www.ukrweekly.com u- — t- сл Z X - О -c О Published by the Ukrainian National Association Inc.. a fraternal non-profit association! о о -о О р т rainian Weekly О -о Vol. LIII No. 14 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, APRIL 7, 1985 25 cents ХРИСТОС BOCKPEC - CHRIST IS RISEN Ж House Speaker appoints Mica, Hertel "The feast of all feasts to Ukrainian famine commission Easter greetings from the Ukrai­ - including His Beatitude Major nian Catholic hierarchy in the United Archbishop Josyf. Bishops Gregory WASHINGTON House Speaker The executive branch appointments Slates of America. Chomyshyn, Nykyta Budka. Mykola Thomas P. O'Neill Jr.. on March 28 were announced by President Ronald Charnetsky, Ivan Latyshevsky. named two Democratic House Reagan on February 12. Named were: Very Reverend and Reverend Father Petro Verhun. the apostolic members to the Commission on the Surgeon General C. Everett Koop, of Fathers. Venerable Sisters. Dear visitator. and later. Josaphat Ukraine Famine. the Department of Health and Human Brothers and Sisters in Christ: Kotsylovsky and Hryhoriy Lakota; The appointees arc Reps. Dan Mica Services: Gary L. Bauer of the "Christ is risen from the dead. He the same fate befell our hierarchy in of Florida (14th District) and Dennis Department of Education: and Howard conquered death by his death and to Carpalho-Ukraine and Slovakia, M. Hertel of Michigan (14th District). Eugene Douglas of the Department of those in the graves he granted life." viz.. Bishops Pavlo Goydych and Rep. Mica was named chairman of the State. Mankind has never witnessed, nor Teodor Romzha, and tolled death's committee. vill it ever, a day so sad and knell of the Ukrainian Catholic The appointments are in keeping with Pam Jackson of the House Speaker's depressing as Good Friday; on this Church in the occupied territories of the Ukrainian famine bill which Office in Washington told The Weekly unforgettable day the forces of evil hammer-and-sickle government. stipulates that the commission include that House Minority Leader Rep. unjustly condemned, sentenced to What was the crime of our four members of the House (two Robert H. Michel of Illinois is soon death by crucifixion and finally bishops? On good Friday the Jews Democrats and two Republicans) and expected to propose the Republican interred the Creator of life and the accused the innocent Lamb of God two senators (one Democrat and one members of the commission. The two Savior of the world, Jesus Christ, the before Pontius Pilate that "we caught Republican), in addition to three execu­ Republicans, as provided in the famine Son of God and our Lord. When they this man misleading our people" tive branch members and six public bill, are to be named by the speaker of sealed his grave and protected it with (Luke 23:2). A like perverse members selected from the Ukrainian the House in consultation with the a guard, the enemies of Christ reasoning was employed in 1945 by community. minority leader. convinced themselves that they had representatives of. the atheistic liquidated the Savior and hacLwritten occupying forces—when they the final chapter of his life. condemned our bishops. When But a miracle occurred. "A miracle attempts to force them to deny the 300 show support for Shukhevych; defying description. Defying death, Church^their faith and allegiance to Christ is risen." On the third day, the the successor of St. Peter failed, and 10 arrested in peaceful protest Son of God victoriously emerged when our hierarchy steadfastly from the grave alive, glorified and no adhered to Christ and his truth, they by Bohdan Faryma deGenova declined to prosecute more longer able to be shackled by became innocent, entombed victims. than 1.700 protesters arrested in front of suffering and death. The glorious day "If they persecute me, they will WASHINGTON - Ten Ukrainian the South Afrrtan Embassy during a of his resurrection has become a most persecute you. too" is the somber students were arrested in front of the similar non-violent demonstration. fortunate and festive time for truth Christ spoke in John 15:20. Soviet Embassy on March 29 during a "The South Africans (protesters) humanity. For it is truly "the feast of Satan's forces employed prisons, demonstration in support of Ukrainian were there for 10 minutes. We were all feasts, the festival of all festivals." concentration camps and every dissident Yuriy Shukhevych. The 10 are there for eight hours." Myron Wasylyk. Our Savior restored life to those degradation imaginable in an to appear in court on May 1 1. director of the Ukrainian National entombed in the graves. "Let us attempt to break the resolve of our Meanwhile, U.S. Attorney Joseph (Continued on page 16) adore the Lord's holy resurrection." hierarchy. But the bishops, for by