2017 – Page 3 – Royal Doors

Jun

18

2017

June 18, 2017 – Matthew 4:18-23

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Matthew 4:18-23 Glory be to Jesus Christ! In today's Gospel we read about the vocation of four fishermen who by answering Jesus' invitation to follow Him changed the world. It is with these four simple, hardworking men Jesus, the Incarnate Word of God, begins his earthly ministry which will crown with redemption of the whole world. These four apostles without any hesitation, questioning or doubting said 'YES' to Jesus. We read that they immediately left everything and everyone to follow Him. The important word here is "immediately." For it shows us how to properly react to God when he speaks…

Jun

01

2017

By Fr. Michael Winn

His Beatitude Lubomyr Cardinal Husar Dies Aged 84

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Kyiv, Ukraine - On May 31, 2017, at 18:30 after a serious illness His Beatitude Lubomyr (Husar), Archbishop Emeritus of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church Church died at the age of 85. January 26, 2001 - February 10, 2011 he served as a Major Archbishop of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church. Born in Lviv, Ukraine, on February 26, 1933, Lubomyr Husar fled from Ukraine with his parents in 1944, ahead of the advancing Soviet army. He spent the early post-World War II years among Ukrainian refugees in a displaced persons camp near Salzburg, Austria. In 1949, he emigrated with his…

May

19

2017

By Brent Kostyniuk

Breathing Through Both Lungs

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 Apostolic Letter Orientale Lumen [The Light of the East]. With a sense of the historic, the Letter coincided with the hundredth anniversary of Orientalium Dignitas [On the Churches of the East] issued by Pope Leo XIII in November 1894. Both popes hoped that knowledge would lead to understanding, which in turn, would lead to greater cooperation and even…

Apr

14

2017

By Fr. Michael Bombak

A Personal Invite

Faith

Glory be to Jesus Christ! Brothers and sisters, I have been enjoying very much our daily (or semi-daily) reflections together at Musings with Fr. Mike. I have found the experience of reflecting on and writing about the daily lectionary readings beneficial and enriching for my own walk with the Lord. I pray these meditations on Holy Scripture have been fruitful for you as well. These daily reflections (and they will actually be daily) will be taking a bit of a different turn and I am excited to offer you a personal invite to join us in breaking open the Word…

Apr

11

2017

By Brent Kostyniuk

The Risen Christ

Both Lungs

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 comforting image. Jesus has returned through the Resurrection and wants to share a meal with His friend. Although He can enjoy a piece of fresh caught tilapia, He can also pass through walls as if they didn’t exist. Is this what heaven will be like? A very different image of…

Apr

07

2017

By UGCC Bishops of Canada

Easter 2017 Pastoral Letter from the Canadian Bishops

UGCC

To the Very Reverend Clergy, Monastics and Religious Sisters and Brothers, Seminarians and Laity of the Ukrainian Catholic Church in Canada: “Pascha is approaching - the defeat of sin and the end of death, Easter is coming, and with it a new life and rebirth. This is why St. Paul says: '...the hour has come for you to wake from sleep. For salvation is nearer to us now than when we first believed. The night is far gone; the day is at hand. So then let us cast off the works of darkness and put on the armour of light.' (Rom 13: 11-12). May that light of…

Apr

07

2017

By His Beatitude Sviatoslav

Pastoral Letter of His Beatitude Sviatoslav on Palm Sunday to the Youth

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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 the Paschal Mystery of the sufferings, death and resurrection of Christ in order to be with the Lord in His eternal victory in one week. I confess to you that I receive great joy and inspiration from every encounter with you both in Ukraine and in the diaspora. These encounters give hope and faith…

Apr

07

2017

By His Beatitude Sviatoslav

Pastoral Letter of His Beatitude Sviatoslav to the Priests on Great and Holy Thursday

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Dear Brothers in the Priesthood! This year again, like Christ’s disciples at the Mystical Supper, we will sit with our Divine Saviour on this holy day at His mystical banquet. Today once again we will live through the humbling before us of our Teacher and Lord at the washing of the feet and we will rejoice in the gift of His Priesthood. In this way, as we enter into His Passion and await His glorious Resurrection, contemplating His ministry and extreme humility, to heal our wounds, I invite you to reflect upon one of the most important Mysteries of the…

Apr

05

2017

By His Beatitude Sviatoslav

Easter 2017 Pastoral Letter of His Beatitude Sviatoslav

UGCC

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 is Risen! Like a yearling lamb, our blessed crown, Christ, was sacrificed of his own will for all, a Pasch of cleansing. And from his tomb he shines on us again, the splendid Sun of righteousness From Ode 4, Paschal Canon Beloved in Christ! Today throughout the whole Universe the joyful good news resounds with one voice: “Christ is risen!” In these words are found the power and profession of…

Apr

01

2017

By Fr. Michael Bombak

Weddings and Wine

NewsCana, life, marriage, 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 the Annunciation starting with the Grotto of the Annunciation and the Church then we will visit the house of the Holy Family underneath the Church of St. Joseph. (Divine Liturgy will be held at the Annunciation Church). Lunch at Holy Land Restaurant in Nazareth. In the afternoon we will drive to Mount Tabor, the Mount…