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The Ntivit of the Blesse Virgin Mr Ukrinin Ctholic Church in Plos

Prk, Illinois, begn the celebrtions of the 100th Jubilee October 2, 2011.

His Grce, Bishop RICHaRd (Seminck) begn the solemnities s the bells

rng, greete with bre n flowers b the Prish Councilor n two chilren.

The pstor, Ver Rev. Vrcilio Bsil Slkovski, OSBM welcome the bishop, n

hne him the Blessing Cross, inviting him to le the prer.

The Hierrchicl divine Liturg ws serve in Ukrinin n English, to suit

the nees of the prish. Using both lnguges, the prish serves the Ukrinin

fmilies which joine since the en of Worl Wr II, or s lte s recent times.

But, the use of English, on n equl bsis, llows

non-Ukrinin speking prishioners to enjo n

unerstn the sme fith n tritions which their

prents n grnprents instille in them.

decon Michel Cook sng the petitions in Eng-

lish n the choir respone in Ukrinin. The

Gospel ws re in two lnguges n the bishop

elivere the homil in two lnguges. For the inu-

gurtion of the 100th anniversr celebrtion,

Bishop Richr congrtulte the pstor n the

ssocites for the occsion of the celebrtion, s well

s former pstors, founers, n benefctors. Bish-

op stresse the importnce of pst n present prish

orgniztions tht support the prish in its mnctivities.

as Bishop pointe out: we must mke it known

tht the prish is eicte to the Blesse Virgin

Mr, n her protection hs certinl sustine the

prish n prishioners, her chilren, throughout the

ers of the prish existence. a 100 ers' celebr-

tion is milestone reche b few, n s such must

be celebrte with jubiltion, grtitue n hope.

Immeitel upon concluing the divine Liturg the

entire congregtion move on to the avin Bnquet

Hll for the secon prt of the celebrtions.

Fr. Bsil Slkovski, OSBM welcome guests with

opening remrks, then clle upon Mr. John Kohut,

member of the prish council, to mke tost, noting

One centur, one hunre ers of mking n cre-ting histor we relize tht our ncestors h one

common gol: to hve plce to pr n live the

fith given to them b their prents n grnprents. None of us remembers or

hs seen--except for books n photogrphs--the first hll, or the first wooen

church until the brick church ws built on the corner of Pulin n 49th Street.

Following the tost Fther Roberto Lucvei, OSBM le us in the invoction n

Bishop Richr blesse the tble.

after the mel, members of church orgniztions pi tribute n reminisce

bout their ctivities within the prish. The first ws Mr. Joseph Bregin, prish

councilor, who gve brief histor of the prish. Mrs Pt Kuzmk spoke enthu-

sisticll bout the Sun Ctechism Progrm n its importnce for the life of

the prish. Mrs. Irene Grochol spoke bout ctivities of the Ukrinin Women's

Societ to involve the ounger women n oung mothers into the life of the

prish. Mrs. Olg Shwg spoke on behlf of St. Mrs Societ n their ctivi-

ties. These two orgniztions were merge s 45 women joine the Sisterhoo ofthe Mother of Go in 2008. Mrs. Irene Gjeck, the first presient of the sister-

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11NEW STARNovember, 2011

After two decades of moving from a mountainto the desert, then to a valley in California--a

community of Eastern Catholic monks, Holy

Resurrection Monastery, is moving to a new home in

Manitowoc County, Wisconsin. The small community,currently consisting of five monks, is buying the former

St. Marys Convent (currently known as Maria Haus)

in the village of St. Nazianz, about 50 miles south of

Green Bay.The monastery belongs to the Romanian Greek

Catholic Eparchy of St. George in Canton, Ohio, one of

the four Byzantine Catholic jurisdictions in the United

States. Bishop JOHN MICHAEL (Botean) of the Roman-ian Catholic Eparchy said, I am delighted to give my

blessing for this move. I have been praying for many

years that our monastery find a permanent home where

they can really thrive and grow.

Bishop David Ricken of Green Bay also expresseddelight when learning of this planned move. I know

that the Catholic community of North Eastern Wiscon-

sin will welcome our new monastic neighbors with joy.Their prayerful and hospitable presence will enrich us

all. I encourage all Catholics to become better ac-

quainted with the monks and with the rich heritage of

the Christian East that they embody.The monks new home has a long and storied history

in St. Nazianz. The village itself is named for one of the

great Eastern Fathers of the Church, St. GregoryNazianzen. This name was in itself one of the great

signs we felt the Lord was giving us, says the superi-

or of Holy Resurrection, Abbot Nicholas Zachariadis.

How many towns in America are named after a Fatherof the Church, let alone of the Eastern Church?

Coming to St. Nazianz, the monks will become part

of a long Catholic tradition going back to the founding

of the village community in 1854 by the German pio-neers led by Father Ambrose Oschwald. The property

the monks are buying was originally used by the reli-

gious sisters founded by Father Oschwald. Subse-

quently it was occupied by the Salvatorian Sisters whoused it for various purposes until 2000 when they sold

it to private owners. For the past decade the building

and grounds have been used as a small retreat center, a

ministry that the monks will continue.

The monastery will have about a dozen guest roomsfor private retreatants and small groups. They also plan

to develop a program of one-day retreats and adult

enrichment workshops designed to immerse people inthe rich spiritual and liturgical Eastern Christian tradi-

tion. The monks primarily use English in their liturgi-

cal services.

The monks are also interested in taking up invitationsto speak to parishes and other organizations about their

life and traditions. This is most definitely the age of

the New Evangelization, said Abbot Nicholas, and

we need to be a part of it! The truth is that no single tra-

dition is big enough to evangelize the whole world, or

even the smaller worlds of our local communities. Ifthe Church is to fulfill its mandate, it needs to draw on

the witness of the whole of its traditions, East and West.

Thats why Pope John Paul II was so insistent that the

Church had to breathe with both lungs, somethingPope Benedict has echoed many times.

You can also see more information about the proper-ty on the monasterys website: www.hrmonline.org.

The website also contains a link to the monasterysmost recent financial information, as well as the neces-

sary link and contact information.

The monks anticipate being in a position to begin

their receiving guests who wish to make individual orgroup retreats beginning in the early Spring of 2012.

For more information, please contact Abbot Nicholas

via their website, or by email: [email protected].

