Download PDF Letter PDF in English 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
METROPOLITAN STEFAN’S MEDITATION FOR THE 4TH SUNDAY OF GREAT FAST The Gospel tells us of a time when Jesus returns from the mountain top to find his apostles baffled, helpless, and ineffective. The apostles had fallen into despair and could not help the father with his ill son. Jesus later
METROPOLITAN STEFAN’S MEDITATION FOR THE FIFTH SUNDAY OF GREAT FAST Our Great Fast Meditations have meditated on the sinfulness of living with feelings of entitlement. Today’s Gospel tells of how two apostles who blatantly asked Jesus to sit on either side of him when he comes into his glory. It
The Service of the Word Літургія Слова #5 The Service of the Word: “The recollections of the apostles . . . are read.” The simple structure of the reading of the Word of God has changed very little since the most ancient times. Our
The Penitential Rite Чин Покаяння # 4 The Penitential Rite Because of the way in which our Liturgy has evolved to this day, with the adding of prayers and the relegating of many of them to being said silently (even though it was a
METROPOLITAN STEFAN’S MEDITATION FOR THE THIRD SUNDAY OF GREAT FAST The mid-point of our Great Fast journey calls us to venerate the Holy Cross in a special way as it lays adorned on the tetrapod or small altar in our Churches. We bow and kiss the cross with deep
A meaningful journey through Lent ought to unsettle our comfort zones. One of these comfort zones might be an attitude of living with an attitude of entitlement. Recall how some of the apostles were arguing among themselves as to who was the most important. Jesus sat them down and said,
The Great Fast is a gift to you and to me, offering us an opportunity to examine the way we follow Jesus Christ in our day-to-day life. A meaningful journey through Lent ought to unsettle our comfort zones. One of these comfort zones might be an attitude which can overtake
Download in English Download in Ukraine Catechetical Sermon on the Divine Liturgy #3 The Entrance Rite Because we come to church today and wait in our place for the service to begin, it may sound strange to separate the gathering from the entrance, but in
Letter in Ukrainian, PDF «БУДЬМО СОБОЮ!» ПОСЛАННЯ БЛАЖЕННІШОГО СВЯТОСЛАВА ДО ВІРНИХ УГКЦ ТА ВСІХ ЛЮДЕЙ ДОБРОЇ ВОЛІ З НАГОДИ СТОДВАДЦЯТИП'ЯТИРІЧЧЯ З ДНЯ НАРОДЖЕННЯ ПАТРІАРХА ЙОСИФА СЛІПОГО Господи, навчи мене творити волю Твою, бо Ти єси Бог мій (Пс. 143, 10). Дорогі в Христі брати і сестри! Сімнадцятого
