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March 23,
2003
SECURITY AMONG THE SHEEP
Saint Cyril of
Jerusalem whose memory is celebrated the day after that of Saint Patrick
of Ireland (March 18 and 17 respectively – that would be March 31 and 30
on the current Gregorian Calendar since the Julian Calendar which is used
by our Ukrainian Orthodox Church is 13 days behind astronomically),
exhorted his students in the Faith of Jesus: "Make your fold with the
sheep; flee from the wolves”.
more
March 17, 2003
St. Paraskevi
I was named for my grandmother, Paraska who came to the U.S.
early 1900's from Ukraine. In
researching her name, I believe she was probably named for
St. Paraskevi but I don't see her name on the list of
saints. Could you tell me something
about her.
answer
March 14, 2003
Two questions from visitors:
Could you please instruct me specifically as to how to fast
these fourty days? What days are meals
allowed? Is dairy food or fish allowed? What
about wine, olive oil, and
octypus?
answer
I just want to know the issues or practices that seperated
western and eastern Christians during
the medeival times.
answer
March 13, 2003
A visitor's question.
Why
do the Roman Catholics and Episcopalians receive ashes on Ash
Wednesday and the Orthodoxs which I am of the Greek Orthodox
faith do not.
answer
March 9,
2003
WHY ARE WE HERE?
Once again we stand upon the threshold of Great Lent. It is not
necessarily a comfortable place to be. For we have gotten used to being
lax in our living out of the gift and call we received at Baptism: to be
Jesus to the world around us. And now Lent has come by again to trouble us
– to challenge us, to recall our mission. Shall we try? Perhaps we can
begin by looking at who Jesus was when He walked among us.
more
Two questions from visitors:
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Why do eastern rite churches (Orthodox and Catholic) start
the season of Lent on a Monday rather than Ash Wednesday as in
the western rite churches? How did the difference in day come
about?
answer
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I am a member of the Ukrainian Orthodox
Church. Friends have asked if I would like to join the Lions Club. I
currently sit on the Church executive. Is it allowed for members of the
Orthodox church to belong to the Lions Club and still serve on Church
executives? Also, what is the Orthodox Church view of swearing oaths on
the bible? answer
March 6, 2003
Spiritual Treasury of the Great Fast: The Prayer of St Ephrem the Syrian
The time of the Great Fast (aka "Lent") is a time for self-renewal in
accordance with the rules of the Church with respect to fasting and her
great prayer traditions that help us enter into the spirit of repentance
ever more deeply. One such pearl of great price is the short and
oft-repeated prayer of St Ephrem. Let's have a look at it up close . . .
more
February 11, 2003
Two questions from visitors:
- Do Ukrainians have any special customs when they celebrate New Years?
see answer
Can you please tell me what is the Orthodox view on
homeopathy? Other alternative
medicine/therapies?
see answer
February 5, 2003
A visitor's question:
What is the theological reason for the Liturgy of the Preparation being done in secret?
see answer
Answer to a
question on the Blessing of Arms
Greetings and Responses What are the
correct/appropriate Ukrainian Orthodox greetings and responses
throughout the festive season,
especially including January 6, January 19 , before and after
and for how long?
see answer
February 2, 2003
Use Google to search this site for the
topic of your choice.
January 31, 2003
Download
Church Calendar
for February, March and April for installation into Outlook or any
other calendar program.
January 28, 2003
Church Slavonic
When did the Ukrainian Orthodox church in
Canada stop using "church slavonic" during the Divine
Liturgy? Was "church slavonic" ever
considered a working language such as English,
Ukrainian, French, etc or was it used solely as a
liturgical holy language such as Latin
in the Roman Catholic Church?
see answer
January 26, 2003
January
23, 2003 A visitor's question:
I live a very long way away from
the nearest Orthodox church.
What
should I do?
answer
January 22, 2003
An update to
the article
The Crimean Choir of Saints,
Early Saints of Rus'-Ukraine.
January
21, 2003
Church Calendar
Please note that the Church Calendar for
January (Current Month)
and February (Next
Month) is now up to date. The download files for installing into
Outlook have also been posted.
A visitor's question: I want to ask you a question about Taras Shevchenko. How many
poems did he write? And What is his
most favorite poem?
answer
January
17, 2003
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My cousin just converted to Orthodoxy. She was raised Roman
Catholic. She was confirmed as a
child, but was "re-confirmed", or chrismated again as
an Orthodox Christian. I thought a person was not allowed
to receive certain sacraments more
than once. Could you kindly explain why this is
done?
answer
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I
would like to know the Orthodox view of Jesus' birth. Did Mary
suffer labor pains as all other women as a consequence of
Original Sin of Eve from Genesis or was Mary spared labor pains
because she did not suffer the consequences of Original Sin?
answer
January
7, 2003
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My middle name is Markian. I understand that there was a
Saint Markian, but I cannot find much
information beyond that. Please tell me about
him. I wonder why there are no churches named in his
honor. Thank you.
answer
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It is customary in Russia to give an odd number of flowers to
the living and an even number to the
dead. What is the source of this custom?
answer
January 6, 2003
A visitor's commentary You claim that
"This site is an independent site which is not affiliated with
any particular Church jurisdiction. Its purpose is to act in a
supportive role for the mission and witness of Ukrainian
Orthodoxy, in Ukraine and the Diaspora."
However, I think it is impossible to
represent and support the mission of Ukrainian Orthodoxy without
being connected or linked to any church. Any mission is a
project of some people and not abstract.
Serious people would not trust too much
to an anonymous opinion.
The second remark is the dominion of
English. If you want to promote the witness of Ukrainian mission
the question is whom you are going to witness? Definitely not to
Ukrainian people.
I would like to see more texts in
Ukrainian language (or at least in Russian) on your site.
please see our reply
January 2, 2003
A visitor's question on Icons of Christ see
answer
January 1, 2003
A visitor's question
I have an important question.
My best friends are a married couple. The
man is a Catholic and the woman is of
Jewish decent. I truly love her and
would be honored if she was the godparent to my child.
Is this possible? She believes in
God. Please let me know.
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