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Andrey Septytsky s te greatest eccesastca fgure n te stry f te
entre Ukranan Curc, sad ng-tme pstuatr n te beatfcatn
prcess f Metrptan Andrey, te Apstc Exarc fr Ukranans n
France, te Beneux cuntres and Swtzerand, Bsp MiChAEl (hryncysyn).hw pr ur Curc wud be wtut Septytsky! he eft a very great er-
tage, sad te bsp n an ntervew t Rad Svbda.
Bsp hryncysyn as been nterested n te fgure f Metrptan Andrey
snce 1944. in 1958 e became te pstuatr n te beatfcatn f Septytsky. he
sad te prcess was ffcay pened under Ppe Jn XXiii, w was persnay
acquanted wt Metrptan Andrey, and was very
supprtve f m.
Jn XXiii sad tat e knew Andrew Septytsky,
tat e was a great man w was nt understd by s
wn and by ters. After meetng wt te ppe, te
prcess f beatfcatn f Metrptan Andrey ff-
cay began, e sad.
Te bsp nted tat amng te cergy f te
Catc Curc tere were as pepe w tred t
dsrupt te prcess f te beatfcatn f te metrp-
tan.At te begnnng f te prcess Cardna Wyszynsk
frm Pand twce sugt t end te prcess. But n
1959, te edest sn f te Cef Rabb f lvv, Kurt
lewn, came t Rme n s wn ntatve. lewn tes-
tfed n supprt f te metrptan, w d m and
ter Jews frm te Nazs durng Wrd War ii. lewn
prved te rgteusness f te fe f te metrp-
tan, says Bsp hryncysyn.
Ppe Jn XXiii restred te prcess f beatfca-
tn. But tw years ater Cardna Wyszynsk agan
appeaed t te Cngregatnand te prcess was
ated. But n 1963, Cardna JoSEPh (Spyj) returned
frm exe and testfed n te case f Andrey
Septytsky. And te Ppe renewed te prcess, sad
te bsp.
Bsp Mcae nted tat te beatfcatn f Metr-
ptan Andrey s takng a ng tme, but tat t w
appen.
Even tday we d nt fuy understand wat a great man Gd gave te
Ukranan pepe and te Curc. We are st earnng abut te metrptan
tday, e sad.
Te Cngregatn fr te Causes f Sants sud cnsder te case f te recv-
ery a gr n te Unted States. A Ukranan famy prayed t Metrptan Andrey
fr te recvery f a cd brn wt dsabtes. Ts case s recrded; te dctrs
gave ter pnns tat ts was a supernatura penmenn. i pe tat n a year
r tw te metrptan w be prcamed bessed, sad Bsp Mcae hryn-
cysyn.
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MADRID, Spain, (Zenit.org). The
election of Mohammed Mursi as
president of Egypt is reason for
hope in a better future for the coun-
try's Christians, according to the
leader of the countrys Coptic
Catholic Church.
Bishop KYRILLOS (Samaan), ad-
ministrator of the Coptic Catholic
Patriarchate of Alexandria, said this
at an Aid to the Church in Need
press conference in Madrid.
The future will not be worse
than what we have had before,
said the bishop.Bishop William, who is standing
in for Patriarch ANTONIOS (Nagu-
ib), incapacitated by a stroke last
year, expressed his confidence that
President Mursi will keep promises
he made after the elections to gov-
ern for everyone regardless of reli-
gion.
In Egypt we all are Egyptian
whether Christian or Muslimand
the President has promised that
there will be a Copt and a woman
appointed as vice-presidents.
Although we still do not know
who will be appointed, we trust he
will keep his word.
The prelate expressed optimism,
saying the future looks better now.
He added: In Egypt we have 170
Catholic schools, and many of the
leaders of the country send their
children there, although they are
not Catholics.This means that when their chil-
dren are older and running the
country, they will be more open in
their relations with us Christians
and more respectful.
Christians make up 9% of
Egypt's population. There are no
more than 250,000 Catholics out of a total population of 83 million.
Leader of Egypt's Catholic Copts:
a Better Future AwaitsBishop KYRILLOSKAMAL WILLIAM(Samaan, OFM)
of Assiut, Egypt Expresses Hopes after Election
Delegation from
Constantinople
Greets Pope
Benedict XVIPontiff Recalls Contributions of
Patriarchate to Ecumenism
VATICAN CITY, (Zenit.org).- Pope Benedict XVI
received a delegation sent by Ecumenical Patriarch
Bartholomew I. The Church of Rome and the
Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople tradi-
tionally exchange visits for the feasts of their
respective patrons.
The delegation delivered a message to the Holy
Father on behalf of the Patriarch. The delegation
included His Eminence EMMANUEL (Adenakis),
metropolitan of France and director of the office of
the Orthodox Church to the European Union; His
Grace ILIAS (Katre), bishop of Philomelion, and
Rev. Paisios Kokkinakis of the Holy Synod of the
Ecumenical Patriarchate.
The Holy Father told the group that the
Solemnity of Sts. Peter and Paul "gives us an
opportunity to thank the Lord for the extraordinary
works He has achieved and
continues to achieve through
the Apostles in the life of the
Church. Their preaching,
sealed by the witness of mar-
tyrdom, is the solid and
durable base upon which the
Church rests. By remaining
faithful to the deposit of faiththey have handed down to
us, we discover our own
shared roots".
Recalling the Second Vati-
can Council, whose anniversary will coincide with
the Year of Faith, Pope Benedict XVI highlighted
the importance of the presence of the Patriarchate
of Constantinople at the Council. We wish to
praise the Lord first of all for the rediscovery of the
profound fraternity that binds us, and also for the
path followed in these years by the Mixed
International Commission for Theological Dia-
logue between the Catholic Church and the Ortho-
dox Church as a whole, with the hope that in the
present phase progress will also be made, he said.
The Holy Father concluded his address, thankingthe Delegation and Patriarch Bartholomew I for
their continuing openness to dialogue. It is a
motive of particular joy for me to see how His
Holiness Bartholomew I follows, with renewed
fidelity and fecund creativity, the path traced by his
Predecessors the Patriarchs Athenagoras and
Dimitrios, distinguishing himself at the internation-
al level for his openness to the dialogue between
Christians and for his commitment to the service of
proclaiming the Gospel in the contemporary
world, he said.
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Ss Peter and AndrewYou might have heard of the Spasivka Fast
then again you might not have heard the name,
passed on from eons ago. Known by most asthe Dormition Fast, it precedes by two weeks the Feast
of the Dormitionand is as strict as the pre-Pascha fast.
Linguistically, it refers to Our Saviour.
Why use a reference to Saviour for a fast that is tied
to the Dormition of the Mother of God?
The original context of the fast had a very specific ref-
erence to the entire scope of fasting and feasting relating
to following the Cross of Christ and the Resurrection.
