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Directives for Vocational Awareness in the Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church
Introduction As he passed by the Sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and his brother Andrew casting their nets into the sea; they were fishermen. Jesus said to them, “Come after me, and I will make you fishers of men.” Then they abandoned their nets and followed him. (Mk...
Pastoral Letter on the Year of Faith from His Beatitude Patriarch Sviatoslav (UKR)
ПАСТИРСЬКЕ ПОСЛАННЯ БЛАЖЕННІШОГО СВЯТОСЛАВА ДО ДУХОВЕНСТВА, МОНАШЕСТВА І МИРЯН З НАГОДИ РОКУ ВІРИ «Один Господь, одна віра, одне Хрещення» (Еф. 4, 5). Високопреосвященним і Преосвященним Архиєпископам та Митрополитам, боголюбивим єпископам, всечесному...
MESSAGE OF THE HOLY FATHER ON THE OCCASION OF THE Twenty-first WORLD DAY OF THE SICK (11 FEBRUARY 2013)
MESSAGE OF THE HOLY FATHER ON THE OCCASION OF THE Twenty-first WORLD DAY OF THE SICK (11 FEBRUARY 2013) “Go and do likewise” (Lk 10:37) Dear Brothers and Sisters, 1. On 11 February 2013, the liturgical memorial of Our Lady of Lourdes, the...
Judgment Sunday (Meatfare Sunday)
Meatfare Sunday (Of the Fearful Judgment); Our Holy Father Meletius Archbishop of Antioch (379-95); February 12. Text from “The Divine Liturgy: An Anthology for Worship”; Pg. 333 (Tone 2) & Pg. 610 Troparion (Tone 2): When You went down to death, O Life...
Jan 30: Three Holy and Great Hierarchs
Three Holy and Great Hierarchs: Basil the Great, Gregory the Theologian and John Chrysostom; the Holy Priest-Martyr Hippolytus (235); January 30. Text from “The Divine Liturgy: An Anthology for Worship”; Pg. 804 Troparion (Tone 4): As equals to the apostles in the...
Jan 25: Our Holy Father Gregory the Theologian, Archbishop of Constantinople
Our Holy Father Gregory the Theologian, Archbishop of Constantinople (390); January 25. Text from “The Divine Liturgy: An Anthology for Worship”; Pg. 803 Troparion (Tone 1): Like the shepherd's flute, O Father Gregory,* your theology vanquished the trumpets of...
Jan 20: Our Venerable and God-Bearing Father Euthemius the Great
Our Venerable and God-Bearing Father Euthemius the Great (473); January 20. Text from “The Divine Liturgy: An Anthology for Worship”; Pg. 802 Troparion (Tone 4): Be glad, O barren desert;* take heart, you who have never known labour.* For a man of the desires of the...
Jan 17: Our Venerable and God-Bearing Father Anthony the Great
Our Venerable and God-Bearing Father Anthony the Great (356); January 17. Text from “The Divine Liturgy: An Anthology for Worship”; Pg. 801 Troparion (Tone 4): By your life you imitated the zealous Elias * and by following straight paths you emulated the Baptist,...
33rd Sunday after Pentecost; Sunday of the Publican and the Pharisee
33rd Sunday after Pentecost; Sunday of the Publican and the Pharisee; The Transfer of the Relics of the Great-Martyr Ignatius the God-bearer of Antioch; January 29. Text from “The Divine Liturgy: An Anthology for Worship”; Pg. 357 (Tone 8 ) & Pg. 602 Troparion...
Jan 11: Our Venerable Father Theodosius, Founder of the Cenoebetic Monastic Life
Our Venerable Father Theodosius, Founder of the Cenoebetic Monastic Life; Post-Feast of the Holy Theophany; January 11. Text from “The Divine Liturgy: An Anthology for Worship”; Pg. 799 First Antiphon Verse 1: When Israel came forth from Egypt, the house of Jacob from...
Sunday after Theophany; Holy Martyrs Hermylus and Stratonicus (313-24); James Bishop of Nisbis (350) – January 13.
