Feast of Holy Protection
The Feast of the Protection commemorates the appearance of the most holy Theotokos in the Church of Blachernae in Constantinople in the early sixth century, as recorded in the life of Saint Andrew the Fool for Christ’s sake. While the multitudes of the faithful were gathered in church, Epiphanius, the friend of Saint Andrew, through [...]
Fully Eastern and Fully Catholic
St. Mary Protectress Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church is a parish of the Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Saint Josaphat in Parma, OH under our Apostolic Administrator, the Most Reverend Bishop John Bura. Our Church is under Patriarch Sviatoslav Shevchuk of Kyiv, Ukraine and is in full communion with Pope Benedict XVI of Rome. Faithful Catholics of [...]
2012 Schedule of Easter Services
(Scroll down for Ukrainian language version) DATE FEAST SERVICES Sunday March 18th 3rd Sunday of Lent (Veneration of the Cross) 11:00 a.m. Divine Liturgy Sunday March 25th 4th Sunday of Lent 9:30 a.m. Confessions 11:00 a.m. Divine Liturgy Sunday April 1st 5th Sunday of Lent 10:00 a.m. Stations of the Cross 11:00 a.m. Divine [...]
2011 Schedule of Christmas Services
(scroll down for Ukrainian language version) DATE DIVINE LITURGY FEAST Sunday, December 18, 2011 11:00 a.m. Traditional Sunday Liturgy; also celebrating the feast day of St. Nicholas (St. Nicholas will be visiting) Sunday, December 25, 2011 11:00 a.m. BIRTH OF OUR LORD GOD AND SAVIOR JESUS CHRIST (Gregorian calendar) Sunday, January 1, 2012 11:00 a.m. New Year’s, [...]
2011 Schedule of Easter Services
(Scroll down for Ukrainian language version) DATE SERVICES FEAST Sunday March 27, 2011 10:00 a.m. Divine Liturgy 3rd Sunday of Lent (Veneration of the Cross) Sunday April 3, 2011 10:00 a.m. Stations of the Cross 11:00 a.m. Divine Liturgy 4th Sunday of Lent Thursday April 7, 2011 10:00 a.m. Divine Liturgy Annunciation Sunday April 10, [...]
Traditional Ukrainian Christmas Eve Dinner Served January 6, 2011
Our parish celebrated Christmas Eve on January 6, 2011 in accordance with the older Julian calendar. The evening began with Father Ivan leading the parish in the traditional Christmas Eve service of “З Нами Бог” (God is With Us). In keeping with Ukrainian customs, parishioners prepared and served a delicious feast of 12 dishes to honor [...]
2010 Schedule of Holiday Services
(Scroll down for Ukrainian language version) DATE DIVINE LITURGY FEAST Sunday December 19, 2010 11:00 a.m. Traditional Sunday Liturgy; also celebrating the feast day of St. Nicholas (St. Nicholas will be visiting) Saturday December 25, 2010 11:00 a.m. BIRTH OF OUR LORD GOD AND SAVIOR JESUS CHRIST (Gregorian calendar) Sunday December 26, 2010 11:00 a.m. [...]
History of the Pochaiv Icon of the Mother of God
No one really knows how the Pochaiv Icon of the Mother of God came into existence. Its designer and year and location of creation have all been lost to history. The written history of the icon begins in 1559, when the Greek metropolitan Neophit donated the icon to a rich landowner named Anna Hoyska. Lady [...]
Our Patron: St. Mary Protectress (Pokrova)
We fly to thy patronage, O Holy Mother of God. Despise not our prayers in our necessities, but ever deliver us from all dangers, O glorious and blessed Virgin. The above text is the oldest known prayer honoring Mary as the Theotokos, or Mother of God. It originated in the city of Alexandria, Egypt, which [...]
St. Josaphat, Martyr for Church Unity
The Ukrainian Catholic Church has a particular reverence for Saint Josaphat, archbishop of Polotsk, who gave his life in 1623 as a witness to the importance of Church unity. The Orthodox Churches of the East had been in schism with Rome since the year 1054. A major attempt at reunion in 1439 had ended in [...]