If any man be devout and love God, let him enjoy this fair and radiant triumphal feast. If any man be a wise servant, let him rejoicing enter into the joy of his Lord. If any have laboured long in fasting, let him now receive his recompense. If any have wrought from the first hour, […]
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! Having kept its seals intact,You rose from the grave, O Christ,Who preserved the Virgin’s keys in Your birth,and opened for us the doors […]
To the Reverend Fathers, Religious Sisters, Venerable Monastics,Brothers and Sisters in Christ! Were not our hearts burning inside…It is true. Our Lord is risen!(Luke 24:32, 34) Christ is Risen! Dearly Beloved in Christ! Following the ancient tradition, our Church invited us to more intense prayer, penance, and charity during the forty days of the Great […]
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! You have descended into the depths of the earth, O Christ,And have broken the eternal bonds which held the captive,And like Jonah from […]
On the Occasion of the Feast of the Resurrection of our Lord To the Very Reverend Clergy, Monastics and Religious Sisters and Brothers, Seminarians and Laity of the Ukrainian Catholic Church in Canada: Christ is Risen! Indeed, He is Risen! Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Jesus said to them, “Do not be afraid” (Matthew […]
40 Day Reading Plan of Christ – Our Pascha, the Catechism of the Ukrainian Catholic Church On Knowledge of the Catechism (April 1937) I strongly remind the priest-pastors about this great and holy obligation before God (to teach catechism), and now I come to you, Dear Brothers and Sisters, to you, fathers of Christian families, […]
To the Very Reverend Clergy,Monastics and Religious Sisters and Brothers, Seminariansand Laity of the Ukrainian Catholic Church in Canada: Christ is Risen! Indeed He is Risen! Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, This is the day that the Lord has made;let us rejoice and be glad in it. (Psalm 118:24) The Easter event is filled […]
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! Bearing torches let us meet the bridegroom, Christ,As He comes forth from His tomb,And let us greet, with joyful song, the saving Pascha of God.Ode 5, […]
To the Very Reverend Clergy, Monastics and Religious Sisters and Brothers, Seminarians and Laity of the Ukrainian Catholic Church in Canada: Dear Brothers and Sisters in the Lord – Christ is Risen! Христос Воскреc! How difficult it is during the darkness of the COVID 19 pandemic, with closed churches and empty streets, to respond with […]
by Fr. Peter Babej Lazarus Saturday The Great Fast (40 days) ends on the Friday before Palm Sunday. Lazarus Saturday and Palm Sunday form a short and joyous prelude to the days of grief which will follow. Bethany is the place where Jesus raises Lazarus from the dead and reveals Himself to be “the Resurrection […]
