Worship”; Pg. 762 First Antiphon Verse 1: I will confess You, Lord, with all my heart,* I will declare all Your wondrous deeds (Ps...
Bethlehem Peace Light
At the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem, burns a flame at the site of Christ’s birth. This flame, kept lit for centuries, is the Bethlehem Peace Light, symbolizing peace, love, and goodness. Christian nations from around the world take turns donating the oil to...
Dec 25: Nativity in the Flesh of Our Lord, God and Saviour Jesus Christ
Dec 25: Nativity in the Flesh of Our Lord, God and Saviour Jesus Christ Text from “The Divine Liturgy: An Anthology for Worship”; Pg. 755 Liturgical Instruction: If December 25 lands on a Sunday or Monday the Typicon prescribes the Divine Liturgy of St. Basil the...
Christmas Epistle of His Beatitude Sviatoslav
Christ is born! Hearing the voice of the angel which could be heard by the shepherds in the dark night, we are hurrying today to the poor stable in Bethlehem. Here in the hands of the Blessed Virgin Mary, we see the Son of God who came into our world as a human...
Christmas Epistle of His Beatitude Sviatoslav (ENG/UKR)
Christmas Epistle of His Beatitude Sviatoslav To the Son, eternally and immaculately born of the Father, Who—in the fullness of time—was born bodily, without seed, from a Virgin, Let us cry out to Christ-God: Holy are You, O Lord, Who fortified our strength! (Canon...
2013/2014 PASTORAL LETTER OF THE UKRAINIAN CATHOLIC BISHOPS OF CANADA ON THE OCCASION OF THE FEAST OF THE NATIVITY OF OUR LORD (ENG/UKR)
2013/2014 PASTORAL LETTER OF THE UKRAINIAN CATHOLIC BISHOPS OF CANADA ON THE OCCASION OF THE FEAST OF THE NATIVITY OF OUR LORD To the Reverend Clergy, Religious Women and Men, Monastics, Seminarians and Laity Christ is Born! Let us Glorify Him! Welcoming the Stranger...
Both Lungs: Light from the East
by Brent Kostyniuk If at times Both Lungs seems to take on a bit of a defensive tone, it is, perhaps, justified. It is, after all, nearly 120 years since Pope Leo XIII issued the apostolic constitution Orientalium Dignitas. In it, the Pope praised the Eastern Churches...
Both Lungs: The Nativity Icon
by Brent Kostyniuk It is often said that icons are windows onto heaven. Indeed, that is exactly what they are meant to be. In their beauty, in their unique artistic style, and in the theology they convey, icons do lead us away from this world and into the next. Unlike...
Both Lungs: Bodily Worship
by Brent Kostyniuk Both Lungs is about East and West. It is about diversity and unity in the universal Catholic Church. However, it is also about the diversity which exists in the East. That diversity leads to richness. Such diversity exists in one of the most basic...
VIDEO: Come Home for Christmas from the Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Philadelphia
Come Home for Christmas! Slava Isusu Christu! Glory to Jesus Christ! Metropolitan-Archbishop Stefan Soroka invites all to "Come Home for Christmas" A 5 minute video entitled "Come Home for Christmas" has been produced in both English and Ukrainian language by the...
Christmas Pastoral Letter of UGCC Bishops of Canada 2013-2014
2013/2014 PASTORAL LETTER OF THE UKRAINIAN CATHOLIC BISHOPS OF CANADA ON THE OCCASION OF THE FEAST OF THE NATIVITY OF OUR LORD To the Reverend Clergy, Religious Women and Men, Monastics, Seminarians and Laity Christ is Born! Let us Glorify Him! Welcoming...
Dec 24: Nativity Eve: Vespers with Divine Liturgy of St. Basil the Great
The Nativity in the Flesh of our Lord God and Saviour Jesus Christ: GREAT VESPERS WITH DIVINE LITURGY OF SAINT BASIL THE GREAT - Dec 24. This evening Liturgy is the first Eucharist of Christmas. Fully vested the priest insences the entire temple as usual and then...