his cross "joy filled the world" strengthened by the power of the and in the liturgy we "praise his risen Christ, heroically endured these resurrection because he, though dark hours. By their faith, fortitude crucified, conquered death by his and finally their blood and death, death." they enhanced the Ukrainian Christ's ultimate conquest of evil Catholic Church with the aureole of is ever present in the history of the martyrdom. kingdom of God on earth. It is The atheistic occupants closed the constantly renewed in the life of the doors to all Ukrainian churches, mystical body of Christ, in the life of seminaries and publishing houses. the Church. The joyful conquest of They forbade all printing of religious our Savior over his enemies rein­ literature. They branded as enemies forces the faith and hope of those priests who remained loyal to Ukrainians both in the free world the Church. They sealed the Church's and especially in our native land grave and crowned their own perfidy behind the Iron Curtain on the with the "Synod of Lviv" which mournful anniversary of the history will regard as a crucifixion and burial ol the contemptuous parody of lawful Ukrainian Catholic Church in church government. western Ukraine. Forty years have- Christ's resurrection assures us long passed since April II. 1945. that our underground Church in w hen the atheistic occupants arrested Ukraine will rise to a new life. Our the Ukrainian Carkoik hierarchy (Continued on page 10) fBohdan Faryma Demonstrators call for Yuriy Shukhevych`s release from the USSR. THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, APRIL 7, 1985 No. 14 Sakharov may resign USSR academy MOSCOW - Soviet physicist and Soviet slander." She has been seeking human-rights activist Dr. Andrei D. permission to go abroad for treatment Chronicle of Sakharov has reportedly told the Soviet of a heart condition. Academy of Sciences that he will resign In saying that he would quit the as a member by May 10 unless Academy of Sciences, whose the Catholic Church something is done about his banishment approximately 300 members are the in Gorky and about his wife's health, elite of the Soviet scientific world. Dr. in Ukraine reported The New York Times. Sakharov, 63, proposed to sever his last Dr. Sakharov has been restricted to official link to the Soviet system. Gorky, a city of more than I million on Dr. Sakharov. who helped develop the Volga River, since January 1980. Soviet nuclear weapons, was made a full apparently to stop him from issuing member of the academy in 1953. at the Satanists. locked her in the cellar! Tjif following excerpixjire from public statements in Moscow during unusually young age of 32. His message Maria received a warning that they Issut V(i h .; the Chronicle a/ the that year's Summer Olympics in the was viewed by his friends as a last \ (she and her husband) would be Cathulit Church m Ukraine, an Soviet capita! appeal to his fellow academicians, who taken into custody within a month underground publication whit h His wife. Yelena Bonner, has also have maintained a public silence and tried lor the umpteenth time. made its appearance in January 19X4 been restricted to the city for the last 11 regarding his case I krainians! Remember that there hui has onl\ recenth reached the months after being convicted of "anti- (Continued on page 10) II esi Thin far, civil! issues have are men and women believers who made theii wa\ out of Ukraine. The believe totally in out Catholic Chronicle is published in sannvdav Church and in Ukraine: pray, pray tnrm by the Initiative Group for the everyday, and eternally God will Jews told to reapply for visas Defense ol Believers and the Church. come in the aid ol crucified Ukraine: which was founded in IVH2 to pro­ the tears and blood of those WASHINGTON Do/ens of effect or had been asked to reapply. mote the legalization o/ the Ukrai­ murdered, murdered in the prisons Jewish families, including several that Mr. Goodman said there was no nian Catholic Church, which has and camps for their faith and for had been refused permission to conclusive evidence so far that exit v isas been outlawed since 1946. Ukraine, has not been shed in vain! emigrate for years, have been told in would be granted. But he noted that in " Information has been received recent days by the authorities in the past, Soviet authorities usually ` e I he April 17. 1984. edition of about Ukrainian political prisoner Moscow to reapply for exit visas, granted visas when they called in long­ the newspaper Zakarpalska Pravda Pavlo Kampov. groundlessly reported The New York Times. time applicants. carried an article by H. Danyluk imprisoned in a labor camp in Jerry Cioodman. executive director of The exit visas are given for travel to tilled "Bookkeeper in a Cassock." Russia.