Within that time-frame falls the Feast of the Trans-
figuration of Our Lord, lending credence to the
Saviour connection.
Some contend that the actual occurence of Christs
Transfiguration was forty days before Paschaand his-
torically could rightfully be celebrated in February or
March. Insofar as that would fall during the Great Fast
of Lent, our Church moved the Feast to its present
placeforty days before The Elevation of the Holy
Cross (September 14), celebrating the dedication of the
church of the Resurrection in Jerusalem. (Westerners
refer to the Holy Sepulchre where Christs Body was
buried; Easterners focus on the Resurrection from that
very same spot). More Saviour reference.
The Dormition Fast begins August 1a day liturgi-
cal calendars note the Procession with the Holy Cross.
The day is the sole surviving example of our Churchs
practice of blessing water on the first of each month.
A Procession with the Cross was undertaken by
twelfth century warriors seeking divine protection in
battle. Simultaneouslybut separated by hundreds of
milesa Slavic prince and a Greek King turned back
the pagan hordes overcome by golden rays of lightthat came from an
icon that the Chris-
tian soldiers car-
ried: of the
Mother of
God, holding her Child. Both Churches commemorate
the date. Another Salvation tie-in.
Our Lords Transfiguration presents the glorifiedBody of Christ as a prelude to the perfection in store for
those who heed the commandments and acquire the full-
ness of grace. On this day, ripened fruit is brought to the
church to be blessedas visible reminders of how the
process of growth and maturation produces a source of
nutrients to sustain our bodies. Grapes, often brought for
blessing have the further prospect of completeness in
being pressed into the wine to be used during the
Liturgynutrition for our soul.
On Dormition herbs, spices and flowers are blessed to
emulate the sweet aroma these plants producea re-
minder that the apostles, eager to show St Thomas
who was not present when Mary fell asleep in the
Lord was buried. Tradition states that no body was
present, only a heavenly fragrance and the sound of
angels singing.
Some parishes have a service with a burial shroud of
the Mother of Godsimilar to that on Good Friday.
The day after Dormition another Saviour connec-
tion is found in the observance of the presentation to
the Church of the icon Not Made By Human Hands
by King Agbar of Edessa: The Saviours Face was
given for veneration. It was a time of joy.
As August ends, the last month of the liturgical calen-
dar appears as a harvest time metaphor. All comes to
fruition. Mature produce is blessed in thanksgiving. Fra-
grant or flavorable planst are blessed for their pleasing
attributeseven medicinal properties. All is good.
The Old Dispensation is brought to a close in August,
as the Beheading of John the Baptist is observed. Some
people even abstain from eating off a platter, and avoidroundhead-shapedfoods.
When you bring fruit or flow-
ers to the church to be
blessed, you bring
religion home,
to live your
faith most inti-
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ARMENIANS OF OLD CRIMEA MARK TRANSFIG-
URATION OF CHRIST: The third pilgrimage-festivaldevoted to the feast of Transfiguration of Jesusalso
known as Vardavar among Armenianswas held on
July 12-15 in Old Crimea, Ukraine, OBL news
informs.
Along the lines of the event, Crimeas creative
groups performed, and films were screened on the peo-
ple living in this peninsula and their cultural heritage.
The festival is organized in order to preach and con-
solidate the positive image of Old Crimea.
The was held under the auspices of Primate of the
Ukrainian Diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church,
Crimeas abbot, Father Hayrik Hovhannisyan.
FULTON SHEEN DECLARED VENERABLE: AM-
ERICAN ARCHBISHOP LISTED AMONG NEWLY-DE-
CLARED SERVANTS OF GOD: ROME, (Zenit.org).- In aprivate audience with prefect of the Congregation for
the Causes of the Saints, Cardinal Angelo Amato, Pope
Benedict XVI approved the heroic virtue Fulton J.
Sheen, thereby officially opening his cause for canon-
ization.
The American archbishop and former bishop of
Rochester New York lived from 1895-1979. He was
best known his 20 years of evangelical work on radio
and television. Before Archbishop Sheens cause can
advance towards beatification, the Pope must approve
at least one miracle attributed to his intercession.
UCU COMMUNITY CALLS LANGUAGE BILL
"CHEAP PROVOCATION": The community of the
Ukrainian Catholic University (UCU) in Lviv madepublic a statement regarding the adoption of the bill on
the languages. It called the bill a cheap provocation
which artificially polarizes the Ukrainian society. UCU
also called the healthy forces to consolidate round the
idea of the protection of the Ukrainian statehood and
look for a national consensus. RISUs Ukrainian lan-
guage web page posted the statement on July 4.
ORTHODOX IN WESTERN AND EASTERN
UKRAINE MARK ANNIVERSARY OF RESTOR-
ATION OF UKRAINIAN STATEHOOD IN 1941:Representatives of Sts. Cyril and Methodius Ukrainian
Theological Academy of the Ukrainian Orthodox
Church-Moscow Patriarchate in Uzhhorod and
Avhustyn Voloshyns Carpathian University marked
by prayer the anniversary of the restoration of the
Ukrainian statehood according to the Act of June 30,
1941.
So reported the web site of the Academy.
On June 30, 2012, the Rector of St. Cyril and Meth-
odius Ukrainian Theological Academy, Commissioner
of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church-Moscow
Patriarchate, Professor Archimandrite Viktor (Bed)
celebrated a prayer to remember the Ukrainian patriots
who proclaimed the Act of the restoration of the
Ukrainian statehood in the city of Lviv on June 30,
1941. The 71st anniversary of the restoration of state-
hood was also marked in the eastern Ukrainian city of
Kharkiv.
At the memorial sign to the fighters of the Ukrainian
Insurgent Army in the old Kharkiv Cemetery, which
was turned by the Communists into a Youth Park,
Protopriest, Oleh Kozub, Superior of the Parish of St.
Nicholas of the village of Tsyrkuny of the Kharkiv and
Poltava Eparchy of the Ukrainian Autocephalous
Orthodox Church (renewed) (UAOC (r)) celebrated a
memorial service for the repose of the people involvedin the mentioned act such as Stepan Bandera, Yaroslav
Stetsko, Roman Shukhevych and everyone who laid
down their life for the freedom and independence of
Ukraine. The event was organized by the Kharkiv
Regional branch of the Congress of Ukrainian
Nationalists.
ARCHBISHOP PAVEL DOES NOT SUSPECT ANY-
ONE OF POISONING HIM: According to a report ofSegodnia, quicksilver and
arsenic were detected in the
blood of the Superior of the
Kyiv Cave Monastery and a
deputy of the Kyiv City
Council representing the
Party of Regions, Arch-
bishop PAVEL (Lebed) of the
Ukrainian Orthodox Church
-Moscow Patriarchate.
