"We believe that the venerable and ancient tradition of the Eastern Churches
is an integral part of the heritage of Christ's Church . . .
the first need for Catholics is to be familiar with that tradition..."
- Pope John Paul II, Orientale Lumen, "Light of the East" (1995)
Nativity of the Mother of God Ukrainian Catholic Church is located in
Springfield, Oregon.
There are twenty-two distinct Churches which together form the Catholic
Church: the Western or "Latin" Church, which nearly all Americans
are familiar with, and the Eastern Churches, of which there are a total
of twenty-one. The Ukrainian Catholic Church is the largest of these Eastern
Churches.
The 10th Anniversary of Patriarch Sviatoslav's Enthronement was observed in Kyiv on
March 28, 2021, with a online broadcast, a special program of greetings, messages and a performance of Mozart's "Kyrie", as well as Patriarch's message about the future of our Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church. This program was in Ukrainian (with many portions sub-titled in English), English and a few other languages.
If you would like to only listen to His Beatitude's message, subtitled in English, you can do so here:
If you would like to see the entire broadcast, you can do so here:
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Christ is risen! Христос Воскрес! Cristo ha resucitado!