"The Lord God instructed the church to fulfillthe mission of preaching the good news,

that is evangelization. The Ukrainian

Greek Catholic Church as an integral part of the Ecu-

menical Church also participates in the mission, saidPatriarch Sviatoslav, in his introductory address at a

press conference at UNIAN on October 5, 2011, as he

spoke about a strategy for development of the UGCC

for the period until 2020.According to the hierarch, to fulfill the mission of

the Church, the bishops decided to define the strategy

of activity of the Church for the coming years as clear-

ly as possible. To simplify the implementation of the

project and to better monitor its course, a period of tenyears was determined. The parish, led by the local

bishop who is the symbol of unity within it, is the main

component of the process of evangelization. For it is inthe parish that the believers usually have their first

encounters with Christ either through the participationin the Divine Liturgy on Sunday or through a baptism,

wedding or funeral, said His Beatitude as he talked

about the rationale of the strategy, namely, the living

parish.The development of the parish community should

be our priority. By fostering and reviving communities

we foster and vivify the whole Church, stated Patri-

arch Sviatoslav.The Synod of Bishops, according to the patriarch,

decided to concentrate the efforts of the whole Church

on developing the living parish, which is the best

means to achieve the goals of evangelization. The

living and open parish will bring closer to Christ boththose who practice the faith regularly and those who

do so seldom (on Christmas and Easter) or do not do

so at all, explained Patriarch Sviatoslav, the Inform-ation Department of UGCC reported.

His Beatitude, SVIATOSLAV (Shevchuk) willmake his second visit to the United States fol-

lowing the celebration in Chicago for the

50th anniversary of the founding of the Eparchy of St.

Nicholas.On Saturday, November 12th, he will visit the

Ukrainian Educational and Cultural Center in Jenkin-

town, Pennsylvania, to meet with groups and children

from Ridna Shkola, PLAST and SUM. He will alsovisit the St. Sophia Association.

On Sunday, November 13, a Hierarchical Divine

Liturgy will be celebrated at 2:30 PM at the Cathedral

of the Immaculate Conception with the clergy and

faithful of the Archeparchy. Following the celebrationof the Divine Liturgy, a reception will be held at the

Liberty View Ballroom in the Independence Visitor

Center in Philadelphia. Round-trip transportation by

trolley from the Cathedral to the Independence Centerwill be provided during that time.

After this weekend, His Beatitude, will travel to

Washington, DC to visit St. Josaphat Seminary, the

United States Conference of Catholic Bishops the StateDepartment, and the Ukrainian Embassy.

The final leg of his visit will be in New York City to

attend the Holodomor Commemoration, St. George

Church and Fordham University.

Eastern Catholic Monks Moving

to St. Nazianz, Wisconsin

Philadelphia Visit

Planned by Patriarch

Strategy of UGCC for Ten Years Will

Concentrate on Active Parish Life

hoo spoke bout their ctivities. Before ening the

evening Ivn Kvtsiuk n Oksn Svchuk, both is-

tinguishe rtists of Ukrine entertine with souns of

music from Ukrine.

Of course, ll were ver plese b the visit from

friens t the Selfrelince Ukrinin Feerl Creit

Union who me ontion on the occsion of the

Jubilee.

Ntivit Prish hs histor of hunre ers n

future of mn more, s the prer implies.

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The Heavenly Banquet was at the church--and the

restaurant foyer had photo memories to see.

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RUSSIA DENIES PERMIT TO BUILD CATHOLIC

CHURCH: Archbishop Pezzi Laments Decision

PSKOV, Russia, (Zenit.org).- Archbishop Paolo Pezziof the Diocese of the Mother of God in Moscow,

Russia, is protesting against the rejection of a permit tobuild a Catholic church in the northeastern Russian

town of Pskov.

In a statement published on Tuesday, Archbishop

Pezzi lamented this "deliberate discrimination againstthe Catholic population of Pskov," reported Vatican

Radio.

The prelate criticized the local administration's

refusal to renew the permit to build a Catholic church,dedicated to the Most Holy Trinity, with the pretext that

construction had not begun before the previous permit

ran out.

In fact, construction began 10 years ago, and theparish complex is already completed, noted Archbishop

Pezzi.Construction began in the year 2000 because the

authorities refused to restore to the Catholic Church itscathedral. It is the only Catholic church in this city of

close to 200,000 inhabitants.

In 2005, the then president of the Russian Episcopal

Conference, Archbishop Tadeusz Kondrusiewicz, con-secrated the lower part of the church under construc-

tion. The work was financed by the faithful and dona-

tions.

Every day the faithful prepare food for the poor andhandicapped children. They also have an educational

project for street children and help families with hand-

icapped children. This help is given to everyone, re-

gardless of their religious affiliation.

Anita S. Bourdin

POPE HONORED BY ORTHODOX UNIVERSITY:Receives Medal of the Apostle Jason of Thessalonica

VATICAN CITY, (Zenit.org).- Benedict XVI receivedthe Gold Medal of the Apostle Jason of Thessalonica

from a delegation of the Theology Department of the

University of Thessalonica.

The medal was given to him personally by the presi-dent of the Association of Post Graduates and Doctoral

Candidates of the university, Stefanos Athanasiou, and

by the secretary-general, Zizis Siskos.

In his greeting to English-speaking pilgrims gatheredin St. Peters Square, the Holy Father addressed the del-

egation of the University of Thessalonica, saying that

he felt "profoundly honored" by this "kind gesture,"

which is an "eloquent sign of the growing understand-ing and dialogue between Catholic and Orthodox

Christians."

"I pray that it will be a presage of even greater

progress in our efforts to respond in fidelity, truth andcharity to the Lords calls to unity," stressed the Pontiff.

According to Tradition, the apostle Jason is one of the

seventy disciples; he appears in Acts 17, during St.

Pauls preaching in Thessalonica. He is greatly venerat-

ed by the Orthodox and Eastern Churches.

US BISHOPS VISIT IRAQ, URGE PLAN FOR

PEACEFUL FUTURE: Visit Site of Last October'sBombing that Claimed 58 Lives: WASHINGTON,

D.C., (Zenit.org).- Two leaders of the U.S. bishops

have visited their brother prelates in Iraq, saying one of

the most moving moments of the four-day tour was astop at the Syrian Catholic church where 58 people

were killed a year ago.