Some time ago, Bishop
Pavel found himself in the intensive care unit. Then, he
underwent treatment in Germany, where they detected
quicksilver and arsenic in his blood, substances used
for poisoning people in higher circles in the Middle
Ages. The Bishop himself does not accuse anyone. He
has just returned to Kyiv and, perhaps, we will report
to the police, said Vasyl Anisimov to the newspapers
correspondent.
According to Church lobby interviews, there are peo-
ple who wish Archbishop Pavel ill as there are many
aspirants to his position associated with an honorarystatus and big money.
On July10, RISUs Ukrainian-language web page
posted Archbishop Pavels commentary, according to
which he has no enemies and does not suspect any
attempt on his life.
ARCHBISHOP OF UOC-MOSCOW PATRIARCH-
ATE PLEASED WITH COOPERATION WITH
CATHOLIC COMMUNITY OF ST. EGIDIO: TheAdministrator of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church-
Moscow Patrtiarchate (UOC-MP), Archbishop ANT-
ONII (Pakanych) of Boryspil met with a professor of the
Roma Tre University, Secretary General of the Com-
munity of St. Egidio, Adriano Roccucci in the Kyivcave Monastery on July 5. The community marks the
44th anniversary of its foundation this year.
According to the web site of UOC-MP, during the
meeting, the archbishop noticed the fruitfulness of the
continuous cooperation between the Orthodox Church
and the Catholic lay movement of the Community of
St. Egidio. In particular, the participants of the meeting
stressed the importance of the interaction in the area of
testimony to the whole world about the traditional
Christian values.
In the end Archbishop Antonii passed to Mr. Roc-
cucci latest editions of the Kyiv Spiritual Academy.
OLD CHURCH DESTROYED BY LIGHTNING AND
FIRE IN LVIV REGION: In the village of Lavochne ofSkole District of Lviv Region lightning set on fire a
wooden Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary of
the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church.
According to the press-service of the Ministry of
Emergency Situations, the fire was extinguished by
three departments of the State Fire Fighting Service.
There were no victims.
The fire destroyed a church built in 1905 which is an
architectural monument of the national significance.
A brick chapel was rescued. So reported UNIAN.
UKRAINIAN CATHOLIC BISHOP ON WORLD
WAR II: Bishop BOHDAN (Dziurakh), Secretary of theSynod of Bishops, together with UOC-KP, UOC,
UAOC, RCC and representatives of other Churches
and church communities participated in commemora-
tions of the beginning of war between the Soviet Union
and Nazi Germany.
They held a memorial prayer service for all who died
during World War II and those who during that time
gave their lives for Ukraines freedom.
Bishop Bohdan noted that it is important for us tosee the whole context of those dramatic events in our
country and not to bypass with attention and care not
only the soldiers of the Soviet army, but also all those,
who in difficult circumstances, carried on the national
liberation struggle against both occupation regimes
that of Hitler and Stalin. Likewise, we must also
remember the countless victims of civilians, the prison-
ers of the concentration camps, the victims of ethnic
cleansing and forced resettlements.
War, according to him, leaves deep wounds in the
souls of people and nations which need Gods healing.
This is exactly why for us, the initiative of the com-
munity and the representatives of separate political
groupings to commemorate this day in silence and
prayer, was so valuable. It is impossible to change his-
tory. But the past has to be handed over to the Hands of
God, who in His Mercy can heal the wounds and cure
memory, summarized the UGCC bishop.
The leader of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church
believes that the language law disrespects both lan-
guages and that therefore it is anti-constitutional. His
statement was made on the news program of Channel
24.
On the one hand, it is an absolute disregard for
Ukrainian as the state language; on the other hand, it is
also a disregard for the Russian language and therefore
no honest person can reconcile oneself to such a lan-
guage draft legislation, stated the Patriarch.
The UGCC Primate is convinced that, in this law and
the manner in which it was accepted, there exists a per-
ceptible disrespect towards that which is sacred for
each person.
When we talk about language or respect for a lan-
guage used by one or another person, we are speaking
about the dignity of an individual. In discussing this
topic, we must first of all respect the dignity of the
human individual, regardless of which language the
individual speaks, believes His Beatitude Sviatoslav.
His Beatitude SvIATOSLAv (Shechuk): The language law isrespects people
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My Grandmother died a half century ago,
but she did not live in the 20th century.
Hers was a simple, practically monastic,
life. My Grandfather died fifteen years after the
birth of the last of seven children, all of whom left
the farm for urban life and its promises.
My Grandmother moved to the neighboring vil-
lage into a small cottage on a half-acre plot after the
children left. She rose early and took her daily tenminute walk to the church for the Divine Liturgy.
For breakfast she prepared a bowl of cereal. Then
she tended to her garden; digging, planting, harvest-
ing, depending on the season. In the afternoon she
slowly read her prayer book. Then she baked bread,
prepared meals, did some sewing, milked the cow
after getting it from the pasture, and
before sundown she would tell sto-
ries and fables to her grandchildren
who anticipated a continuation of the
fable that concluded at a climax-
point the evening before.
In the 21st century we are bom-
barded with different interests: tech-
nology, entertainment, health con-
cerns, science, politics, economics,
all vying for our time. Do we have time
for prayer, meditation, or visits to family andfriends? Do we take time to discern the use of our
time in storing up eternal treasures?
We cannot revert to the 19th century life. Whether
we take charge of the way we use time or whether
the progress of time-saving tools, our use of the
internet, time spent traveling, time spent on enter-
tainment, dominates our use of time, then the ques-tion to be asked is, Are we preparing for life
beyond time?
At present in America our life expectancy has
lengthened by 25 years in the last 100 years. We are
given more time by the grace of God to prepare, by
our choices, an eternal life with God.
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time for grandma
T
he kids of the aging hippies in my neighbor-
hood understanding of monks is based mostly
upon the DVD exploits of Jet Li and Jackie
ChanShaolin martial arts masters who pummelwicked ninjas for a living. Ive tried to explain to them
that, no, I dont kick or punch bad guys, or do acrobatic
Spidermanish combat gymnastics. There was a time,
several decades ago, when I was pretty agile, but Ive
never been into violence or physical confrontations.
My battles are mostly spiritual and interior, involving
attempts to overcome my own self-contained personal
demons and base inclinations.
Monks are creatures of habit (little joke
there. Ho, ho, ho). Actually the long flow-
ing garment monks wear as a rule (moreho, hos) is properly called an inner riassa
[Slavonic: podryasnik; Ukrain-ian: pidryasnik]. Literally it isliturgical underwear. A wide leather belt
keeps it from catching on everything you
walk near. There was a monk who would
say when asked what do you call that out-
fit you guys wear? Oh, well, the Romans
call it a cassock, but were Eastern Christ-
ians, we have our own Greek and Slavic
names for stuff. We call it a dress.
