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Seminary Year 2026-2027
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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…
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Patriarch Sviatoslav’s Letter to the Priests Great Thursday 2014
ПОСЛАННЯ БЛАЖЕННІШОГО СВЯТОСЛАВА до священнослужителів Української Греко-Католицької Церкви на Страсний четвер Всесвітліші, всечесні та преподобні отці − дорогі співбрати в Христовому священстві! Знову наближаємося до Великого четверга, коли, ідучи на хресну смерть і відкриваючи двері у воскресіння, наш Божественний Спаситель установив святе таїнство Священства. У зв’язку з цим прагну роздумати разом із вами над тим…
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Following Peter – Growing from Sinner to Saint
Bishop David of Edmonton joined us this past weekend as our retreat master for our annual Lenten retreat. He gave a series of spiritual conferences reflecting on the life of one of the chief apostles, Peter: from the Lord’s call on his life, to walking on water, to recognizing who Jesus is as the Christ…
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Pastoral Letter of His Beatitude Sviatoslav and the Permanent Synod on the Occasion of the Great Fast 2014
Most Reverend Metropolitans and Bishops. Very Reverend Priests, Religious, Monastics! Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ! Our Church, our Faithful and our entire Ukrainian People enter into the Great Fast this year with feelings of pain, fear, suffering and trembling hope. We have experienced one of the longest and most terrible winters in the history…
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Appeal of the Ukrainian Catholic Hierarchy of Canada re the Crises in Ukraine
Prot H/5/2014 22 January 2014 To the Reverend Clergy, Consecrated Religious, Seminarians, Faithful and Friends of the Ukrainian Catholic Church in Canada! Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, “For peace throughout the world, for the well-being of God’s holy churches and for the unity of all, let us pray to the Lord.” At the start of…
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World Day of Prayer for Vocations
Dear Brothers and Sisters, 1. The Gospel says that ‘Jesus went about all the cities and villages… When he saw the crowds, he had compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. Then he said to his disciples, “The harvest is plentiful, but the labourers are few; pray therefore…
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Christmas Epistle of His Beatitude Sviatoslav
Christ is born! Hearing the voice of the angel which could be heard by the shepherds in the dark night, we are hurrying today to the poor stable in Bethlehem. Here in the hands of the Blessed Virgin Mary, we see the Son of God who came into our world as a human being. Together…