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26
2017
Jan
23
2017
Blessed Martyrs of Pratulin
Today is the anniversary of the massacre of thirteen peasant men and boys who died defending a little Greek Catholic church in what is now Poland. They gathered, with their families and neighbors, to prevent the Russian Imperial government from imposing an Orthodox priest into their parish. This took place when the Tsar destroyed the last Greek Catholic eparchy in the empire, Chelm, in 1873 – 1875. Deportations had already begun of clergy and lay leaders who were sent off in long columns on foot to Siberia. Read more at Father Christopher Zugger
Jan
20
2017
Jan
14
2017
Jan
03
2017
2016 Christmas Pastoral Letter of His Beatitude Sviatoslav
CHRISTMAS PASTORAL LETTER OF HIS BEATITUDE SVIATOSLAV 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 the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth. (John 1:14) Christ is born! Glorify Him! Today our hearts are filled with lightsome Christmas joy. The eternal God becomes man, so that man might be united and reconciled with Him forever. The Son of God becomes the son of the…
Jan
03
2017
Christmas Pastoral Letter of the Ukrainian Catholic Bishops of Canada
PASTORAL LETTER FROM THE UKRAINIAN CATHOLIC BISHOPS OF CANADA ON THE OCCASION OF THE NATIVITY OF OUR LORD 2016/2017 To the Reverend Clergy, Monastics, Seminarians and Laity of the Ukrainian Catholic Church in Canada: Christ is born! Let Us Glorify Him! The people walking in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of deep darkness a light has dawned. (Isaiah 9:2) At the Complines service on the Eve of the Feast of the Nativity of our Lord, Jesus Christ, we sing out “Z Namy Boh! God is with us!” This beautiful hymn evokes in us…
Jul
13
2016
Christ – Our Pascha is now published and available!
The English edition of Christ—Our Pascha: Catechism of the Ukrainian Catholic Church was now been published and is available at all eparchial offices in North America (except Toronto where it is available at Holy Eucharist Parish). It has shipped to the eparchial offices of Great Britain and Australia, as well as Ukrainian Catholic University in Lviv, Ukraine. The Catechism was published by the Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Synod of Bishops and the Patriarchal Commission for the Catechism of the Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church. This blog was begun as the English edition of the Catechism is being received by our Church. It is an…
May
06
2016
Papal call to action to support Ukraine reaches Canada through CNEWA
Ottawa, Ontario – May 3, 2016 – Pope Francis called for a special collection for Ukraine at parishes across Europe on April 24 to help families affected by the ongoing war. That call made its way to Canada through special collections taking place throughout the month of May in the Archeparchy of Winnipeg and the Eparchy of New Westminster in Vancouver with the Catholic Near East Welfare Association as recipient. After two years of war in Ukraine, 10,000 lives have been lost, 1.7 million are internally displaced and one million are seeking refuge in neighbouring countries. Despite a ceasefire agreement…
May
06
2016
Greeting of His Beatitude Sviatoslav To Canadians of Ukrainian Descent Marking the 125th Anniversary of Ukrainian Settlement in Canada 1891–2016
Prot. N. 16/196 Greeting of His Beatitude Sviatoslav To Canadians of Ukrainian Descent Marking the 125th Anniversary of Ukrainian Settlement in Canada 1891–2016 Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ! On the occasion of the 125th anniversary of Ukrainian settlement in Canada I send prayerful greetings from your ancestral land of Ukraine to the over two million Canadian citizens of Ukrainian descent. This is a time to celebrate God’s many blessings given through the vast territory of Canada to our people who have made this new land their home. And we rejoice with you, recalling at the same time the hardships…
Mar
23
2016
Perspectives on a Common Date for Easter?
Salt and Light TV - In May of 2014, Pope Tawadros II of the Coptic Orthodox Church sent a letter to Pope Francis. In it he expressed his desire to establish a single date for all Christian Churches to celebrate Easter. Since the 16th century the Catholic and Orthodox churches have used different calendars to calculate the date of Easter. But in modern times as Christian persecution has become rampant in many parts of the world, Christians are seeing more of what they have—and should have—in common. Join us for a new episode of Perspectives: The Weekly Edition with guest host…