31st Week After Pentecost – Monday
Hebrews 11:17-23 27-31; Mark 9:42-10:1
Sunday of the Holy Ancestors
Colossians 3:4-11; Luke 14:16-24
30th Week After Pentecost – Saturday
Ephesians 5:1-8; Luke 14:1-11
31st Week After Pentecost – Monday
Hebrews 11:17-23 27-31; Mark 9:42-10:1
Sunday of the Holy Ancestors
Colossians 3:4-11; Luke 14:16-24
30th Week After Pentecost – Saturday
Ephesians 5:1-8; Luke 14:1-11
Sunday before the Nativity of Christ; Sunday of the Holy Fathers – December 22.
Sunday before the Nativity of Christ Tone 6; The Holy Great-Martyr Anastasia and her children Evodus and Eutychius (305); Hebrews 11:9-10 17-23 32-40; Matthew 1:1-25
Two Sundays before Christmas – Sunday of the Holy Forefathers
Two Sundays before Christmas - Sunday of the Holy Ancestors; The Holy Prophet Haggai (Aggee) (6th c. BC); December 16. Text from “The Divine Liturgy: An Anthology for Worship”; Pgs. 345 (Tone 5) & 741 (SHF).
January 11, 2014 Our Venerable Father Theodosius, Founder of the Ceneobitic Life
Theodosius was the first founder and organizer of the cenobitic way of monastic life. He was born in the province of Cappadocia in the village of Mogarissus of devout parents. As a child, he visited St. Simeon the Stylite who blessed him and prophesied great and...
January 6, 2014 The Holy Theophany of our Lord, God and Saviour Jesus Christ
When our Lord reached thirty years from His physical birth, He began His teaching and salvific work. He Himself signified this “beginning of the beginning” by His baptism in the Jordan river. St. Cyril of Jerusalem says, ” The beginning of the world...
January 5, 2014 Sunday before Theophany, Octoechos Tone 8 Holy Martyrs Theopemptus and Theona Venerable Woman Syncletica
When Diocletian began his persecution of the Christians, Theopempos, Bishop of Nicomedia, was among the first to suffer martyrdom for Christ. Theopempos was brought before the emperor who threatened him with punishment of death if he did not deny Christ. To that...
January 1, 2014 The Circumcision of Our Lord, God and Saviour Jesus Christ Our Father Among the Saints Basil the Great, Archbishop of Caesarea in Cappadocia (379) Gregory of Nazianzis, father of Gregory the Theologian (374) Holy Martyr Basil of Ankyra (322)
The eighth day following His birth, the Divine Child was presented in the Temple and circumcised according to the Law existing in Israel since the time of Abraham. On this occasion, He was given the name Jesus, which the Archangel Gabriel announced to the All-Holy...
ADDRESS OF POPE FRANCIS TO UKRAINIAN GREEK-CATHOLIC PILGRIMS ON THE OCCASION OF THE 5OTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE TRANSFERRAL OF SAINT JOSAPHAT 'S RELICS TO THE VATICAN BASILICA
ADDRESS OF POPE FRANCIS TO UKRAINIAN GREEK-CATHOLIC PILGRIMS ON THE OCCASION OF THE 5OTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE TRANSFERRAL OF SAINT JOSAPHAT 'S RELICS TO THE VATICAN BASILICA Vatican Basilica Monday, 25 November 2013 Dear Pilgrims who have come from Ukraine, I was...
"Pray for Ukriane" – Patriarch Sviatoslav (ENG/UKR)
Considering the social-political situation in Ukraine, I appeal to all the faithful of the Church and to people of good will to uninterrupted prayer for a better fate for our nation. Please pray that God grants His wisdom to our people in general and to every citizen...
FRANCIS REMEMBERS THE HOLODOMOR, THE GREAT UKRAINIAN FAMINE, AND THE GRACE OF THOSE WHO COLLABORATED IN THE YEAR OF FAITH
ANGELUS: FRANCIS REMEMBERS THE HOLODOMOR, THE GREAT UKRAINIAN FAMINE, AND THE GRACE OF THOSE WHO COLLABORATED IN THE YEAR OF FAITH Vatican City, 24 November 2013 (VIS) – Following the closing Mass of the Year of Faith, Pope Francis prayed the Angelus with the faithful...
Dec 09: The Conception of St. Anna
Dec 09: The Conception of St. Anna, When She Conceived the Most Holy Mother of God Text from “The Divine Liturgy: An Anthology for Worship”; Pg. 734 Troparion (Tone 4): Today the chains of barrennes are shattered,* for having heard the prayer of Joachim and Anna,*...
