Fr. Michael Winn

Jul

21

2013

The Small Trebnyk (or Abbreviated Euchologion) [Shary, 1983]

Liturgy

In an ongoing effort to provide liturgical texts in English for our visitors, we provide today the 1983 English translation of The Small Trebnyk (or Abbreviated Euchologion) produced by the now defunct St. Joseph's Institute of Detroit, Michigan. The Preface is included here: Preface A Trebnyk or Euchologion is a book of Prayer-Rites used by the priest for the administration of the church sacraments and various blessings and sacramentals. Some call it a Book of Needs, because it provides for the important spiritual needs of the faithful. Moreover, it is a service book used by the priest who is the…

Jul

21

2013

By Fr. Michael Winn

The Order of Repentance – A Communal Penance Service According to the Byzantine Rite

Christian Life, Faith, Prayer

Priest: Blessed be our God at all times, now and for ever and ever. All: Amen. Glory be to You, our God, glory be to You! Heavenly King, Advocate, Spirit of Truth, Who are everywhere present and fill all things, Treasury of Blessings, Bestower of Life, come, and dwell with us; cleanse us of all that defiles us, and O Good One, save our souls. Holy God, Holy and Mighty, Holy and Immortal, have mercy on us. (3) Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, now and for ever and ever. Amen. Trinity…

Jul

21

2013

By Fr. Michael Winn

Concerning the Purely Vocal Nature of Authentic Liturgical Chant

Liturgy

Rev. John Sembrat, O.S.B.M. July 1995 One specific factor that is especially detrimental to the beauty and mystical character of our church music is the introduction of musical instruments in church services where they exert an uncontrollable secularizing influence, distracting the mind and heart of the faithful by diverting their attention from prayerful contemplation to a worldly and carnal kind of entertainment which certainly cannot be called authentic liturgical music. It was not by some pure coincidence of historical circumstances that the Catholic Church of both East and West has regarded, down to the present day, unaccompanied chant to be…

Jul

14

2013

By Fr. Michael Winn

Introduction to Epistle Readings Help Card

Faith, Liturgy

The following was created by Fr. Michael Winn for the Eparchy of Edmonton in order to help those who read the Epistle at the Sunday Divine Liturgy. It is a list of the "introductions" to the Epistle readings, in both English and Ukrainian, that also acts as a book marker. It was created on standard letter-size paper and is intended to be folded in half vertically and then laminated. Introduction to the Epistle Readings

Jul

13

2013

By Fr. Michael Winn

55 Maxims

Christian Life

by Fr. Thomas Hopko. Be always with Christ. Pray as you can, not as you want. Have a keepable rule of prayer that you do by discipline. Say the Lord’s Prayer several times a day. Have a short prayer that you constantly repeat when your mind is not occupied with other things. Make some prostrations when you pray. Eat good foods in moderation. Keep the Church’s fasting rules. Spend some time in silence every day. Do acts of mercy in secret. Go to liturgical services regularly Go to confession and communion regularly. Do not engage intrusive thoughts and feelings. Cut…

Jul

12

2013

By Fr. Michael Winn

An Introduction to the Eastern Catholic Churches

Faith

with Fr. Thomas Loya The Catholic Church is a communion of churches. It is made up of churches from the Eastern Tradition and Western Tradition. Every Catholic has a responsibility for understanding the fullness of the Catholic Church. Blessed Pope John Paul has said "the Church must learn to breathe again with its two lungs, its eastern and western one" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AFIzumjrEjc

Jul

02

2013

By Fr. Michael Winn

Holy Mystery of Marriage

Liturgy

O Lord our God Crown them with Glory and Honour! [alert style="info"]Please Note: As of the day of this post there is no official English translation of this Rite for the Ukrainian Catholic Church. This translation is provided until such time.[/alert] The Betrothal The couple to be crowned in marriage and their attendants assemble in the narthex before the doors of the church. When everything is ready, the clergy go out to meet them. The priest signs with the Cross three times, and then exclaims: Priest: Blessed is our God always, now and ever and for ages of ages. All:…

Jun

20

2013

By Fr. Michael Winn

The Family Altar: Establishing a Place of Prayer

Christian Life, Prayer

by Deacon Michael Hyatt As a young junior high school student, I wasn't fast enough to run most track and field events. But one event I could participate in was the relay race. A large part of our training was concerned with handing off the baton. The idea was to sprint as fast as you could to the next runner on your team. His job was to meet you about fifteen yards before the hand-off and run with you, being careful to match your pace exactly. In this way, you didn't have to stop to hand him the baton; you…

Jun

20

2013

By Fr. Michael Winn

iWitness: Youth Evangelizing Youth

News

The Eparchy of Edmonton has put together an exciting online program where students can show their faith to their peers in order to spread the Good News and possibly win great prizes. Much like reality TV programs, people will be able to view and vote for their favourite submissions. The submissions with the most votes in each age category will be declared winners. Winners receive prizes for themselves and a cash prize for their class room. For more details and to see the project, please go to www.iwitness.edmontoneparchy.com

Jun

19

2013

By Fr. Michael Winn

Isaiah: The Fifth Gospel

Faith

In Winter of 2004, I followed a graduate course on Eastern Christian Hermeneutics and Exegesis in the Prophecy of Isaiah. It was taught by an excellent man and professor, Fr. Andrew Onuferko. At the time he was also the Acting Director of the Metropolitan Andrey Sheptytsky Institute of Eastern Christian Studies at Saint Paul University, Ottawa. One section of the course highlighted the early Church and their use of the only Scriptures they knew of at the time what we Christians now call the Old Testament. The author, John Sawyer in his excellent book, The Fifth Gospel: Isaiah in the…