Bishop Gerald Kicanas of Tucson, Arizona, and

Bishop George Murry, of Youngstown, Ohio, were inBaghdad from October 2 to 5. They made the trip as

representatives of the USCCB and visited the four

Christian communities in Baghdad, the Chaldean,

Latin, Armenian and Syrian Catholics."The Christians in Baghdad have suffered greatly;

their faith has been tested," said Bishop Kicanas,

according to a statement from the U.S. bishops' confer-

ence. "One of the most moving moments in the visitwas praying with Archbishop Athanase Matti Shaba

Matoka, archbishop emeritus of Baghdad, in the Syrian

Catholic Church of Our Lady of Deliverance where so

many were killed in the bombings and shootings thattook place there on October 31 of last year."

The bishops prayed at the tomb of the two priests

killed in the attack and viewed the damage done to the

church by four suicide bombers.Bishop Murry also noted how one Chaldean priest

told "the chilling story of his kidnapping and being held

for ransom by two different groups. Many people had

similar stories to tell."The bishops toured Caritas Iraq programs in Baghdad

that serve Christians and Muslims. These included a

well-baby program, programs for people with special

needs, and peace building and reconciliation programs."In every instance we were impressed by the great

good being done by the Caritas staff and volunteers,"

said Bishop Murry.

Bishop Murry and Bishop Kicanas will inform theU.S. bishops, the CRS Board, and the U.S. government

on what they saw and experienced.

"As the United States military moves to the planned

withdrawal from the city in the next months, it is criti-cal that a plan be in place for a peaceful transition,"

Bishop Murry said, "and not one marred by more vio-

lence and the killing of innocent people."

METROPOLITAN HILARION MEETING OF PATRI-

ARCH AND POPE COULD BE ON NEUTRAL TERRIT-

ORY: The Russian Church has stated again that it isearly to speak about definite terms of the meetingbetween Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and Pope Benedict

XVI.

This prospect is real, but as we said earlier, wereinterested not in the fact of the meeting, but rather in itscontent. It has sense for us only if it means that our rela-

tions truly and radically improve, the Izvestia daily

quotes the Metropolitan as saying.

If the meeting takes place, it is likely to happen on aneutral territory, he said.

The meeting between the patriarch and the pope

should be carefully arranged not only from the point of

protocol, but from the point of finding a shared position

on the questions that divide us today, said the hierarch,mentioning that the main obstacle to the meeting is the

situation in the western Ukraine.

There still is no peace and harmony between Ortho-

dox believers and Greek Catholics in the region. Thistopic has been touched many times, but we still dont

see any changes, Metropolitan Hilarion said.

LEADER OF EGYPT'S CATHOLICS URGES FRAT-

ERNITY AFTER ATTACK: Gives Government a Voteof Confidence: ALEXANDRIA, Egypt, (Zenit.org).-The leader of the Catholic community in Egypt is call-

ing on the faithful to "live in a sincere spirit of citizen-

ship" even after Sunday's military attack on a group of

peaceful protestors.A statement sent to ZENIT by Patriarch ANTONIOS

(Naguib), of Alexandria of the Coptic Catholics, invit-

ed the faithful to "caring fraternity with all their broth-

ers and sisters in the country."The statement responded to recent violence--the

bloodiest event since February's ousting of the Egyptian

president. Eye-witnesses reported that the military

opened fire on the protestors, crushing some of themwith armored vehicles. More than two dozen died and

hundreds were wounded. The demonstrators were

protesting the burning of a Christian church last month.

Egypt is about 10% Christian.Patriarch Antonios in fact urged Egyptians to partici-

pate in the political and electoral process, calling it a

"sacred duty," and one that aims "at establishing a mod-

ern democratic state, based on the law, full citizenship,equality, justice, and the guarantee of freedoms."

"This is in order to ensure a better future for Egypt, a

shining future based on hope and work, to which we

continue to contribute generously through our institu-tions for education, charity and development, at the

service and for the good of all the citizens of our

beloved Egypt, trusting in the Divine Providence that

sustains us."The government announced its resolve to investigate

the disputes over Christian church building permits.

POPE'S PRAYER INTENTIONS FOR NOVEMBER:General Intention: That the Eastern Catholic Churchesand their venerable traditions may be known and es-

teemed as a spiritual treasure for the whole Church.

BISHOP VENEDYKT OF UGCC CALLS FAITHFUL

IN LVIV NOT TO ADMIT SELF-PROCLAIMED

PRIESTS: Auxiliary Bishop VENEDYKT of Lviv of theUkrainian Greek Catholic Church called the faithful ofthe Lviv Archeparchy of UGCC to be careful not to

admit unknown priests in the ministry, reads an address

published on October 9 in all the churches of the Lviv

Archeparchy of UGCC.The letter clearly mentions Dognals Group and

Lefebvrists. Unknown persons claiming to be Catholic

priests but not being ones in reality entered our com-

munity. They include persons from the Lefebvrist groupof Kovpak and Dognals sect. They wear priestly gar-

ments and even celebrate the Divine Liturgy.

12 NEW STAR November, 2011

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ecclesil bo. I wnt to support this ver importntmtter, so I cme to look t the restortion work tht

begn month go in St. Sophi Ctherl. For me it is

importnt tht the ntionwie Ukrinin pilgrimge to

be hel next er on the occsion of 120th nniversr

of the birth of Ptrirch JOSyF (Slipj) gthers ll of us

in the renewe Ukrinin church, si the ptrirch

fter visiting the ctherl in the Itlin cpitl.

The church esigne b rchitect Lucio di Stefno,

hs rich internl mosic ecortion crete b

Ukrinin rtist Svitoslv Hornsk. St. Sophi

Ctherl ws consecrte in 1969 b Ptrirch JOSyF

(Slipj). after 40 ers, the church nees mjor repirs.

Chirmn of the St. Sophi Religious Societ, Fr. Ivn

dtsko si: If we o not o this now,

we will hve to spen even more

mone, since the mount of work will

increse ech er. To, the estimteis hlf million euros.

I hve hope in the gret generosit of

the Ukrinin people n I encourge

chritble contributions so tht the

restortion of the snctur is trul

ntionwie.

Ptrirch Svitoslv ss tht he is

trouble b the stte of the mge

mosics of the ctherl. It is importnt

to restore it so tht it cn be sve. However, in his opin-

ion, the intensit of the work gives hope tht the

restore church will serve the next genertion of

Ukrinins for long time.

at the beginning of

his st in Itl

(October 11 -17) Ptri-

rch Svitoslv visitenother Ukrinin cen-

ter of Rome, Ss Sergius

n Bcchus Church,

where the Zh-rovtsk

wonerworking icon of

the Virgin is being

restore.

