Holy Spirit Ukrainian Catholic Seminary in Edmonton (Canada)

Category: Visitations

  • Bishop Bryan Visits

    Bishop Bryan (Bayda) of Saskatoon was in Ottawa for some meetings with the CCCB this past week. We had the opportunity to celebrate the Divine Liturgy with him in our chapel, and hear of the stories of his recent travel abroad.

  • I Am Third

    “I Am Third” is a phrase that is posted in the office of our rector, Fr. Michael. It means that the Lord is first, others and second, and, well, I am third. It was coined by the foundress of the Madonna House Apostolate in Combermere, Ontario – the Servant of God, Catherine Doherty. The entire…

  • Christmas and Theophany 2010

    On Christmas Eve, after we as a community celebrated the Vespers-Liturgy of St Basil the Great, just over 60 guests joined us for the Christmas Eve Sviat Vechir (Holy Meal) in our seminary hall. We have usually been blessed with the presence of the recent Papal Nuncio, Most Rev. Luigi Ventura. However, he had been…

  • Visit of Bishop Vasile Bizău

    We were pleasantly surprised tonight by the visit of His Excellency Bishop Vasiliy Bizău, Romanian Greek Catholic Auxiliary Bishop of Făgăraş şi Alba Iulia. He was travelling to various parts of Canada and wanted very much to visit Holy Spirit Seminary – he had heard good things about us. He arrived just in time for…