Believe me, the first time you try to walk
up some stairs in your monasticpidryasnikyou see his
point. Many monasteries are located on steep hillsides,
very staircase intensive. Unless you were into serious
cross-dressing before entering your monastic vocationyou either learn fast or fall down a lot. A slow learner,
I had bruised knees for several months.
A wonderful lady used to bring her precocious eight-
or nine-year-old daughter to the monasterys Sunday
Divine Liturgy now and then. If the little girl spotted me
trying to sneak through the parking lot she would cry:
Look! Its a monkeymonk! And look, he has bugs in his
hair! Regarding her hair, I would reply Goodness! I
believe you, too, have bugs in your hair. Id turn to her
mom and say You
know, Juliet, I believe
there are medicated
shampoos that will get
rid of those little crit-
ters. Then wed all have
a good laugh, take herdish for the post-Liturgy
potluck into the trapeza,
give it to the cook-of-
the-week, and proceed
into the katholikon.
OK, kids: here are
some pictures to help
you learn the difference
between monks and
monkeys.*
At first glance they
do seem pretty similar
but if you look closely, there are subtle differences.
Of course we are all Gods beloved creatures, no
matter how fuzzy or strangely-dressed or undressed. It
isnt our individual unique differences or idiosyn-crasies which define us, but our underlying similarity,
our unity as fellow expressions of Gods love, and how
dedicated each of us is to embracing and sharing that
love.
On that count we humans, monks or not, are WAY
ahead of the poor monkeys. But of course, we cant
hang by our prehensile tail from a tree branch. You win
some, you lose some.
Kds Page: Wat is a Mnk?
As a member of the American Chemical Society
for over forty years, this week I read with
much excitement about a great scientific event
printed in a recent chemical journal. Particle accelera-
tors around the world discovered an elusive Higgsboson. Decades of scientific work and over ten billion
dollars were invested into tracking this almost mythical
subatomic particle with a monstrous doughnut-shaped
machine many meters in circumference. It uses as
much electrical energy as is used to light up an entire
city.
At light-speed velocities, these accelerators force
head-on collisions of two beams of protons which pro-
duce subatomic particles. The collider is nicknamed
the window on Creation, because it creates a tiny
mini-Big Bang upon collision. In only a fraction of a
trillionth of a second, the Higgs boson appears at the
collision site and then rapidly decays into ordinary sub-
atomic particles. The scientific community dubbed the
Higgs boson as the God particle.
Some then cringed since this discovery led to the
Biblical story of when God set the universe into motion
with a simple let there be light! The scientific world
believes the universe started off with a cosmic explo-
sion, the Big Bang, over 13 billion years ago sending
stars and galaxies hurtling everywhere. The problem
remains that this present scientific theory cannot
explain the how and why of the initial cosmic explosion
if they leave out God. Scientific experimentation can-
not identify what put the bang in the Big Bang! They
acknowledge that everything we see around us: the
galaxies, stars, planets including living creatures, owes
its existence to the Higgs boson which is the God
particle. The discovery of the Higgs boson for sci-
entists is the first step toward a much grander theory of
Everything that will only be understood if God is rec-
ognized as the Initiator of all creation.Scientists and all of humanity, must recognize God as
the Creator of Everything. Creation of Humankind is
neither random nor meaningless. God is guiding all of
creation as well as also guiding our lives toward His
purpose. All creation is initiated and lives by the breath
of God. His Spirit is alive in everything. Humanity
lives within the will of God and His creation.
St. Paul (2 Cor. 3:18) writes, All of us, gazing with
unveiled face on the glory of the Lord, are being trans-
formed into the same image from glory to glory.
Humanity and all of creation should rest in the quiet
peace of trusting God, our God particle, who made
all, sustains all, and leads all humanity, to their destiny,
which is eternal life with God.
Sister Jonathan Wachko, OSBM
God Particle
OK, kids: here are some pictures to help you learn the difference between monks and monkeys.
At first glance they do seem pretty similar but if you look closely, there are subtle differences.
*DISCLAIMER: Apes include gorillas, chimpanzees as well as monkeys. The top photo is not of only monkeys. [ed.]
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The summer school Metro-
politan Andrey Sheptytskys
Social Thought: Rescue of
Jews and Modern Problems of
Humanity was launched on June
25 in Lviv. Twenty-five students
from all over Ukraine are partici-
pating in the program. It is the sec-
ond consecutive year that the
Institute of Religion and Society
(IRS) of the Ukrainian Catholic
University has organized the
school, press service of UCU re-
ports.
The summer school was opened
with a prayer led by Auxiliary
Bishop of Lviv Archeparchy BENE-DICT (Aleksiychuk). The director of
IRS, vice-rector of UCU Myroslav
Marynovych, commented: We
wanted to attract the attention of the
Ukrainian society, including stu-
dents and post-graduate youth, to
Metropolitan Andrey. To chip
away at the stereotypes that sur-
round one of the central figures in
the history of the Ukrainian
church.
This year the organizers are
focusing on one aspect of Andrey
Sheptytskys activity, namely the
rescue of Jews and problems of
humanity. According to MyroslavMarynovych, this page of the met-
ropolitans life is still unknown and
invaluable in Ukraine: We are
always fluttering between different
ideologies, trying to pick the right
one. At the same time we forget
that the line of demarcation be-
tween good and evil does not go
through ideology but through the
human heart. And in Sheptytskys
fate and work this is all very wellexpressed. This knowledge we
want to give to the Ukrainian soci-
ety, said the vice-rector.
Canadian scholar Andrii Kraw-
chuk, historians Yaroslav Hrytsak,
Liliana Hentosh, Ihor Smolsky,
political and cultural scientist Taras
Vozniak, and political scientist
Yaroslav Kit will teach at the pro-
gram.
In addition to lectures, the partic-
ipants of the summer school will
visit some places associated with
Metropolitan Sheptytsky, meet
with the Jewish community, and
pray together in the crypt of theCathedral of St. George, where the
metropolitans mortal remains re-
pose.
Metropolitan Shepttsks Role in Rescuing Jews andHis Principles of Humanit to Be Studied in Li
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The history of Lviv is the histo-
ry of a mini-state in which for
centuries live different peoples
with their own histories and cultures,
with their customs and religions. The
exhibition Those Who Saved the
World at 36 Staroyevreyska Street is
a small story about the people of the
Jewish quarter. The exhibition
opened on June 27.
The exhibit was created by the Lviv
Museum of the History of Religion
and is dedicated to the actions of the
Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church
(UGCC) in saving Jews during
WWII, the head of the information
department of the Lviv Museum ofthe History of Religion Iryna
Tsebenko told RISU.
The direct organizers of the actions
to save the Jews were the Sheptytsky
brothers UGCC Metropolitan Andrey
and Archimandrite Clement. Hund-
reds of Jews, including many chil-
dren, hid in male and female monas-
teries of the UGCC. Monks, priests,
and the faithful of the Church risked
their own lives to save Jews, revealing
their attitudes toward them on the
basis of the Christian principle of
love, on the ideology of universal
unity.