The restortion work

is expecte to be com-

plete b September 30 of next er, to be consecrte

in October, 2012, uring ntionwie Ukrinin pil-

grimge.

RISU

Patriarch SVIATOSLAV (Shevchuk) Inspects Restoration Work in St. Sophia Church in Rome


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Being a gregarious person, I get lonely when Im

not with people. Since Im alone much morethan I would like, I try to disguise the loneliness

with noise--either from a radio or from a TV. (Yes, I

realize that its not good to lie to oneself; that having

been said, lets move on, shall we?) This pastime is notcompletely for naught: sometimes, the noise contains

something which sparks my imagination. Permit me to

share two such sparks.

There was a commercial for an airline which con-tained the following message: if you keep the wind to

your back, youll never take off; however, if you want

to soar, you need to face into the wind so that you can

get the necessary lift. Now I have to admit that, while Iroomed with an aerospace engineer at Notre Dame, not

much of his studies rubbed off on me, so I cannot attest

to the science put forth in the commercial. Nonetheless,

I find some human wisdom there: if we always take theeasy way out, we will never grow or improve.

Another time, while I was watching TV in my Mish-

awaka rectory, I saw another spark. A panel was dis-

cussing the fact that South Bend--which, by the way, is

contiguous to Mishawaka--had just been designated anAll-American City. Three things in the discussion

struck me.

First of all, the designation as an All-American City

does not mean that the city has no problems. (If youever see South Bend, you will be able to attest to this;

in fact, just a few months ago, it was deemed to be a

dying city!) Rather, an All-American City courageous-

ly faces its challenges with determination, and it dealswith those challenges creatively and effectively. (The

airline commercial would say that it faces into the

wind.) Mayor Lueck attributed South Bends success to

the fact that this came out clearly in the citys presenta-tion.

Another panelist attributed South Bends success to

the energy exhibited by South Bends delegates--espe-

cially its young representatives. Energy bespeaks irre-pressible life which does not retreat before obstacles;

rather, obstacles shrink before such a life force. I, of

course, am reminded of the Holy Spirit Which enlivens

us, and of the gifts of courage and fortitude so evident

in those whose lives are touched by the Kingdom of

God.The same panelist spoke of the importance of focus-

ing on our human capital. I cannot help repeating

what you have certainly heard me say a million times:

God does not love laws or tasks or projects or accom-plishments; God loves people! After all, the Creed

tells us clearly that it was for us and for our salvation

that Christ came to earth, becoming incarnate in our

flesh and sharing our human life with us. Neither lawsnor tasks, neither projects nor accomplishments mean

anything if human beings are not taken into considera-tion, if people are crushed in the process rather than

being helped to flourish. (Remember the USSR?)In September the St. Nicholas Eparchy celebrated its

fiftieth anniversary. We face many challenges. Perhaps

Christ is speaking to us through the wise TV guides

discussed above. May we face the future courageously,and allow ourselves to be guided by the Holy Spirit! In

so doing, we can become the Church which Christ

desires and which the world so desperately needs: a

credible icon of Christs love which miraculouslymakes salvation--that is, Gods own life--available to

those who seek it.

We have children in a Catholic school. Our eldest isin a class scheduled for Confirmation, and is re-quired to attend classes, (during school hours); par-ticipate in all the practices for the ceremony and alsopay a fee that goes to defray the costs and as a stip-end for the bishop. Since this child was confirmed atbaptism, we feel that the sacrament cannot be re-peated. Yet the school insists on the importance oftaking part in the ceremony, stating the baptismalcertificate does not say confirned but chrismat-ed. They have no provisions for our child to be else-where in the school while practice is done, and mustgo through with it. What are your feelings about this?

Feelings have little to do with it.It is the teaching of the Catholic Church that there are

certain Sacramental Mysteries that cannot be repeated,two of which happen to be Baptism and Chrismation.The Latin Rite has the same regulation. However, theyuse the word Confirmation based upon a differentinterpretation of the process and rationale of the Mys-

tery than is understood in the Eastern Churches byChrismation. Some people seem to not know the dif-ferences and similarities.

The reality is that your child is not capable of receiv-ing the sacrament again, no matter by what name it iscalled. To insist upon it could be considered an act ofdisavowal of valid adherence to the (Ukrainian) Churchin favor of choosing to belong to another (Latin)Church. I am fairly certain that you do not intend yourchild to renounce the Ukrainian Catholic Church inorder to join the Latin (or Roman) Rite of the CatholicChurch. As if peer pressure is a good excuse.

It is difficult to understand that with so much infor-mation available to educators and others about the var-ious Catholic Churches that narrow-minded and ill-informed views still exist. I would also question thecredentials of a religion teacher or catechist who is

so misinformed on the teachings of the CatholicChurch and its various ritual families to make demandssuch as these. Obviously a lack of basic facts affects theveracity of what they are teaching. The principal andpastor should also be expected to be aware that thereare other expressions of Catholicism than the LatinRite. Beyond that, the bishop should surely know thatnot all Catholics who live in a particular city are sub-ject to his jurisdiction.

While Eastern Catholics are widely dispersed acrossthe country, and in quite sizeable numbers in some ofthe larger urban areas, most go unnoticed within theframework of the local (Latin) Catholic community.

There are practical reasons for this--most EasternCatholics attend and support parishes of their own litur-gical Tradition. This includes catechetical instruction

for people of all ages--youth throuh adult--as well asthe distinct preference for maintaining the establishedorder of the wondrous diversity of expression found in

the various Eastern Churches. They may attract somecuriosity seekers--or people interested in broadeningtheir knowledge.

Some find a solution to the need for religious educa-tion is to send children to a Catholic school, where itis felt that students receive a better education than inpublic schools--and religion is part of a built-in bo-nus. Textbooks and teachers in most Catholic schools,grade school or secondary, are woefully lacking in cor-rect or complete information on any of the EasternChurches, if our Churches are mentioned at all.

Students will learn that in the marriage ceremony, thebride and groom confer the sacrament upon each other,in front of a witness of the Church, which need not bea priest. No Eastern Church teaches this--as theMystery (of Crowning in Marriage, in the ByzantineTradition) requires the blessing of a priest--not a dea-con nor a member of the clergy of any Protestant ornon-Christian denomination.

Roman Catholic schools will instruct pupils who par-

ticipate in a student Mass that all may approach dur-ing the distribution of the Eucharist (Communion)--tomake everyone feel welcome--but non-Catholics mustcross their arms across their chests to indicate that thepriest is to just give a blessing. This advice, howeverwell-meaning, contradicts completely our practice ofcrossing arms across the chest as a sign of wanting toreceive the Body and Blood of Christ. Nor, by the way,do we receive in the hand, or use unleavened bread.