Sunday after Theophany; Our Venerable Father George the Chosebite (610-41); Our Venerable Mother Dominica (474-91); and Emilian the Confessor; January 08. Text from “The Divine Liturgy: An Anthology for Worship”; Pg. 796 & Pg. 345 (Tone 5) First Antiphon Verse 1:...
Jan 06: Holy Theophany of Our Lord, God and Saviour Jesus Christ
Jan 06: Holy Theophany of Our Lord, God and Saviour Jesus Christ Text from “The Divine Liturgy: An Anthology for Worship”; Pg. 788 Liturgical Instruction: If Jan 06 lands on a Sunday or Monday the Typicon prescribes the Divine Liturgy of St. Basil the Great. First...
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,...
MESSAGE OF HIS HOLINESS POPE BENEDICT XVI FOR THE WORLD DAY OF MIGRANTS AND REFUGEES (2013)
MESSAGE OF HIS HOLINESS POPE BENEDICT XVI FOR THE WORLD DAY OF MIGRANTS AND REFUGEES (2013) Migrations: pilgrimage of faith and hope Source: Vatican.va Dear Brothers and Sisters! The Second Vatican Ecumenical Council, in the Pastoral Constitution Gaudium et Spes,...
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....
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 – December 30.
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; The Holy Martyr Anysia (286-305); and the Holy Martyr and Presbyter Zoticus Protector of Orphans (4th c.) –...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Bishop David's Nativity Greeting – ENG/UKR
NATIVITY GREETING FROM PATRIARCH SVIATOSLAV (2012) – UKR
РІЗДВЯНЕ ПОСЛАННЯ БЛАЖЕННІШОГО СВЯТОСЛАВА ДО ВІРНИХ УКРАЇНСЬКОЇ-ГРЕКО-КАТОЛИЦЬКОЇ ЦЕРКВИ «…в ньому бо ті, що звіздам служили, від звізди навчилися поклонятися Тобі – Сонцю правди, і пізнавати Тебе – Схід з висоти…» Тропар Різдва Високопреосвященним і Преосвященним...
PASTORAL LETTER OF THE UKRAINIAN CATHOLIC BISHOPS OF CANADA ON THE OCCASION OF THE NATIVITY OF OUR LORD 2012 (ENG/UKR)
PASTORAL LETTER OF THE UKRAINIAN CATHOLIC BISHOPS OF CANADA ON THE OCCASION OF THE NATIVITY OF OUR LORD 2012 To the Reverend Clergy, Monastics and Religious Sisters, Seminarians and Lay-Faithful of the Ukrainian Catholic Church in Canada Christ is Born! Glorify Him!...
Sunday before the Nativity of Christ; Sunday of the Holy Fathers; The Ten Holy Martyrs of Crete (249-51) – December 23.
Sunday before the Nativity of Christ; Sunday of the Holy Fathers; The Ten Holy Martyrs of Crete (249-51) - December 23. Text from “The Divine Liturgy: An Anthology for Worship”; Pgs. 345 (Tone 5) & 744 (SHF). Troparion (Tone 5): Let us the faithful acclaim and...
Two Sundays before Christmas – Sunday of the Holy Ancestors
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. 341 (Tone 4) & 741 (SHF). Troparion (Tone 4): When the disciples of the Lord...
28th Sunday after Pentecost; The Conception of Saint Anna When She Conceived the Most Holy Mother of God – December 09.
Twenty-eighth Sunday after Pentecost; The Conception of Saint Anna When She Conceived the Most Holy Mother of God – December 09. Text from “The Divine Liturgy: An Anthology for Worship”; Pg. 337 (Tone 3) & Con. of St. Anna Pg. 737 Troparion (Tone 3): Let the...
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...
2012 Synod of Bishops: “The Role and Mission of the Laity in the Church.”
UGCC SYNOD OF BISHOPS 9-15 September 2012, Winnipeg / Portage la Prairie, Canada (unofficial translation – texts within square brackets are translator’s additions for clarification purposes) [extract] Decision #7 – To accept the propositions regarding the main...
27th Sunday after Pentecost; The Holy Prophet Habakkuk – December 02.