The focus of the exhibition is on the
Holocaust and the Righteous. A few
parts of the exhibit show different
aspects of Jewish life in prewar Lviv.
One section is dedicated to Europeanpoliticians and philosophers who con-
tributed to the emergence of the anti-
Semitic element in the ideology of the
Nazis.
The exhibition includes documen-
tary materials, photographs of priests,
nuns and monks, and rescued Jews
direct participants in these events; cer-
tificates and medals of people
declared Righteous among the
Nations, their personal belongings.
There are also parts of the exhibit
devoted to Blessed Omelyan Kovch
and to Lviv residents who saved Jews.
As of January 1, 2011, 2,363 citi-
zens of Ukraine have the title
Righteous among the Nations. They
were awarded diplomas and medals
with the engraved text: Whoever
saves a life is considered as if he hassaved an entire world.
The Ukrainian Jewish Committee (UJC) wel-
comes the renaming of a street in Lviv after the
Blessed Omelian Kovch.
According to the president of the UJC, Oleksandr
Feldman, Omelyan Kovch is a true example of a great
Ukrainian, an example of humanity and self-sacrifice
in the name of Faith.
Feldman also
believes that
long-time consis-
tent position of
the UkrainianGreek Catholic
Church (UGCC)
aimed at restor-
ing historical jus-
tice and strength-
ening mutual
respect between
people of differ-
ent religions and
n a t i o n a l i t i e s
deserves individ-
ual human grati-
tude.
I always knew that in me beloved Lviv live deep
traditions of tolerance, based on spiritual, cultural and
civic dignity, said Feldman.
On May 18 in Lviv, Vinnytsia Street was renamed
Fr. Omelian Kovch Street, and on May 11 in
Peremyshlyany, with the participation of the head of
the UGCC Patriarch Sviatoslav Shevchuk and more
than a thousand priests and hierarchs of the UGCC, a
monument to the Blessed Priest Omelian Kovch was
unveiled.
Omelian Kovch is a holy martyr of the Ukrainian
Greek Catholic Church, a priest, a righteous of
Ukraine. During the German occupation he rescued
Jews and sent a letter to Adolf Hitler, in which he con-
demned the genocide of Jews.
For this in 1942 Kovch was arrested and imprisoned
in the Majdanek concentration camp, where he secret-
ly continued his pastoral activity. He was killed andburned in a gas chamber in 1944.
According to Oleksandr Feldman, the Ukrainian
Jewish Committee also supports the recognition of
Metropolitan of the UGCC Andrey Sheptytsky as a
Righteous among the Nations, LB.ua reports.
President ofUkrainian JewishCommittee Grateful
to UGCC for SaingJews during War
The Ukrainian Greek
Catholic Church has a new
bishop. Pope Benedict XVI
nominated the rector of the
Ukrainian Catholic Uni-
versity Rev. Dr. Borys
Gudziak as ApostolicExarch for Ukrainians in
France and appointed him
as Titular Bishop of Car-
cabia. This is officially
announced by the Vatican
Press Service.
The new bishop will be the
Apostolic Exarch for Ukrainians in
France (The exarchate also in-
cludes Belgium, the Netherlands,
Luxemburg, and Switzerland). The
Holy Father accepted the resigna-
tion from the of-
fice by Bishop MI-
CHAEL (Hrynchy-
shyn).
Bishop-nominee
Borys (Gudziak)
will bring the num-ber of bishops of the
Ukrainian Greek
Catholic Church to
forty-nine.
Fr. Borys Gudz-
iak was born in
Syracuse, New York, in 1960 and
ordained as a priest in 1998. His
PhD in Byzantine and Slavic stud-
ies was earned at Harvard Univer-
sity. He is the author of more than
fifty works on the Church, theolog-
ical formation and various cultural
themes
As well, a new eparchy of Notre-
Dame du Liban de Paris of the
Maronites, based in Paris, France
has been established. Fr Nasser
Gemayel, pastor of the parish of StTecla in Masqua, Lebanon, is the
first eparchal bishop of the new
eparchy and apostolic vicar to Mar-
onite faithful in Western and
Northern Europe.
The bishop-elect was born in Ain
Kharroube, Lebanon in 1951 and
ordained a priest in 1981. He stud-
ied in Lebanon and France, has
been active in pastoral care and
education and is the author of sev-
eral books on the Maronite Church.
N easrn Caholic Bishops Nam for Franc
Bishop-elect Borys
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Not long ago, the organizers of automobile
tours Dozor Lite contacted the central
Caritas (of Kyiv). This community
(Dozor Lite) has worked successfully in Kyiv for
quite a long period of time, and decided to devote
their tour number 100 (the anniversary one) to the
protection of children and to make this event a char-
ity with a fair and an auction of crafts created by
children.
Halyna Lee, who manages the work with children
and youth in the local Caritas, said: The Republic
of SHKID became the theme for this automobile
trip; even though it is connected with the bloody
period of our history, it is associated with the cult
film of Hennadiy Poloka about the homeless people.While performing the search tasks, participators had
the possibility to feel themselves just like the street
children do, to see their typical hiding places. The
most important goal of this journey was to provide
assistance to Caritas-Kyiv in dealing with such
children.
The preparations for this event took the workers of
Kyiv Caritas three weeks. Children and youth,
together with volunteers and workers produced the
real works of art with beads, drawings, junk art, etc.
Those works of art were created by children who are
in difficult life circumstances, the former street
children; a couple of simple key rings were pro-
duced by young people, who are under care of the
local mobile station.
The two directions of Caritas work were empha-
sized during the preview and foreword to the tour:
assistance to those, who find themselves homeless
on the streets, as well as, the preventive work with
those children who belong to the risk group.
Beginning of the childs life on the street is, usually,
just the result of bad relations within the family or
overall life situation of the family. Therefore, the two
directions of work, which were identified, are equal-
ly important.
The eagerness of the Dozor Lite team should beappreciated, as they did everything they could for
the charitable component of the event to reach its
successthe workers of Kyiv Caritas state. Both,
for them as well as for Caritas, it was the first
experience of such kind. The participants of the tour
started arriving at the finish line about midnight. The
awards ceremony and the charity auction lasted until
half-past one. Despite the fact that everybody was
tired and it was late, all those who were present in the
hall of City Pub were benevolent and active.
Moreover, this event attracted the attention of jour-
nalists of the national TV channel 1+1, who did
not remain aloof but provided financial donations as
well as moral support.
Funds collected at the auction, as well as charitable
donations of team-participators account for 5,626hryvnias. These funds will be used for the needs of
the street children as well as, those who are in the
risk group.
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The UGCC Commission on Justice and Peace
participated in the working meeting of the
European Commissions on Justice and Peace to
draft a new document entitled Ethics and Finances.