Or, they may be taught Baptism, Chrismation (or Con-firmation) and the Eucharist are done on three separateoccasions--and not necessarily in that order. It is the prac-tice in Eastern Churches to adminster all three Mysteriesat once. They will learn anyone can baptize as long asthe baptizer says I baptize you... and only a bishop con-firms. Eastern practice is different. A priest baptizes--not

just anyone, not even a deacon; and a priest chrismates,using Chrism from the local bishop, or patriarch.Fasting regulations, the absence of Ash Wednes-

day, the counting of days and emphasis of Lenten ser-vices and prasctices are not explained in Latin schoolsto Eastern Catholic students who are in the minority inthe classroom, where their sensitivities are ignored.

One West Coast archdiocese sponsored a symposiumon all the documents of Vatican II. Upon inquiringwho was handling the Decree on Catholic EasternChurches, the answer was given--Oh, thats the onedocument we do not address, as it has no relevance inthis contry. [Where was their bishop during Vatican II?]

To get to the point of your particular circumstance,be clear that your child cannot, according to ChurchLaw, be re-Confirmed. There should be no need topay a fee, go to practice, or paricipate in a ceremony.

Your child should not skip school over this--but be en-couraged to educate others. Some think Eastern chil-dren, need to feel a part of their school setting, and gothrough the ceremony, indicating to the bishop theywant only a blessing--which will look quite similar tothe perfunctory anointing the others receive. Let theschool know this is unacceptabe, if not demeaning.

Your child should know that Chrismation received asan infant is in no way inferior to that of anyone else--and thus he or she cannot be made to undergo even asimulated ritual to be thought of as (really) Catholic.

Understanding that your Church is as Catholic as anyother Catholic Church may eliminate an unfortunate in-cident that occurred in my own experience. A motherrequested a copy of a bapismal certificate, (which alsoincluded the word confirmed) so her child could beconfirmed with her class. I explained that it was impos-sible and refused to forward the certificate to the school,hoping a letter would settle the matter. After three morefollow-up calls, I heard no more, until after the cere-mony, when she phoned: I went over your head andhad her confirmed, anyhow.

There is no need for an inferiority complex because ourTraditions differ from other Catholics. We dont flock toimitate Armenian, Maronite, Coptic or Syro-Malabar cus-toms. Why imitate Latin ways--as if they are better?

For this reason some Eastern pastors make it knownthat Eastern Christian Formation classes are for all, eventhose in a Catholic school to attend their parochial reli-gious instruction--a worthwhile suggestion. Students willfind they do not make the Sign of the Cross backward,when historically the reverse is true--or the [Eastern] end-ing of the Hail, Mary which the West has altered! Notto mention proper Trinitarian doctrine. Icons. Etc.

Vatican II gave us the challenge to know, understand,love, and be ourselves, for our own salvation and as atruer expression of what is Catholic in a catholic un-derstanding of the Church--not limited to one way.

Were a poll to be taken, it seems to me that most in-the-pew Eastern Catholics could show they know much

more than most Latin laity, many Roman priests, andsome bishops about the others Church.

This could be remedied through education--but onelarge archdiocese does not include any mention of any-thing Eastern in their annual Archdiocesan CatholicCatechetical Program for educators and others, des-pite the presence of parishes of eight different EasternTraditions in their territory. Their official definitionof diversity in the Catholic Church refers to the var-ious ethnicities, languages, ages, races and genders thatbelong to the Latin Rite of the Catholic Church.

Unless and until we insist on the equality of our dig-nity as a Church, and live it ouselves, it will be lost to usdue to a nonchalant attitude toward observing our uniquequalities as Church.

Thats my feeling about the topic of your question.

Of Sparks and TV Guides

Why?/Why: By Fr Denny Molitvy

Fr Jim Karepin, OP

Arm yourself with the weapons of knowledge and understanding of Eastern Christian doctrine and practices,

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Let us turn to the wisdom of Saint Cyprian of

Carthage as he continues to instruct those who

seek the faith, in the Tradition of the Our Father.

When we live and pray our faith, others come to believe.

Let us listen to the great hierarch as he explains withdepth the words of the Prayer Jesus taught: We ask:

Give us this day our daily bread. We can understand

this petition in a spiritual and in a literal sense. For inthe divine plan both senses may help toward our salva-

tion. For Christ is the bread of life; this bread does not

belong to everyone, but is ours alone. When we say,

Our Father, we understand that He is the Father ofthose who know Him and believe in Him. In the same

way we speak of our daily bread, because Christ is the

bread of those who touch His body.

Now, we who live in Christ and receive His Eu-

charist, the food of salvation, ask for this bread to begiven us every day. Otherwise we may be forced to

abstain from this communion because of some serious

sin. In this way we shall be separated from the body of

Christ, as He taught us in the words: I am the bread of

life which has come down from heaven. Anyone whoeats my bread will life for ever and the bread that I will

give is my flesh for the life of the world. Christ is say-

ing, then, that anyone who eats His bread will live for-ever. Clearly they possess life who approach His body

and share in the Eucharistic communion. For this rea-

son we shall be apprehensive and pray that no one has

to abstain from this communion, lest he be separatedfrom the Body of Christ and be far from salvation.

Christ has warned of this: If you do not eat the flesh of

the Son of man and drink His blood you will have no

life in you. We pray for our daily bread, Christ to begiven to us. With His help, we who live and abide in

Him will never be separated from His body and His

grace.

After this we ask pardon for our sins, in the words:and forgive us our trespasses. The gift of bread is fol-

lowed by a prayer for forgiveness. To be reminded that

that we are sinners and forced to ask forgiveness for our

faults prudent and sound. Even while we are askingGods forgiveness, our hearts are aware of our state!

This command to pray daily for our sins reminds us

that we commit sin every day. No one should compla-

cently think themselves innocent, lest pride lead to fur-ther sin. Such is the warning that John gives in his let-

ter: If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves,

and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, the

Lord is faithful and just, and will forgive our sins. Hisletter includes both points, that we should beg forgive-

ness for our sins, and that we receive pardon when we

do. He calls the Lord faithful, because he remains loyal

to his promise, by forgiving us our sins. He taught us to

pray for our sins and our faults, and also promised toshow us a Fathers mercy and forgiveness.(CSEL 3,

280. 281, 284)

Along with His other precepts Christ lays down thiseven more forcefully with a vigorous condemnation.

