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Subdicaonal Ordination of Tom Hrywna
On the occasion of the 100th Anniversary of St. John the Baptist Ukrainian Catholic Shrine in Ottawa, Bishop Stephen ordained seminarian Tom Hrywna to the Subdiaconate at the beginning of the Hierarchical Divine Liturgy on Sunday, October 5, 2014. Bishop Stephen, in his address the evening before at the Gala Banquet held on this auspicious…
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Diaconal Ordination of Gleb Pistruga
Just before the celebration of Great Vespers on Saturday, September 20, 2014, Bishop Ken (New Westminster) ordained Gleb Pistruga to the Minor Orders of Candlebearer, Reader, Cantor, and Subdeacon. On Sunday, September 21, 2014, Subdeacon Gleb was ordained to the Diaconate at the Hierarchical Divine Liturgy presided by Bishop Ken. Participating in both services was…
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Opening Days and Retreat
The new formation year for Holy Spirit Seminary began on August 28. After a day of orientation, all the seminarians entered into a spiritual retreat lead by Fr. Doug Lorance, Pastor of St. Michael Ukrainian Catholic Church in Lyndor, PA. Fr. Doug shared many of his experiences as a priest of 28 years. He was…
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Ordination of Fr. Ilie Babota
On August 28, 2014, His Excellency Bishop Paul ordained Ilie Babota to the Holy Priesthood. The ordination took place at the Church of the Dormition of the Most Holy Theotokos, in Costiui (Rona de sus) Maramures, Romania at the annual pilgrimage for the Feast of the Dormition Feast. Hundreds of people come from different villages…
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The Story of a Seminarian … From a Mom’s Point of View
Here is an interesting blog entry from Catholic Sistas. The link to the full article follows: When I first became a mom, I was not quite 23 years old. I lived 3 hours away from my parents and my friends, and I had no idea what I was doing. I didn’t have the internet…
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Diaconal Ordination of Fr. Deacon Michael Bombak
On Saturday, August 9, 2014 at St. Josaphat Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral in Edmonton, Alberta, Michael Bombak was ordained to the Diaconate through the laying-on of hands by Bishop David. In his homily on this most joyous occasion, Bishop David stated: Christ established the diaconate to minister to the Word. The deacon stands among the people…
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Pope Francis meets with Seminarians
(Vatican Radio, May 12, 2014) Pope Francis on Monday met with the rectors and students of the Pontifical Universities and Colleges in Rome. In his opening remarks, the Holy Father noted the many students from the Middle East and from Ukraine. “I want to tell you that I am very close to you in this…
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Agape Vespers 2014
It has become a tradition that the Ukrainian Catholic community of Ottawa gathers at Holy Spirit Seminary for Agape Vespers on Pascha! There is always a special homily for the children, and the celebration spills out afterwards onto the front lawn of the seminary where everyone has a chance to ring the seminary bell to…
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Paschal Pastoral Letter from Ukrainian Catholic Bishops of Canada
Pastoral Letter of the Ukrainian Catholic Bishops of Canada On the Occasion of the Resurrection of our Lord 2014 To the Very Reverend Clergy, Monastics and Religious Sisters, Seminarians and Lay Faithful of the Ukrainian Catholic Church in Canada: Christ is Risen! Indeed He is Risen! “But we were hoping that he would be the…