The meeting was held on June 29-30 in Cologne(Germany). Rev. Oleh Luka, an assistant of the UGCC
Commission on Justice and Peace participated in the
meeting and reported that in addition to Ukrainian rep-
resentatives, there were also representatives of
Germany, Belgium, Ireland, France, Malta and Spain,
who are in fact the authors of the new document.
The working meeting lasted for two days. During the
first day, the main topics of the document Ethics and
Finances were agreed upon and each section was
assigned to a small work group. The second day con-
sisted of a series of discussions about the ratification of
the text of the document. Ethics and Finances is the
next in line joint product of the European Commissions
on Justice and Peace. This document will contain the
following sections: 1. Economic decisions based on the
notion of justice; 2. World administration and financ-
ing; 3. Finances and social service; 4. Finances and
long-term outlooks for the future.
A significant feature of this document is also its con-clusion. It will contain a series of practical recommen-dations for financial institutions, representatives of
administration and management of various types ofsocial undertakings as well as for church structures,beginning with the administration and extending to
average Christians. The working draft is completed;its ratification will be proposed at the September gath-ering of the European Commissions on Justice and
Peace. Doubtlessly, the document materials are usefuland relevant for many, and therefore they will be dis-seminated through all available means so that society
and competent individuals in given areas are informed.The document will also be presented to the EuropeanParliamentarians. It is especially gratifying that both
the faithful of our Church as well as all citizens ofUkraine will be able to benefit from this documentbecause we will also provide a Ukrainian version. The
document is based on a series of important scholarly
and practical works of leading contemporary experts
and practitioners in the sphere of economics. Also itwill include documents and works of the Church
regarding issues of ethics and finances. Therefore, weare eager to work now on both the ratification of thisdocument and its dissemination in society, stated the
meeting participant, Rev. Oleh Luka.
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Aspecial course on missionary pastorate for
upper class students was held at the St.
Josaphat Ivano-Frankivsk Spiritual Sem-
inary (June 25 - July 1). Sixty-eight seminarians
participated in the course organized by UGCC
Pastoral-Missionary Department (PMB).
Bishop JOSEPH (Milian), director of the Pastoral-
Missionary Department, reminded the seminarians
that although the emigrants of the first, second,
third and fourth waves, all migrated from their
native land in search of easier bread-winning,
earning bread as an immigrant has never been
easy. From the beginning of the migration process,
the Church, as a mother, tried to send her represen-tatives, pastors, kinds of spiritual trainers so that
they could assist people in foreign lands to find
spiritual strength. In addition the speaker also
mentioned the challenges faced by UGCC pastors
outside of Halychyna and Ukraine.
He explained the rationale of having a separate
structure within the Church that would focus solely
on migrants. As is known, over the last several
years, UGCC has maintained a Pastoral-Missionary
Department, headed by the Bishop. According to
him, migration is not only a challenge but also an
opportunity for positive changes.
Eyewitness reports on actual pastoral care and its
needs in Lutsk, Odesa-Crimea and Donetsk-
Kharkiv exarchates were presented by Bishop JO-
SAPHAT (Hovera), Lutsk exarch, Bishop BASIL
(Ivasiuk), Odesa-Crimea exarch, Rev. Ihor Tabaka,
parish administrator in Liubotyn in Kharkiv oblast,
and Roman Cheremsky, a parishioner of St.
Nicholas the Miracle Worker Church in Kharkiv.
Bishop Josaphat shared with the seminarians some
truths; he did not paint an idyllic beautiful scene,
but presented a realistic picture of what awaits the
one who is fulfilling Christs precept: the life of a
priest is the fulfillment of Christs will. The hierar-
ch emphasized Christs understanding of service,
and advised no one to yearn for a good parish
which would guarantee him everythinga ready
church, a pastors home, hundreds of faithful who
would attentively listen to the priest and then would
reverently kiss his hand and would praise him for
his goodness.
It is worthwhile to note that the special course
includes a prayer/liturgical part, (Matins, Divine
Liturgy, Vespers), course presentations, eyewitness
testimonies by pastors from Ukraine as well as
abroad, as well as practical exercises done in
groups.
UGCC Department of Information
Bishops in Ivano-
Frankivsk Report on
Contemporary
Migration Challenges
VATICAN CITY, (Zenit.org).- In the wake of the so-
called Vatileaks scandal, which has involved the publi-
cation of confidential Vatican documents, Benedict
XVI is seeking to re-establish a climate of serenity and
trust in the Curia, says the Vatican spokesman.
Jesuit Father Federico Lombardi, director of the
Vatican press office, released a statement Saturday
about meetings the Pope had that day, first with heads
of dicasteries and then with certain cardinals: George
Pell, archbishop of Sydney, Australia; Marc Ouellet,
prefect of the Congregation for Bishops; Jean-Louis
Tauran, president of the Pontifical Council for
Interreligious Dialogue; Camillo Ruini, retired vicar
general of His Holiness for the Diocese of Rome, and
Jozef Tomko, retired prefect of the Congregation for
the Evangelization of Peoples.
"The Holy Father is seeking to deepen his knowledge
of the situation through continuous dialogue with those
people who share with him the responsibility for gov-
erning the Church," Father Lombardi offered.
Pope Seeking to Re-establish Serenit in CuriaBenedict Calls Heads of Dicasteries, Cardinals to Meeting
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LUXOR, Egypt, (Zenit.org).- Coptic Catholic Bishop
JOANNES (Zakaria) of Luxor, Egypt, said he and fellow
Copts were optimistic after Egyptian President-elect
Mohammed Mursis post-election victory speech
Sunday, when he said he wanted to reach out toChristians as well as Muslims.
In an interview with Aid to the Church in Need,
Bishop Zakaria said the Muslim Brotherhood candi-
dates success was a cause for hope in spite of many
Christians concerns that the partys apparent openness
masks an Islamist and intolerant policy agenda. The
bishop said that many people in Luxor had voted for
opposition candidate Ahmed Shafiq in the June run-off
elections but were reassured by Mursis speech, which
suggested a positive approach to tourism, to the local
economy. The people of Luxor are so afraid that the
Muslim Brotherhood will stop tourism but they are
now hoping that what Mr. Mursi said in his speech will
be true, he said.
Bishop Zakaria highlighted reports that Mursi was
considering choosing a Copt for the post of vice presi-
dent and had spoken in support of tourism and
womens rights. Saying he was optimistic," Bishop
Zakaria added: We hope he will honor his promises
made in his speech after he was announced as
President.
The bishop referred to an extract in Mursis speech
where he said: Egypt is for all Egyptians; all of us are
equals in terms of rights. All of us also have duties
towards this homeland. As for myself, I don't have
rights. I only have duties We Egyptians, Muslims
and Christians, are advocates of civilization and con-
struction.