Twenty-seventh Sunday after Pentecost; The Holy Prophet Habakkuk (Avvakum); Passing into Eternal Life (1973) of Blessed Ivan Sleziuk Catacomb Bishop of Ivano-Frankivsk and Confessor - December 02. Text from “The Divine Liturgy: An Anthology for Worship”; Pg. 333 (Tone...
26th Sunday after Pentecost; Leave-taking of the Feast of the Entrance of the Most Holy Mother of God into the Temple; Our Holy Father and Priest-martyr Clement Pope of Rome (101); Peter Bishop of Alexandria (312) – November 25.
Twenty-sixth Sunday after Pentecost; Leave-taking of the Feast of the Entrance of the Most Holy Mother of God into the Temple; Our Holy Father and Priest-martyr Clement Pope of Rome (101); Peter Bishop of Alexandria (312) - November 25. Text from “The Divine Liturgy:...
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...
25th Sunday after Pentecost; The Holy Martyrs Plato (286-305) and Roman (305) – November 18.
Twenty-fifth Sunday after Pentecost; The Holy Martyrs Plato (286-305) and Roman (305) - November 18. Text from “The Divine Liturgy: An Anthology for Worship”; Pg. 357 (Tone 8) Troparion (Tone 8): You came down from on high, O Merciful One,* and accepted three days 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...
24th Sunday after Pentecost; The Holy Martyrs Menas Victor and Vincent (138-61); Our Venerable Father and Confessor Theodore the Studite (826) – November 11.
Twenty-fourth Sunday after Pentecost; The Holy Martyrs Menas Victor and Vincent (138-61); Our Venerable Father and Confessor Theodore the Studite (826) - November 11. Text from “The Divine Liturgy: An Anthology for Worship”; Pg. 353 (Tone 7) Troparion (Tone 7): By...
Nov 08: Synaxis of the Archangel Michael and the Other Bodiless Powers of Heaven
Nov 08: Synaxis of the Archangel Michael and the Other Bodiless Powers of Heaven Text from “The Divine Liturgy: An Anthology for Worship”; Pg. 716 Troparion (Tone 4): Princes of the heavenly hosts, * we, though unworthy, beg you * to encircle us through your prayers *...
23rd Sunday after Pentecost; Forefeast of the Entrance
Twenty-third Sunday after Pentecost; Our Venerable Father Joannicius the Great (846); the Holy Martyrs Nicander Bishop of Myra and the Priest Hermas - November 04. Text from “The Divine Liturgy: An Anthology for Worship”; Pg. 349 (Tone 6) Troparion (Tone 6): Angelic...
For the future of new evangelization, look to Ukraine
Source: National Catholic Reporter Article by, John L. Allen Jr. LVIV, UKRAINE Back in 1974, music writer John Landau achieved immortality after attending a set in the Harvard Square Theatre by a then-obscure act out of New Jersey, and declaring: "I have seen the...
Twenty-second Sunday after Pentecost; The Holy Martyrs Terentius and Neonila; Our Venerable Father Stephen the Sabaite Composer of Canons (9th c.); the Holy Martyr Parasceve of Iconium – Oct 28.
Twenty-second Sunday after Pentecost; The Holy Martyrs Terentius and Neonila; Our Venerable Father Stephen the Sabaite Composer of Canons (9th c.); the Holy Martyr Parasceve of Iconium – Oct 28. Text from “The Divine Liturgy: An Anthology for Worship”; Pg. 345 (Tone...
Oct 26: The Holy and Glorious Great-Martyr Demetrius
Oct 26: The Holy and Glorious Great-Martyr Demetrius, from Whose Tomb Myrrh Streams Forth (285-310); and The Commemoration of the Great and Terrible Earthquake at Constantinople of 741AD Text from “The Divine Liturgy: An Anthology for Worship”; Pg. 713 Troparion (Tone...
