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Understanding Our Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church — 20170827

Posted on August 28, 2017 by adminstmike

During this coming week, Tuesday, August 29th, our Church celebrates the “Beheading of John the Baptizer.” Why does the Church give such veneration to St John the Baptist, even fixing a strict fast day in his honor? Some reasons. Our … Continue reading →

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Understanding Our Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church — 20170820

Posted on August 20, 2017 by adminstmike

This weekend, as I had indicated in the Bulletin last week, we also celebrate the feast of the Dormition of the Mother of God. It is a Marion Feast and, because it is our predominant celebration we still include the … Continue reading →

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Understanding Our Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church — 20170813

Posted on August 13, 2017 by adminstmike

On Tuesday of this coming week, our Church celebrates the Feast of the Dormition of the Mother of God – Her Falling Asleep. Tradition tells us that when the apostles opened the grave for St. Thomas to pay his respects … Continue reading →

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Understanding Our Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church — 2017086

Posted on August 6, 2017 by adminstmike

The observance of this feast goes back to the fourth century. At that time, St. Helena, mother of Emperor Constantine the Great, built a church on Mt. Tabor in honor of the Lord’s Transfiguration. At the end of the eleventh … Continue reading →

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Understanding Our Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church — 20170730

Posted on July 30, 2017 by adminstmike

If a person researches the topic of “Spiritual Formation of Laity” that is contained in the second session of the Patriarchal Council of the Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church, which was held in 1998, you will find something that was written by … Continue reading →

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Understanding Our Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church — 20170723

Posted on July 23, 2017 by adminstmike

More on the second. With hands raised in prayer the Mother of God reminds us to Whom worship is due. It is the symbol of each Christian and also of the Church. It is the many forms of liturgy – … Continue reading →

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Understanding Our Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church — 20170716

Posted on July 16, 2017 by adminstmike

As stated in the beginning of this article, there are two icons of the Mother of God which are essential to understanding ourselves who worship in the Kievan tradition. The first of those icons is that of the Annunciation. The … Continue reading →

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Understanding Our Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church — 20170709

Posted on July 9, 2017 by adminstmike

As many know, our Church embraces an Eastern Christian tradition that is ancient. SS Cyril and Methodius came to the Slavic area, now known as Bulgaria, and brought with them the Christian traditions of the Byzantine Church, the Church as … Continue reading →

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Understanding Our Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church — 20170702

Posted on July 3, 2017 by adminstmike

As I have shared, the Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church came into union with the Catholic Church of Rome through the Union of Brest-Litovsk. A Papal Bull was issued by the pope that recites the events which led to the union, the … Continue reading →

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Understanding Our Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church — 20170625

Posted on June 25, 2017 by adminstmike

Our Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church is the largest of the Eastern Catholic churches that are in communion with Rome. Christianity was established among the Ukrainians in 988 by St. Volodymyr and follows the Christianity established by missionaries from Constantinople. It … Continue reading →

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