29th Sunday after Pentecost
29th Sunday after Pentecost Tone 4; Our Venerable Father Patapius; Colossians 3:4-11; Luke 17:12-19
Dec 06: Our Holy Father Nicholas the Wonderworker
Dec 06: Our Holy Father Nicholas the Wonderworker, Archbishop of Myra in Lycia (Traditionally ca. 337) Text from “The Divine Liturgy: An Anthology for Worship”; Pg. 734 Troparion (Tone 4): The truth of your deeds made you for your flock a rule of faith* and an image...
Dementia Educational Support Group
Dealing with Dementia - If you are currently dealing with a loved one who has dementia, help is available. The Edmonton Eparchy is sponsoring a Dementia Educational Support group aimed at giving you a better understanding of this disease. The presenter will be...
28th Sunday after Pentecost
28th Sunday after Pentecost Tone 3; The Holy Prophet Nahum (7th century BC); Philaretus the Merciful (772); Colossians 1:12-18; Luke 14:16-24
Advent icons can aid preparation for Christmas
November 25, 2013 RAMON GONZALEZ www.wcr.ab.ca. The article is reprinted with permission from the Western Catholic Reporter on November 25, 2013. Catholics are called to prepare spiritually for Christmas by looking into the life and journey of Christ, says the bishop...
У Римі провели наукову конференцію, присвячену Голодомору
21 листопада в Римі, у залі Карроччо Міської ради італійської столиці, відбулася міжнародна наукова конференція на тему «Голодомор: 80 років пам’яті українського геноциду», організована Християнським товариством українців в Італії у співпраці з Міською радою Рима....
27th Sunday after Pentecost
27th Sunday after Pentecost Tone 2; Post-feast of the Entrance of the Mother of God; The Holy Great-Martyr Catherine (310-13); the Holy Great-Martyr Mercurius (249-51); Ephesians 6:10-17; Luke 13:10-17
Nov 21: Entrance into the Temple of Our Most Holy Lady, the Mother of God and Ever-Virgin Mary
Nov 21: Entrance into the Temple of Our Most Holy Lady, the Mother of God and Ever-Virgin Mary Text from “The Divine Liturgy: An Anthology for Worship”; Pg. 727 Troparion (Tone 4): Today is the prelude of the good pleasure of God,* and the proclamation of salvation...
26th Sunday after Pentecost
26th Sunday after Pentecost Tone 1; Our Holy Father Gregory the Wonderworker Bishop of Neocaesarea (270-75); Lazarus the iconographer (857) Zacharias the cobbler fourth century; Gorbon the King and 130 warrior-martyrs (320); Passing into Eternal Life (1947) of...
Nov 12: Holy Priest-Martyr Josaphat, Archbishop of Polatsk
Nov 12: Holy Priest-Martyr Josaphat, Archbishop of Polatsk; Our Holy Father John the Compassionate, Patriarch of Alexandria (619); Our Venerable Father Nilus (430) Text from “The Divine Liturgy: An Anthology for Worship”; Pg. 719 Troparion (Tone 4): You appeared as...
BLESSED JOHN XXIII AND BLESSED JOHN PAUL II — TWO IMPORTANT WITNESSES FOR OUR TIME
BLESSED JOHN XXIII AND BLESSED JOHN PAUL II -- TWO IMPORTANT WITNESSES FOR OUR TIME: Statement on their canonization by the Most Reverend Paul-André Durocher, President of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops Together with all the Bishops of Canada, I welcome...
25th Sunday after Pentecost
25th Sunday after Pentecost Tone 8; The Holy Apostles Erastus, Olympus, Rodion and Those with Them; Nonnos Bishop of Hieropolis (471) Constantine the Generous Prince of Georgia (842); Ephesians 4:1-6; Luke 10:25-37
Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide – We have reached a crossroad: let us choose life!
Source: COLF 28 October 2013 Two recent Canadian court decisions have confirmed the inherent dignity of human life and the necessity to continue defending it until its natural end. The Catholic Organization for Life and Family (COLF) rejoices with all people and...
Caring for the gifts that God has Given Us
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, On March 19th of this year, the Solemnity of Saint Joseph, Holy Mass was celebrated in Rome by Pope Francis to inaugurate his ministry as Bishop of Rome and Successor of Saint Peter. His homily that day offers a beautiful...