He says: When you stand up to pray, if you have any-

thing against anyone, let it go so that your heavenly

Father may also forgive you; but if you do not forgivemen their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive

you your trespasses. You will have no excuse on the

Day of Judgment, for then you will be judged just as

you have judged, and will suffer whatever you havedone to others.

Holy Cyprian: (the Lord), bids us to be peace-loving,

harmonious and of one mind in His house. He wants us

to live with the new life He gave us at our second birth.As children of God, we are to abide in peace, as we have

one Spirit, we should be one in mind and heart. Thus

God does not receive the sacrifice of those who lives in

conflict; and He orders us to turn back from the altarand be first reconciled with our brother, that God too

may be appeased by the prayers of one who is at peace.

(CSEL.284) Prayer is the language of the heart. It pro-

claims our prayer before our all Holy God.

Fr Deacon Michael Cook


Office of Faith Formation

The

Challenges of

Discipleship

The fixed cycle starts on September 1, the begin-

ning of the Byzantine civil year. The great feastsof this cycle are: the Nativity of the Mother of

God on September 8, the Exaltation of the Holy Cross on

September 14, the Entrance of the Virgin Mary in the

Temple on November 21, the Nativity of Christ onDecember 25, the Theophany of Christ on January 6, the

Encounter of the Lord on February 2, the Annunciation

of Mary on March 25, the Transfiguration of the Lord on

August 6 and the Dormition of the Mother of God on

August 15. The movable cycle of the Byzantine celebra-tions has its center in the feast of Pascha/Easter with two

great periods that precede and follow it respectively

called Triodion and Pentecostarion.

The Triodion takes its name from the liturgical book

containing the services of the movable feasts of the ten

weeks before Pascha/Easter. The term Triodion comes

from three odes, that is, the three biblical canticlessung in the morning service. It comprises the pre-Lenten

and Lenten periods. The proper Byzantine Lent lasts

forty days, from Clean Monday to the Friday before

Palm Sunday. The Byzantine Lent unfolds the weeksfrom Monday to Sunday, and clearly distinguishes

Saturday and Sunday and the other weekly days: DivineLiturgy is served on the former and not on the latter.

The reasons for this absence of Eucharistic celebration

are due to the theology of the Fathers and the praxis ofthe Byzantine Church for which the Eucharist is always

seen as celebration of the paschal triumph of our Lord

Jesus Christ. On the Wednesdays and Fridays of Lent the

Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts is served, that is, thecelebration of Vespers with Communion in the Bread

and Wine consecrated the previous Sunday.

The Liturgy of the Presanctified is usually celebrated

in the evening, after a daylong fast. The liturgical textsand ceremonies invite one to compunction: prostrations,

dim light in church and sanctuary curtain nearly always

closed. The Triodion has two parts: a pre-Lenten period

with three weeks and four Sundays, beginning with theSunday of the Publican and the Pharisee followed by the

Sunday of the Prodigal Son, that of Last Judgment and

that of Adam and Eve.

Therefore the Lenten season, with its six Sundays:Sunday of Orthodoxy; Sunday of Saint Gregory

Palamas; Sunday of the Exaltation of Holy Cross;

Sunday of Saint John Climacus and Sunday of Saint

Mary of Egypt. The Byzantine Great and Holy Week isa period that celebrates the mystery of the passion, death

and the resurrection of Christ. In a special way one con-

templates Christ as the Spouse of the Church, as the One

who lovingly gave his life for humanity by embracing

the tree of the cross.The Pentecostarion is the period of fifty days celebrat-

ing the resurrection of Christ, his victory upon death. It

comprises nine Sundays: Sunday of Passover; Sunday ofSaint Thomas; Sunday of the Ointment-bearing Women;

Sunday of the Paralytic; Sunday of the Samaritan;

Sunday of the Blind Man; Sunday of the Fathers of the

Council of Nicea; Sunday of Pentecost and Sunday ofAll Saints.

Although the liturgical year of the various Christian

Churches has its fulcrum and its origin in the feast of

Passover, the disposition of our celebration follows theorder of the liturgical books and the Byzantine Synaxar-

ion that start with the month of September in coinci-

dence with what once was the beginning of the civil

Byzantine year. Moreover this disposition of theByzantine liturgical year has at the beginning (Septem-

ber 8) the Nativity of the Theotokos and at the end

(August 15) the Falling Asleep of the Mother of God to

emphasize also the ecclesiological dimension of the lit-urgical year: Birth/Glory of Mary, Birth/Glory of the

Church, of which the Mother of God is type and figure.

The celebration of the liturgical year in all Christian

Churches is the celebration of the mystery of Christ inhis Incarnation, Passion, Death and Resurrection, and as

a consequence the celebration also of the mystery of the

Virgin Mother.Fr George D Gallaro

continued from last month

Stage by Stage

into the Mystery

Patriarch Sviatoslav is calling the Ukrainian

Catholic Church to an active evangelization thattransfigures us into becoming partakers of Gods

divine nature. The Eastern Church has preserved this

great treasure by living the meaning of theosis, also

called deification and divinization. These words wererarely used in the past few centuries in the West; now

the meaning of theosis is being discussed more fre-

quently in religious writings. It has been a doctrine of

the Church since the earliest times. St. Athanasius, anEastern Church Father of the 4th century made the

statement, The Son of God became man so that man

might become God. Does such a dramatic sentence

surprise us? Is it too astounding to be true?

As disciples we are called to deepen our understand-

ing of this doctrine of our deification which rests on themystery of the Incarnation, God becoming man. We

may have been taught that we are children of God, aphrase that could mean simply a creature of God. With

a less understanding of theosis we even used the phraseadopted children of God. Theois teaches that we can

truly become like God, taking part in Gods life

through his grace. We are made in God's image and

likeness.Christian life is a process of becoming divine, be-

coming like Christ. When our co-creative actions are

virtuous then we live like Christ. When we are, by the

grace of the Holy Spirit, patient, kind, humble, charita-ble, chaste, we are living the life of Christ.

We pray in the Akathist to the Mother of God in the

Sixth Ode;Hail O perfect purity, Immaculate Bridal-

Chamber of the Word, cause of our deification save

us.

