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Expression of thanks to contemplative sisters
Post date: 2008-12-19Autor: 1
Dear sisters, we pray that You may remain faithful to our Lord and Saviour and not be frightened by persecutions, disconcerted by intrigues or paralyzed by invalid excommunications pronounced by those who were excommunicated from the Church by themselves and as apostates now illegitimately occupy the Church posts.
Canonical assumption of the UGCC eparchies
Post date: 2008-08-16Autor: 1
This canonical assumption took place in the presence of believers and witnesses on the territory of each eparchy. Unfortunately it could not be held in the eparchial church, so the Divine Liturgy was celebrated in the pilgrimage centres or in other churches of the particular eparchy.
Announcement about canonical assumption of the UGCC eparchies
Post date: 2008-08-14Autor: 1
Our purpose was not and is not a forcible takeover of the churches but the spiritual revival of the UGCC. We hereby announce this spiritual takeover of the eparchies to all priests, religious and believers. The announcement about it is given to the Holy Father with a possibility that in case he wished to change the resolution of the new Synod, we will gladly do so through a personal audience with him. The new Synod calls upon all the faithful, but first of all upon the priests, to respect these changes in their conscience. In the Divine Liturgy they should mention the Supreme Archbishop Michailo and then the bishop that was assigned to their eparchy by the new Synod.
A criminal attack on the new Head of the UGCC
Post date: 2008-08-09Autor: 1
On Thursday 7th August, Bishop M.Osidach had an unusual visit in the hospital. He was visited by two delegates from the Sokal-Zhovkva eparchy, by the syncellus Fr. M. Tkachiv and chancellor Fr. V. Kotkevych. They were putting psychological pressure on him, and paying no regard to his state of health they forced him to sign a pre-prepared proclamation.
Announcement about a change of the Synod of bishops of the UGCC in Ukraine
Post date: 2008-08-04Autor: 1
Dear representatives of state administration of Ukraine, we announce to You that by reason of apostasy of Head of the UGCC Card. L. Husar and of 17 bishops who are in unity with his heresies, on the foundation of the Holy Scripture Card. L. Husar as well as members of the Bishops’ Synod of the UGCC in Ukraine were excommunicated from the Church.Whatever execution of office on their part in the name of the Church is now ineffective before the Church, and therefore You too ought not to take them seriously any longer. They now occupy their offices unlawfully.
Establishment of a new Bishops’ Synod of the UGCC in Ukraine
Post date: 2008-08-03Autor: 1
On 3rd August 2008 the true-Catholic bishops of the UGCC, who separated from the apostate Card. L. Husar and his heresies, formed a new synod.The new Bishops’ Synod appointed Bishop Michailo Osidach (aged 78) the Supreme Archbishop of the UGCC. He thus became the new Head of the UGCC.
Appointment of new Head of the UGCC and of a new Bishops’ Synod in Ukraine
Post date: 2008-08-03Autor: 1
Your Holiness, we hereby made all the secret bishops of the UGCC public, and we ask You for Your blessing. At the same time we hereby promise faithfulness to our Lord Jesus Christ as well as to You, and we promise to fight against heresies and against the spirit of apostasy and to strive for the spiritual resurrection of our Church and our nation.
Explanation of our activity
Post date: 2008-06-12Autor: 1
The Church is built on the apostles and prophets (cf. Eph 2:20). If the hierarchy (bishops) exclude the prophetical office from the life of the Church by liquidating so-called undesirable people, the consequence will be self-destruction of the Church and then God’s punishment or “Babylonian captivity”.
Letter to the Holy Father
Post date: 2008-04-07Autor: 1
Your Holiness, the contemplative religious sisters of the Monastery of St. Elijah the Prophet take the liberty to write to You as those who honour You as the Vicar of Christ on earth, yearn along with You for the renewal of the Church of Christ and are witnesses to the current events in Ukraine. By openly standing on the side of Christ in this time as well as by openly standing against the current heresies (historic-critical theology and respect for other religions), the Pidhirtsi bishops have already decided their fate – to them to live is Christ, and to die is gain. To condemn them means to take a side with heresy and ipso facto to exclude oneself from the Church. Should the Church condemn them, she would thus decide her own fate.
Private audience with the Holy Father
Post date: 2008-04-01Autor: 1
Your Eminence, certainly You can understand that in such a serious matter, which has an impact not only on our UGCC but also on the whole Church, we must uncompromisingly demand a private audience with the Holy Father. You understand that we cannot react to any decrees from the papal dicasteries, even if they were signed by the Holy Father.
Letter to Card. Tarcisio Bertone
Post date: 2008-03-27Autor: 1
Card. L. Husar issued a hasty declaration by which he excommunicates us, four bishops.By this act Card. L. Husara) boycotted the competence of the Holy Father;b) boycotted the canon law (can. 1060 §1 CCEO).This concrete case has revealed the true spirit of Card. L. Husar and of the whole system which he represents.Your Eminence, please, inform the Holy Father of this situation and You Yourself order Card. L. Husar to wait obediently for the settlement of the situation by the Holy Father!
Promulgation to faithful of UGCC
Post date: 2008-03-03Autor: 1
Our programme is the same as was with the Apostle Paul – to preach Christ in season and out of season, to be a witness to Him for fallen-away Christians as well as for neopagans, to be ready for chains and even death for Christ’s sake.
Promulgation of four episcopal consecrations
Post date: 2008-03-03Autor: 1
Venerable fathers of the Bishops’ Synod of UGCC, we thereby announce to You that according to the prescribed liturgical observances we were duly consecrated Greek-Catholic bishops of the UGCC (Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church).
Application for the monastery in Pidhirtsi
Post date: 2008-03-03Autor: 1
We announce to You that we proposed to the Holy Father that the monastery in Pidhirtsi be exempted from the Province OSBM and established as an autonomous monastery of pontifical right.