Pascal Bastien

The Ukrainian Greco-Catholic Church draws its roots in the ancestral lands of Kyivan Rus — a land steeped in martyrdom and inseparable from the turmoil of imperialistic claims to the East and to the West. After centuries of Russian, Polish and Soviet domination, the UGCC resurrected from the catacombs in a context where the threat … Читати далі

At Divine Liturgy, on the morning of Pascha, following a widespread custom evocative of Pentecost and transcending human boundaries, the prologue of the Gospel of John is proclaimed in a multitude of languages. The Resurrection and the Great Commission, the liturgy teaches us, are intrinsically tied. The Church is missionary by her very nature.