Theosis


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16/20


At OHare Airport, His Grace, Bishop

Richard was allowed to board the in-

bound plane to escort His Beatitude

into the terminal, where he was greeted at the

gate by children, accompanied by Fr Mykola

Buryadnyk of St Joseph the Betrothed in Chi-

cago, and Fr Yaroslav Mendyuk, of St Josa-

phat, Munster, Indiana, Bishop Richards del-

egate to the Jubilee Committee

Pi Visi S Nis epy

At the Ukrainian National Museum, His Beatitude examines

artifacts described by president Jaroslaw Hankewych and

curator, Maria Klimchak.

Students, faculty and staff of St Nicholas Cathedral School met with His

Beatitude, who was welcomed with the traditional bread and flowers,

and other greetings. Below,First Graders [froNt row, l-r) Caiden,

Gabriel, Ariana, Joshua and[Back row]Alyssa, Tatiana, Evelina, Yaryna

and Oleksandr sing hymns to the Mother of God in English and Ukrainian

for the edification of His Beatitude.


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At the formal banquet, His Beatitude was greeted with a standing tribute

from all present--and the Bandurist Chorus performed.

Highlights of the Jubilee Weekend

Midway through the

Akathist Hymn, the Jubilee

Icon was carried by pastorsof the delivering and receiv-

ing parishes [left], Very

Rev Bohdan Nalysnyk,

rector of the Cathedral and

[rIght]Rev Oleh

Krivokulsky, Pastor of SS

Volodymyr and Olha, as a

procession of the hierarchs

and faithful stopped traffic

where busy Chicago Avenue

crosses Oakley Boulevard.

His Beatitude is wel-

comed to SS Volodymyr

and Olha Parish by

Chrystya Wereszczak

.prior to the celebration

of the Akathist Hymn.

This photo by Sr Olga Marie

Faryna, OSBM, shows Bishop

Richard on the chair he occupies

as the overseer of the Eparchy.

[left:]Prior to the Hierarchical Divine Liturgy, The Jubilee Icon

was carried (by Jaroslaw Andrasz) [rIght:] to join the

concelebrants and faithful representing parishes

of the eparchy in the procession to the Cathedral.

His Beatitude, Patriarch Sviatoslav speaks to the overflow congregation.

aBoVe: a ground-level photo,

rIght: a fish-eye lens view from the choir loft.

Other faithful watched the ceremony on

closed-circuit television in the cathedral hall.

Francis Cardinal George, RomanCatholic Archbishop of Chicago


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Hello, again. I realize

there was no general in-

vitation to comment onthe anniversary celebration, but

I thought I should add to my ear-

lier comments.

Now I remember why this isnot your grandmother's Church

struck me: my grandmother re-

members that there was English

in the [Liturgy]. People sang it.

And so did the priest. The anniversary

[Liturgy] had only some clergy parts in

English and nothing for the congrega-tionwho, because of the choir, could

do nothing but sit as if in a concert. I now

also remember why I started to not

believe in Church so much. We oncelearned that the service was our way of

participating. This was not done at all.

Truly, it is not my grandmother's Church

and now seems not right for me either.

I was also disappointed that I could

not hear from the Patriarch's lips any

words of encouragement for me to be apart of this Church. It was as if I walked

into a private event for insiders only, and

I was not one of them. My hopes were

not met, and I spent money that I reallydidn't have for a trip and hotel room and

was not uplifted at all.

For some it may have been nice, nos-

talgic, or a spectacular stage show or

concert. But, for me, it was not church

(or Church?) There was no balance.

Maybe my expectations were toohigh. Or maybe the Church has a differ-

ent idea about its purpose than I do. But

I felt left out, not included. Uncomfort-

able. An outsider. Unwelcome.Thank you, God bless you!

Sonja Sznyk

(address withheld)

Pages 1, 11, 16, 17, 18

Refurbishe Mosic Reeicte b Ptrirch Svitoslv

At St Joseph the Betrothed Parish in Chicago,

His Beatitude is greeted by Elias-Dymytri j

Hayda and Nastia Kalyniouk. A special event of

the day was the rededication of a long-standing and

quite weathered mosaic icon in the outdoor shrine to

Our Lady of Hoshiv on the parish property. The pro-

cession of clergy, hierarchy and faithful wends its way

to the shrine for the blessing of a new copy of the icon.

Patriarch Sviatoslav Visits Palatine ParishBlesses Commemorative Cornerstones for New Church

Ptrirch Svitoslv honore the

fithful n friens of Immcu-

lte Conception Ukrinin Bz-

ntine Ctholic Church in Pltine,

Illinois, with visit on September 26.

This historic event in the life of the

prish centere on His Betitues cele-

brtion of the divine Liturg. The

Ptrirch ws joine b Bishop RICH-

aRd (Seminck), Eprch of St. Nichols

Eprch in Chicgo; Ver Rev. Mitre

archpriest anri Chirovsk; Ver Rev.

archpriest Mkhilo Kuzm; Ver Rev.

yroslv Menuk; Ver Rev. Bohn

Nlsnk; Rev. Leonr Korchinsk;

Rev. Ihor Koshk; Rev. anri Plishk;

n Rev. Jmes Bnkston.

In his homil, Ptrirch Svitoslv

stte, I feel mself s prt of ver

wrm fmil right now here mong

ou.

He remine ll those in ttennce

tht the center of the postolic trition

of the Ctholic Church is Christ

Himself n tht new genertions

[nee] the possibilit to be touche b

Go, to meet Him Himself, to receive

His power tht cn restore the fullness

of humn life.

One of the highlights of the ws

the Ptrirchs blessing of pir of en-

grve grnite stones commemorting

His Betitues visit. The prishioners

pln to plce the stones in new church

tht the hope to erect in coming ers.

B blessing the cornerstone for the

new church, we hve to mnifeste to

everone tht Christ Himself is the cor-

nerstone of m life n tht Im sup-

pose to buil m life, m projects, n

m future upon Him, Ptrirch Svit-

oslv expline to the prishioners. He

went on to s, M Our Lor Jesus

Christ, who is present to mong

us be the cornerstone of the life of

Our Church, of the life of ech of ou.

about 175 prishioners, guests, n

members of the Ukrinin communit

fille the church. a procession of clerg

le Ptrirch Svitoslv to the entrnce

of the church where Fr. Kuzm, pstor,

gve the cross over to the Ptrirch s

sign of the prishs love n its ck-

nowlegment tht His Betitue is the

Fther of the Ukrinin Greek Ctholic

Church. The Ptrirch ws then wel-

come with flowers, the tritionl

bre n slt, n greetings from rep-

resenttives of the churchs Sisterhoo

of the apostleship of Prer n PrishPstorl Council.