Commenting on the speech, Bishop Zakaria said: It
is true that in the past the Muslim Brotherhood have
not lived up to their promises. When you are not in
power, you can say what you want but they now have
the big responsibility of government, it is very differ-
ent.
Once people listened to Mr. Mursis speech, they
were not worried. Things are calmer. The people arewaiting to see what he can do in the future.
Economy
Turning to other key factors, Bishop Zakaria said
tackling Egypts huge economic problems was a top
priority for the new president. He said that political tur-
moil had devastated Luxors local economy, which is
heavily dependent on tourism, and that unemployment
was now at almost 50 percent.
The bishop said the new president needed to build a
political consensus in order to tackle economic prob-
lems. We hope he will create a new government
involving all the parties, not just the Muslim
Brotherhood. We are praying for this, he said. After
careful and comprehensive monitoring of election
news reports, he was hopeful that the Muslim Brother-
hood would not pursue an Islamist agenda.
He argued that the Mursis very narrow majority of
51.73 percent meant he would not wish to alienate the
many who voted for Shafiq, the one-time prime
Minister under Hosni Mubarak, the former Egyptian
president whose 30-year presidency ended after mass
protests in Egypt
Egptian Prelate Optimistic About New PresidentCoptic Catholic Bishop Expresses Hope of Christian-Muslim Peace
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Zenit.org).-
The United States Conference of
Catholic Bishops urged Congress and
the Obama administration to repair
flaws to the Affordable Care Act
(ACA) after the U.S. Supreme Court
issued a decision upholding the law.
Signed into law in 2010, the Patient
Protection and Affordable Care Act
requires individuals not covered by
employer or government-sponsored
insurance plans to maintain minimal
essential health insurance coverage or
pay a penalty unless exempted for reli-
gious beliefs or financial hardship, a
provision commonly referred to as theindividual mandate. Certain provisions
and mandates within the health care law
have been a point of contention since its
passing.
In a press release posted after the
Supreme Court decision, the USCCB
stated that for nearly a century they
"have been and continue to be consis-
tent advocates for comprehensive
health care reform to ensure access to
life-affirming health care for all, espe-
cially the poorest and the most vulnera-
ble."
"Although the United States
Conference of Catholic Bishops did not
participate in these cases and took no
position on the specific questions pre-
sented to the Court, USCCB's position
on health care reform generally and on
ACA particularly is a matter of public
record."
The bishops ultimately opposed final
passage of the Affordable Care Act for
several reasons.
ACA allows use of federal funds to
pay for elective abortions and for plans
that cover such abortions. The USCCB
noted that such a move contradicts
long-standing federal policy. "The risk
we identified in this area has already
materialized, particularly in the initial
approval by the Department of Health
and Human Services (HHS) of 'high
risk' insurance pools that would have
covered abortion," the USCCB stated.
The U.S. bishops also found fault
with the ACAs lack of conscience pro-
tection, both within and beyond the
abortion context. The Health and
Human Services (HHS) mandate within
the ACA would force religious institu-
tions and other employers to cover ster-
ilization, contraception, and abortifa-
cient drugs. Several rallies have beenheld nationwide opposing the HHS
mandate.
The USCCB statement also noted
that the Affordable Care Act fails to
treat immigrant workers and their fami-
lies in a fair manner, saying that it
"leaves them worse off by not allowing
them to purchase health coverage in the
new exchanges created under the law,
even if they use their own money."
"This undermines the Act's stated
goal of promoting access to basic life-
affirming health care for everyone,
especially for those most in need," the
statement read.
Concluding their statement, the
USCCB stated that the U.S. Supreme
Courts decision does not diminish the
moral imperative of health care for all.
The bishops also stated that it does not
eliminate the need to correct the flaws
outlined in their statement.
"We therefore continue to urge
Congress to pass, and the Administra-
tion to sign, legislation to fix those
flaws," the U.S. bishops urged.
US Bishops Note Fundamental
Flaws with Health Care LawUrge Government to Repair Affordable
Care Act after Supreme Court Upholds Legislation
ROME, (Zenit.org).- The director of
the Vatican press office commented on
Benedict XVI's trip to the house of the
Verbites in Nemi, Italy, noting that it
was a chance for the Pope to visit the
place where as a young theologian he
worked on documents of the Second
Vatican Council.
Young Joseph Ratzinger worked at
the spot in 1965.
"The dynamic and prolific atmos-
phere of study, debate, and prayer cre-
ated the environment for the plenary
meetings of the Council Fathers inSaint Peters," Father Lombardi ex-
plained.
The Vatican spokesman noted that
Cardinal Roberto Tucci has recently
spoken about similar work that went on
in Ariccia, Italy, with the involvement
of young Bishop Karol Wojtyla in
preparation ofGaudium et spes.
"About thirty of those who participat-
ed in the Second Vatican Council are
still living, among them Council
Fathers and experts, and their testi-
monies stir up a wave of emotions in
those who, like us (even though we
were not directly involved), recall that
extraordinary time of fervor, enthusi-
asm, and hope," Father Lombardi said.
"It is our wish that the 50th anniversary
of the Council, which we are preparing
to celebrate in October, will be an
opportunity to enthusiastically reunite
ourselves to that atmosphere of listen-
ing to the Holy Spirit, so that the docu-
ments can be re-read today along the
lines of the '"hermeneutic of reform," of
renewal in the continuity of the onesubjectChurch which the Lord has
given to us. She is a subject which
increases in time and develops, yet
always remaining the same, the one
subject of the journeying People of
God. (Address to the Roman Curia,
22.12.2005). For this reason Joseph
Ratzingernow Popewisely exhorts
us, as a privileged and authoritative wit-
ness, and expert of the conciliar assem-
bly."
Testimony of 30 Living
Vatican II Participants
Stirs Wave of EmotionsFather Lombardi Comments on Pope's Trip to Remember Council
Archive photo of Council Fathers during a Vatican II session.
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At the end of the visit of the Patriarch Athenagoras
to Pope Paul VI, the following joint declaration was
published:
Pope Paul VI and the Ecumenical Patriarch
Athenagoras I give thanks in the Holy Spirit to
God, the author and finisher of all good works,
for enabling them to meet once again in the holy city
of Rome in order to pray together with the Bishops of
the Synod of the Roman Catholic Church and with the
faithful people of this city, to greet one another with a
kiss of peace, and to converse together in a spirit of
charity and brotherly frankness.
While recognizing that there is still a long way to go
on the road toward the unity of all Christians and that
between the Roman Catholic Church and the
Orthodox Church there still remain points to clarify
and obstacles to surmount before attaining that unity
in the profession of faith necessary for re-establishing
full communion, they rejoice in the fact that their
meeting was able to contribute to their Churches
rediscovering themselves still more as sister
Churches.
