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Priestly Ordination of Mykhailo Ozorovych
Fr. Mykhailo Ozorovych was ordained to the Holy Priesthood on April 8, 2017 (Lazarus Saturday) by Bishop Ken Nowakowski, Eparch of New Westminster. The ordination took place at Holy Eucharist Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral in New Westminster. The Archdeacon at the ordination was Fr. Joe Ostopowich. Fr. Mykhailo is married to his wife, Olesia, and they…
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Holy Week and Pascha Services 2017
Saturday, April 8 Lazarus Saturday 07:00 Divine Liturgy 16:30 Great Vespers with Lytia for Palm Sunday Sunday, April 9 Palm (Flowery) Sunday 08:30 Festal Matins, Divine Liturgy Monday, April 10 Great and Holy Monday 07:00 Bridegroom Matins 15:30 Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts Tuesday, April 11 Great and Holy Tuesday 07:00 Bridegroom Matins 15:30 Liturgy…
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Visit to the Parish of St. George and St. Anthony Coptic Orthodox Church
We have blessed over the last few years with the friendship of the clergy and laity of St. George and St. Anthony Coptic Orthodox Church in Ottawa. On Sunday, January 15, 2017, after celebrating the Divine Liturgy in our own chapel, we visited our Coptic Orthodox friends for the end of Matins and the Divine…
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Opening Retreat 2016
We had the pleasure of Fr. Roman Rytsar as our retreat master for our Opening Retreat, September 9-11, 2016. Fr. Roman is one of the main chaplains at the Ottawa General Hospital and is administrator of St. Michael Ukrainian Catholic Church in Kingston, Ontario. The photos below were taken just after the concluding Divine Liturgy…
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Reception of Pidriassa
On Saturday, September 10, 2016 five seminarians received their own pidriassa (cassock) marking their entrance into seminary life. Pictured are Julian S. (Edmonton), Andriy A. (Winnipeg), Alex P. (Winnipeg), Roman K. (Edmonton), and Orion W. (Edmonton). Please remember these seminarians in your prayers.
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Holy Week and Paschal Liturgical Services, March 19-28, 2016
Liturgical Services at Seminary, March 19-28, 2016 Date Time Place Service Language March 19, 2016 Lazarus Saturday 09:30 Seminary Lazarus Saturday Divine Liturgy Eng/Ukr 18:00 Shrine Great Vespers with Lytia Eng/Ukr March 20, 2016 Palm Sunday 08:30 Seminary Palm (Flowery) Sunday Festal Matins Eng/Ukr 11:30 Shrine Palm (Flowery) Sunday Divine Liturgy Eng/Ukr …
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Annual Lenten Retreat 2016
Our annual Lenten retreat was held at the Mt. Carmel Spiritual Centre in Niagara Falls, Ontario this past weekend. Our retreat master was Fr. Michael Loza, Pastor of St. Joseph Ukrainian Catholic Church in Oakville, Ontario. Besides the usual times of communal and personal prayer, Fr. Michael gave us wonderful spiritual talks, one which was a…
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New Evangelization Summit 2016
At the first New Evangelization Summit in 2015, two of our seminarians participated. The witness of their increased fervour of faith and joy has convinced us – our entire seminary is going to to the 2016 Summit in Ottawa. Check out this video:
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Blessed Martyrs of Pratulin
Today is the anniversary of the massacre of thirteen peasant men and boys who died defending a little Greek Catholic church in what is now Poland. They gathered, with their families and neighbors, to prevent the Russian Imperial government from imposing an Orthodox priest into their parish. This took place when the Tsar destroyed the…