Commemortive hol crs, blesse

b His Betitue, were istribute t the

ismissl of the divine Liturg.

[left:]His Beatitude is welcomed to the

church;

[toP, left:] two cornerstones are blessed as

[toP, rIght:] the parishioners witness the

event.


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ou ldy Zvnyi, S, wsinnOur prish woul like to sincerel thnk Mother anstsi

n the Nuns of the Hol Theophn Monster in Lc

for their ontion of set of icons epicting hol s.

This wonerful n unexpecte gift will bring us much jo

s we ispl the icons on the tetropo uring the esignt-

e hol . We ver much pprecite the Sisters kin-

ness, thoughtfulness, their stefst support, n most of

ll, their constnt prers for our Prish. M Go forever

bless them n the work the o.

a big thnk ou to ll who me our Grge Sle gret

success! Sisterhoo me bout $450.00. None of it woul

hve been possible without the help of our fntstic volun-

teers n the generous ontions we receive from our

prishioners.

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I don't owe was all Tom would say and

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Persistence is part of a bill collector's tactic.More frequent calls were madesome with

threats of legal action if the account was not

settled. Somehow, the caller managed to get

Tom's attention one one occasion before hehung up.

Please, he asked, just give me some proof

that you do not owe the bill and you will never

be bothered again.Tom relented his adamant behavior, and

took the time to try to explain his rationale for

dismissing the mail and phone calls. Well, I

bought these new windows for my house. Ihave the newspaper ad right in front of me. I

don't owe you anything. It says plain as day

'these windows will pay for themselves in five

years.' You have not waited even four years,but you keep bugging me for the money! And

he hung up.

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visit the sick, make sure

the church was clean.

Also brought food to the

homeless, and had timeto run any errand. For along time taught Sunday

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God called the light day, and the darkness he called night.And there was evening, and there was morning the next day . Gen 1:5

Vespers, the word itself taken from the Latin vesperae meaning evening star. In

French it is vespres, in Greekhesperinos, in Old Slavonic it is VechernayaSluzhba, shortened to Vechernya. No matter what language you say it in, it is

the principal evening service, which prepares us for the next day and serves as the

beginning of the cycle of Sunday Services; Vespers, Matins and Divine Liturgy.

The service of Vespers was set by the Church Fathers for two reasons. The first is to

thank God for all the graces and gifts He bestowed upon us during the course of theday. The second reason is to hold ourselves ac-counta-

ble to God for our actions throughout the day and

implore His forgiveness for the ways in which we have

transgressed His will. These prescribed directions arereinforced by St. Basil the Great who said, When the

day is finished (implying at the time of the Vespers

service) let us give thanks for what has been given to us

during the day and for what we have done rightly; andlet us confess what we have left undone, perhaps

unknown to us, either in word or in deed or in heart,

beseeching the mercy of God in our prayers"

Vespers today includes four themes, Creation, theFall, Salvation and Parousia (an ancient Greek word

meaning presence or arrival--and refers to the Second

Coming of Christ.) and divided into three parts, the

beginning, the central and the conclusion. There arethree main forms of Vespers; Great Vespers (which is

served on Saturday nights), Daily Vespers (an abbrevi-

ated form of Great Vespers) and Little Vespers (which

are served on days of an All-Night Vigil). There arealso seven special forms of Vespers served at various

times through the year.

At dusk we recall our day, to remind us of the cre-ation of the world, the first humans to fall into sin andtheir repentance, and we pray for salvation. The priest begins by opening the Royal

Doors reminding us that the Gates of Heaven are open to all. He censes the Holy Table

and fills the entire sanctuary with clouds of aromatic incense to remind us of the good

creation of the world. We chant Psalm 103, which describes creation and glorifiesGods wisdom.

The Royal Doors are closed to remind us that because of the fall of Adam and Eve,

we were deprived of a life in Paradise. The deacon moves to the front of the Royal

Doors asking for peace from above and for Christ to save our souls. He incenses thesanctuary as the people chant O Lord, I have cried to You, hear me: Receive the voice

of my prayer when I call upon You. Let my prayer rise like incense before you; The

lifting up of my hands like an evening sacrifice. (Psalm 140/141:1-2) after which the

Theotokion is chanted and the Royal Doors are once again opened.The Central part of the service focuses on thanksgiving and praise to our Lord, the

Light of the World. The faithful unite in singing O Joyful Light! welcoming Christ

into our midst as the true light that enlightens all men (Jn 1:9.) Early Christians asso-ciated light with the sacred presence of our Lord in their midst. As lamps are lightedwe sing, Now that we have reached the setting of the sun, and see the evening light,

we sing to God, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit

St. Basil the Great refers to this ancient hymn as a Hymn of Thanksgiving, explain-

ing: "It seemed fitting to our Fathers not to receive the gift of light at eventide insilence, but as soon as is appeared they immediately gave thanks with a hymn. In AD

375 St. Basil referred to this hymn as "very old", and yet it is still sung at Vespers even

to this day.

The Concluding part of Vespers begins with the Ektenia of Supplication (Let us allsay...), followed by the ancient hymn, O Lord, keep us this night without sin..., after

which another set of Petitions follows. (On the vigil of a solemn Holy Day at this point

the service of Litiya is inserted, blessing wine, wheat and oil). Now Sticheras are

chanted, in which the mystery of the feast or of the day are mentioned. On Saturdayevening, the mystery of the resurrection is paramount. On feast days of Our Lord the

mysteries of our salvation are recalled and on feast days of the Mother of God or of

the Saints, their role and assistance in our salvation, and theirs, is emphasized.Having been strengthened with the assurance of our salvation, we can now chant the

Canticle of Simeon. Remembering the Encounter of Simeon with The Christ-Child,

God we repeat his words: Now You shall dismiss Your servant, O Lord, in peace....

Our evening services are concluded with a Troparion through which the principal mys-

tery of the day is briefly presented to us in poetic form, the Trisagion, the Lords Prayerand the singing of the salutation of the Most Holy Theotokos. The priest then imparts

this blessing The blessing of the Lord be upon you, through His grace and love for

mankind, always, now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. We can now depart for our

homes, prepared for the next day. As Evensong draws to an end we are prepared forsleep--to await a new day in God's good creation.

Phyllis Muryn Zaparaniuk

Good Night

We have reached the

setting of the sun and

see the evening light...

from the Hymn of Light

,

...

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