21st Sunday after Pentecost; Our Holy Father Paul, Archbishop of Constantinople and Confessor
Twenty-first Sunday after Pentecost; Our Venerable Father Hilarion the Great (371) – Oct 21. Text from “The Divine Liturgy: An Anthology for Worship”; Pg. 341 (Tone 4) Troparion (Tone 4): When the disciples of the Lord learned from the angel* the glorious news of the...
Oct 18: The Holy Apostle and Evangelist Luke
Oct 18: The Holy Apostle and Evangelist Luke Text from “The Divine Liturgy: An Anthology for Worship”; Pg. 711 Troparion (Tone 5): Let us praise in sacred hymns the celebrated Luke, herald of the acts of the apostles, brightly shining author of the Good News of...
VIDEO – 50th anniversary of the beginning of Vatican II – Remembering John XXIII
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20th Sunday after Pentecost; Sunday of the Fathers of the Seventh Ecumenical Council; The Holy Martyrs Nazarius Gervasius Protasius and Celsus (64-68); Our Venerable Mother Parasceva of Ternovo (11th c.); Passing into eternal life of Blessed Roman Lysko Pastor of Youth and Martyr of L'viv – Oct 14.
20th Sunday after Pentecost; Sunday of the Fathers of the Seventh Ecumenical Council; The Holy Martyrs Nazarius Gervasius Protasius and Celsus (64-68); Our Venerable Mother Parasceva of Ternovo (11th c.); Passing into eternal life of Blessed Roman Lysko Pastor of...
Bishop's Letter of Support for Bridge of Hope – Project “Home of Hope” – ENG/UKR
October 1, 2012 Dear Faithful, RE: Bridge of Hope – Project “Home of Hope” I am pleased to share with you a new project that the Eparchy of Edmonton has embarked on. Within our very successful not-for-profit organization Bridge of Hope - a which for many...
Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost; The Holy Martyrs Sergius and Bacchus (293-305) – Oct 7
Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost; The Holy Martyrs Sergius and Bacchus (293-305) – Oct 07 Text from “The Divine Liturgy: An Anthology for Worship”; Pg. 333 (Tone 2) Troparion (Tone 2): When You went down to death, O Life Immortal,* You struck Hades dead with the...
ADDRESS OF HIS BEATITUDE SVIATOSLAV TO THE CANADIAN CONFERENCE OF CATHOLIC BISHOPS
Your Eminences You Excellencies Dear Brother Bishops of Canada, This is for me a particular privilege and honour to be among you, as Head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, the largest of the Eastern Churches in the Catholic communion. Only 20 years ago this was...
His Beatitude Sviatoslav Addresses Members of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops
Tuesday, 25 September, Sainte-Adele, Quebec, Canada: His Beatitude Sviatoslav (Shevchuk), Major Archbishop of the Kyiv-Halych, and father and head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church addressed Canada's Catholic Bishops who were assembled at their annual meeting...
Oct 01: Protection of the Most Holy Mother of God
Oct 01: Protection of the Most Holy Mother of God; And the Holy Apostle Ananias, One of the Seventy Disciples; Our Venerable Father Roman Who Sang Sweetly (560) Text from “The Divine Liturgy: An Anthology for Worship”; Pg. 701 Troparion (Tone 4): Today we believers...
Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost; The Priest-Martyr Gregory, Bishop of Great Armenia (284-305) – Sept 30
Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost; The Priest-Martyr Gregory, Bishop of Great Armenia (284-305) – Sept 30 Text from “The Divine Liturgy: An Anthology for Worship”; Pg. 329 (Tone 1) Troparion (Tone 1): Though the stone was sealed by the Judeans* and soldiers guarded...
Sept 26: The Passing of the Holy Apostle and Evengelist John the Theologian
Passing of the Holy Apostle and Evangelist John the Theologian - Sept 26. Text from “The Divine Liturgy: An Anthology for Worship”; Pg. 697 Troparion (Tone 2): O beloved apostle of Christ our God,* hasten, deliver a people without defense.* He who received you when...
Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost; The Conception of the Honorable and Glorious Prophet, Forerunner and Baptist John – Sept 23.
Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost; The Conception of the Honorable and Glorious Prophet, Forerunner and Baptist John – Sept 23. Text from “The Divine Liturgy: An Anthology for Worship”; Pg. 357 (Tone 8) Troparion (Tone 8): You came down from on high, O Merciful One,*...
Sunday after the Exaltation of the Holy Cross
Sunday after the Exaltation of the Holy Cross; Our Venerable Father Eumenes, Bishop of Gortyna. Text from “The Divine Liturgy: An Anthology for Worship”: Pg. 693 (SAE) & Pg. 345 (Tone 5). First Antiphon Verse 1: O God, my God, hear me; why have You forsaken me?...
Sept 14: The Universal Exaltation of the Precious and Life-Giving Cross
Sept 14: The Universal Exaltation of the Precious and Life-Giving Cross Text from “The Divine Liturgy: An Anthology for Worship”; Pg. 685 First Antiphon Verse 1: O God, my God, hear me; why have You forsaken me? The words of my transgressions put salvation far from me...
Sunday Before the Exaltation of the Cross; Post-feast of the Nativity of the Mother of God
Sunday Before the Exaltation of the Cross; Post-feast of the Nativity of the Mother of God; Our Venerable Mother Theodora of Alexandria (474-91). Text from “The Divine Liturgy: An Anthology for Worship”; Pg. 341 (Tone 4) & Pg. 683. Troparion (Tone 4): When the...
Sept 08: Nativity of Our Most Holy Lady, the Mother of God and Ever-Virgin Mary
Sept 08: Nativity of Our Most Holy Lady, the Mother of God and Ever-Virgin Mary Text from “The Divine Liturgy: An Anthology for Worship”; Pg. 677 Troparion (Tone 4): Your nativity, O Mother of God, has made joy known to all the world, for from you dawned the Sun of...
PASTORAL GREETINGS FROM HIS BEATITUDE SVIATOSLAV TO THE FAITHFUL ON THE OCCASION OF THE 2012 HOLY SYNOD BEING HELD IN CANADA – ENG/UKR
GREETINGS FROM THE BISHOPS OF THE UKRAINIAN-GREEK CATHOLIC CHURCH TO THE FAITHFUL ON THE OCCASION OF THE 2012 HOLY SYNOD BEING HELD IN CANADA “Keep watch over yourselves and over the whole flock of which the Holy Spirit has appointed you overseers, in which you...
Theosis: Spiritual Reflections from the Christian East
In conjunction with the upcoming Year of Faith, and Pope Benedict’s call for a “new evangelization,” Eastern Christian Publications in Fairfax, Virginia has just announced a new popular monthly magazine called Theosis: Spiritual Reflections from the Christian East. ...
Sept 01: Beginning of the Indiction, that is, the New Year
+ Sept 01: Beginning of the Indiction, that is, the New Year; Commemoration of Our Holy Father Symeon the Stylite (459) and His Mother Martha; and the Synaxis of the Most Holy Mother of God of Miasenes Text from “The Divine Liturgy: An Anthology for Worship”; Pg. 673...
ЛИСТ-ПРИВІТАННЯ БЛАЖЕННІШОГО СВЯТОСЛАВА ДО ВІРНИХ УГКЦ: з нагоди 21-ї річниці незалежності України
Вих: ВА 12/345 ЛИСТ-ПРИВІТАННЯ БЛАЖЕННІШОГО СВЯТОСЛАВА ДО ВІРНИХ УГКЦ ІЗ НАГОДИ 21-ї РІЧНИЦІ НЕЗАЛЕЖНОСТІ УКРАЇНИ Високопреосвященним і Преосвященним Владикам, всесвітлішим, всечеснішим і преподобним отцям, преподобним ченцям і черницям, дорогим у Христі мирянам...
Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost; Post-feast of the Dormition; the Holy Martyr Andrew the General and Those with Him (286-305) – Aug 19.
Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost; Post-feast of the Dormition; the Holy Martyr Andrew the General and Those with Him (286-305) – Aug 19. Text from “The Divine Liturgy: An Anthology for Worship”; Pg. 337 (Tone 3) Troparion (Tone 3): Let the heavens be glad, let the...