In the prayers they offered, in their public state-
ments and in their private conversation, the Pope and
the Patriarch wished to emphasize their conviction
that an essential element in the restoration of full com-
munion between the Roman Catholic Church on the
one side and the Orthodox Church on the other, is to
be found within the framework of the renewal of theChurch and of Christians in fidelity to the traditions of
the Fathers and to the inspirations of the Holy Spirit
Who remains always with the Church.
They recognize that the true dialogue of charity,
which should be at the basis of all relations between
themselves and between their Churches, must be root-
ed in total fidelity to the one Lord Jesus Christ and in
mutual respect for each one's traditions. Every ele-
ment which can strengthen the bonds of charity, of
communion, and of common action is a cause for spir-
itual rejoicing and should be promoted; anything
which can harm this charity, communion and com-
mon action is to be eliminated with the grace of God
and the creative strength of the Holy Spirit.
Pope Paul VI and the Ecumenical Patriarch
Athenagoras I are convinced that the dialogue of char-
ity between their Churches must bear fruits of a coop-
eration which would not be self-seeking, in the field
of common action at the pastoral, social and intellec-
tual levels, with mutual respect for each one's fidelity
to his own Church. They desire that regular and pro-
found contacts may be maintained between Catholic
and Orthodox pastors for the good of their faithful.
The Roman Catholic Church and the Ecumenical
Patriarchate are ready to study concrete ways of solv-
ing pastoral problems, especially those connected
with marriages between Catholics and Orthodox.They hope for better cooperation in works of charity,
in aid to refugees and those who are suffering and in
the promotion of justice and peace in the world.
In order to prepare fruitful contacts between the Ro-
man Catholic Church and the Orthodox Church, the
Pope and the Patriarch give their blessing and pastoral
support to all efforts for cooperation between Catholic
and Orthodox scholars in the fields of historical stud-
ies, of studies in the traditions of the Churches, of
patristics, of liturgy and of a presentation of the
Gospel which corresponds at one and the same time
with the authentic message of the Lord and with the
needs and hopes of today's world. The spirit which
should inspire these efforts is one of loyalty to truth
and of mutual understanding, with an effective desire
to avoid the bitterness of the past and every kind of
spiritual or intellectual domination.
Paul VI and Athenagoras I remind government
authorities and all the world's peoples of the thirst for
peace and justice which lies in the hearts of all men.
In the name of the Lord, they implore them to seek out
every means to promote this peace and this justice in
all countries of the world.
October 28, 1967
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VATICAN CITY, (VIS) - This morning in theVatican, in a traditional meeting for the Solemnity of
Sts. Peter and Paul Apostles, Benedict XVI received a
delegation sent by Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew
I. The Church of Rome and the Ecumenical Patriarch-
ate of Constantinople traditionally exchange visits for
the feasts of their respective patrons.
The delegation, which delivered a message to the
Holy Father on behalf of the Patriarch, was made up of
His Eminence EMMANUEL (Adenakis), metropolitan of
France and director of the office of the Orthodox
Church to the European Union; His Grace Ilias Katre,
bishop of Philomelion, U.S.A., and Rev. Paisios
Kokkinakis of the Holy Synod of the Ecumenical
Patriarchate.
Benedict XVI told the group that the Solemnity of
Sts. Peter and Paul "gives us an opportunity to thank
the Lord for the extraordinary works He has achieved
and continues to achieve through the Apostles in the
life of the Church. Their preaching, sealed by the wit-
ness of martyrdom, is the solid and durable base upon
which the Church rests. By remaining faithful to the
deposit of faith they have handed down to us, we dis-
cover our own shared roots".
"In our meetingas we entrust to the intercession of
the glorious Apostles and Martyrs Peter and Paul our
prayer that the Lord ... may soon grant us that blessed
day in which we can share the Eucharistic breadwe
thank God for the journey of peace and reconciliation
He has caused us to travel together. This year marksthe fiftieth anniversary of Vatican Council II. ... It was
during that Councilattended, as you well know, by
certain representatives of the Ecumenical Patriarchate
as fraternal delegatesthat a new and important phase
in relations between our Churches began. Let us praise
the Lord above all for the rediscovery of the profound
brotherhood which unites us, and for the distance cov-
ered over these years by the Joint Commission for
Theological Dialogue between the Catholic Church
and the Oriental Orthodox Churches, also in the hope
that it will continue to progress in the current phase".
"As we remember the anniversary of Vatican
Council II, I think it right to recall the person and
works of the unforgettable Ecumenical Patriarch
Athenagoras who, together with Blessed John XXIII
and Servant of God Paul VI, moved by that passion for
Church unity which arises from faith in Christ the
Lord, promoted important initiatives which paved the
way to renewed relations between the Ecumenical
Patriarchate and the Catholic Church. I am profoundly
glad that His Holiness Bartholomew I, with renewed
faithfulness and fruitful creativity, is continuing along
the path laid down by his predecessors Athenagoras
and Demetrios, and is known throughout the world for
his openness to dialogue among Christians and his
commitment to announcing the Gospel in the modern
world", the Holy Father concluded.
Holy Fahr Rcalls ecmnical Iniiais ofPariarch Ahnagoras an Pops John XXIII an Pal vI
He noted that Saturday, June 16, the Holy Father
already met with the commission of cardinals he
formed to investigate the leaks situation.
Saturday's meeting with the dicastery heads focused
"on the issue of coordinating the work of the Roman
Curia, something which is particularly important and
urgent today in order to bear effective witness to the
spirit of union which animates it," Father Lombardi
added. "In the afternoon he has chosen to meet with a
number of members of the College of Cardinals who,
by virtue of their vast and varied experience serving
the Church, not only in Rome but also internationally,may profitably exchange ideas and suggestions with
the Holy Father in order to help re-establish that cli-
mate of serenity and trust in the service of the Roman
Curia."
Father Lombardi said the Pontiff will continue "his
discussions and reflections, also taking advantage of
the fact that many pastors have come to Rome for the
Feast of Sts. Peter and Paul, [June 29] which is an
extraordinary opportunity for the community of the
universal Church to feel united to the Pope in prayer,
service, and the witness of faith for mankind in our
time."
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The topic The How and What of Lay Lead-
ership: ActionPut on Christ will be addressed at
the Mid-West and West Coast
sessions by Fr Deacon Sabatino
Carnazzo.
Deacon Sabatino serves at
Holy Transfiguration Melkite
Greek Catholic Church in
McLean, Virginia, a parish of
the Eparchy of Newton.
He is the founding director of
the Washington, DC-area Insti-
tute of Catholic Culture. He has
extensive experience in present-
ing tenets of the New Evangel-
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addressed by the newly-installed bishop of Manches-
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Peter A Libasci. Bishop Peter is
familiar with Eastern Catholics,
particularly the Byzantine Tra-
dition. As auxiliary bishop of
Rockville Centre, New York,
he had bi-ritual faculties to be
able to serve parishes in the
stead of priests who were vaca-
tioning or otherwise unavail-
able from time-to-time.
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