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Dec

19

2024

Pastoral Letter on the Jubilee Year 2025 – Pilgrims of Hope

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To the Very Reverend Clergy,Monastics and Religious Sisters and Brothers,Seminarians and Laity of the Ukrainian Catholic Church in Canada Glory to Jesus Christ! Hope does not disappoint us,because God’s love is been poured into our heartsthrough the Holy Spirit who has been given to us.(Romans 5:5) Dearly Beloved in Christ! Pope Francis has declared 2025 to be a Jubilee Year with the uplifting theme of “Pilgrims of Hope.” This is surely a providential declaration as we see that the whole world certainly needs and hungers for a reason for hope and a new beginning which is at the very heart…

Dec

07

2024

By Fr. Michael Winn

2024 Christmas Pastoral Letter of the UGCC Bishops of Canada

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To the Very Reverend Clergy,Monastics and Religious Sisters and Brothers,Seminarians and Laity of the Ukrainian Catholic Church in Canada Christ is Born! Let us Glorify Him! “The whole universe is today filled with joy, for Christ is born of a Virgin.”(Matins of Christmas) Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Our celebration of the birth of Christ proclaims joy especially amid difficult times in our world at this present moment: The Christmas carols we sing in Ukrainian and English speak of joy that results from the birth of our Saviour, Jesus Christ, - “Nova Radist’ Stala” and “Joy to the World.”…

Dec

07

2024

By His Beatitude Sviatoslav

2024 Christmas Pastoral Letter of His Beatitude Sviatoslav

Featured Articles, News, UGCCChristmas, Nativity of our Lord

Вих. ВА 24/345 ENG Most Reverend Archbishops and Metropolitans,God-loving Bishops, Very Reverend Clergy, Venerable Monastics,Dearly Beloved Brothers and Sisters,in Ukraine and throughout the world …And she gave birth to her firstborn sonand wrapped him in swaddling cloths and laid him in a manger,because there was no place for them in the inn (Lk 2:7). Christ is born! Glorify Him! Beloved in Christ! The Nativity of Christ envelops us with the invincible power of light and the warmth of God's love! Today, the Son of God is born in a human body, taking on all the experiences of human life: facing…

Oct

09

2024

By Brent Kostyniuk

Religious Language

Both Lungs, Featured Articles

by Brent Kostyniuk It goes without saying that language is central to any society. It allows the members of that society to exchange thoughts and ideas and, in turn, prosper. While the language of a particular society may not be totally unique, it will have developed individual characteristics. Often this takes the form of slang, understood only by members of the society. For example, during the Second World War, Royal Air Force pilots referred to the aeroplanes as “kites.” In other cases, a society will have developed specific meanings for otherwise common words or have invented words unique to itself.…

Aug

03

2024

By His Beatitude Sviatoslav

The Resolutions of the Synod of Bishops of the Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church

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DECREE Вих. ВА 24/202 ENG To the glory of the Holy, Consubstantial, Life-creating and Undivided Trinity,of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit,and for the good of the People of God entrusted to us. Amen BY DIVINE GRACEAND IN FULL COMMUNIONWITH THE ROMAN APOSTOLIC SEE SVIATOSLAV,Major Archbishop of Kyiv-Halychof the Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church To the Most Reverend and God-loving Bishops,the reverend clergy, venerable monks and nunsand lay faithful of the particular Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church I DECLARE AND PROMULGATE The Resolutions of the Synod of Bishopsof the Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church Zarvanytsia, July 2–12, 2024 A. D. 1. To acknowledge the state of implementation of the decisions of the Synod of Bishops of the UGCC in 2023. 2. To bless the continuation of the work of the Patriarchal Liturgical…

Aug

01

2024

By His Beatitude Sviatoslav

The Gospel is the Power of God to Salvation for Everyone Who Believes (Rm 1:16)

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Вих. ВА 24/207 ENG Pastoral Letter of the Synod of Bishopsof the Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church 2024 To the Clergy, Religious and Lay Faithful of the UGCC While they were talking and discussing together,Jesus himself drew near and went with them (Lk 24:15). Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ! We, the bishops of the Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church from Ukraine and various parts of the world, have gathered at the feet of the miraculous icon of the Mother of God in Zarvanytsya from July 2 to 12 for the annual Synod. For the first time since the beginning of the full-scale invasion,…

Jun

25

2024

By Fr. Michael Winn

New Particular Law for the UGCC

Faith, Featured Articles, News, UGCCcanon law, law, particular law

This article was updated on June 25, 2024. In 2018 the UGCC promulgated the newest version of the Particular Law. You can find the official Ukrainian alongside an unofficial translation of the document here:UGCC Particular Law 2021 (PDF) (Word) (archeparchy.ca) The newest version of ecclesial laws for Ukrainian Catholic faithful was officially promulgated on 4 April 2018 and will take effect on 7 April 2018. This was accomplished by the publishing of both the Decree of Promulgation and the text of the updated version of Particular Law on the Church's official website for this purpose. The full text is presently…

Jun

23

2024

By Brent Kostyniuk

“Buying a Mass Card”

Both Lungs, Faith

by Brent Kostyniuk When a loved one is gravely ill, or perhaps has passed away, we long to do whatever is possible to help them in this world, or the next. Out first inclination should be to pray for that person. However, often it seems as if our prayers are not enough. We want to do more. We want a stronger and more direct means of imploring God’s mercy. At those times, we often approach our pastor and request a Divine Liturgy be said for that person. When I was growing up, I often heard my parents and relatives talk…

Jun

23

2024

By Respected Author

A Short Historical Summary of the Ukrainian Catholics in Canada

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by Most Rev. Andrew Roborecky, D.D. [CCHA Journal 16 (1949), 25-36] In 1891 two Ukrainian Catholic peasants left their wives and parents, and alone, knowing no friends, language or customs, sailed for Canada. Like Joshua, they sailed “to spy out the land.” These two sturdy pioneers were Wasyl Eleniak, still living in Chipman, Alberta, and Ivan Pilipiwsky, who died several years ago. They came from the village of Nebiliw, county Kalush, in Galicia, then Austria-Hungary. Pilipiwsky went to Alberta, while Eleniak worked hard for two years on a farm near Winnipeg, saved his earnings, and sailed back to his native…

May

30

2024

By Fr. Michael Winn

Why Byzantine Catholics Fast in June

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By observing the Apostles’ Fast, we can share in the Apostles’ struggle and consider how we are supposed to spread the gospel. by Dominic Cassella | National Catholic Register This year, on May 19, we celebrated Pentecost, when the Holy Spirit descended upon the Apostles and the holy Theotokos. Traditionally, this is marked as the beginning of the Church. It is fitting that, in the Byzantine tradition, this feast is followed by the Sunday of All Saints. The trajectory of the Byzantine liturgical year is obvious. From the darkness of Lent to the deep sadness of the Crucifixion, the celebration…