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US Eastern Catholic Bishops Hold “Ad Limina” Official Publication of the Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Philadelphia VOL. 81 - No. 4 MARCH 1, 2020 ENGLISH VERSION U.S. Eastern Catholic Bishops hold “ad limina” visit to Vatican Pope Francis accepts an icon as a gift from the U.S. Ukrainian Catholic bishops held by Archbishop Borys Gudziak of the Archeparchy of Philadelphia during a meeting with U.S. bishops from the Eastern Catholic Churches in the United States during their “ad limina” visits to the Vatican February 20. Also pictured are Bishop Bohdan J. Danylo of the Eparchy of Saint Josaphat in Parma, Ohio; Bishop Benedykt Aleksiychuk of the Eparchy of Saint Nicholas of Chicago; and Bishop Paul Chomnycky of the Eparchy of Stamford, Conn. (CNS, courtesy of Vatican Media) Archeparchy News pg. 2-25 Advertisements pg. 33-44 Children’s Corner pg. 26-31 Church News pg. 45-46 Holidays/Feast Day pg. 32 Archeparchy News Eastern Catholic bishops in US have particular pastoral concern for immigrants Hannah Brockhaus Catholic News Agency Feb 19, 2020 In the United States, Eastern Catholics face many of the same challenges as Latin rite Catholics, but the Eastern Catholic Churches are particularly concerned about growing anti- immigrant rhetoric and the plight of Christians overseas, a Ukrainian Catholic archbishop said Wednesday. The U.S.-based Eastern Catholic bishops are in Rome for their ad limina On February 16-21, 2020, bishops of the Eighteen Eastern Catholic visit to the Vatican and Eparchies visited the Holy Father, Pope Francis and various to the tombs of St. Peter congregations in the Vatican. and St. Paul Feb. 17-21. with Pope Francis was metropolitan for the Gudziak said some of “I see [the ad limina Feb. 20. Ukrainian Catholic the concerns shared visit] as a chance for Church in the U.S. The by all Catholic bishops discussion, but it’s “When you meet your Ukrainian Greek Catholic in the U.S., and which also a chance for father and when you Church is the largest of were discussed in communion,” Archbishop meet in the family, it’s the 23 Eastern Catholic Wednesday’s meeting Borys Gudziak, important to discuss Churches. with Parolin, are “for Ukrainian Archbishop of different questions and the poor of America, Philadelphia, told CNA the issues that arise, but There are eparchies the spread of gender Feb. 19. it’s also important just of 10 Eastern Catholic ideology, and the to be together. That’s Churches in the US: safeguarding of all The bishops met with what this ad limina visit Ukrainian, Ruthenian, vulnerable people.” a group from the is like and I think that’s Melkite, Syriac, Maronite, Secretariat of State, what our encounter with Armenian, Romanian, Another two issues of including Cardinal Pietro the Holy Father will be Syro-Malankara, importance, he said, are Parolin and Archbishop like tomorrow,” Gudziak Chaldean, and Syro- how to support priests Paul Gallagher, Feb. said. Malabar. Many of these 19 for an hour and 45 serve large immigrant minutes. Their meeting The archbishop is the populations. (continued on next page) MARCH 1, 2020 2 Archeparchy News Eastern Catholic bishops in US have particular pastoral concern for immigrant (continued from previous page) and “how to help young According to Gudziak, into the Church and we He estimated that around people meet Jesus Christ the political situation in become polarized.” 60% of his flock are as their Lord and Savior.” the U.S., especially in recent immigrants fleeing regard to immigrants, He noted: “We’re not the conflict in Ukraine. “We breathe the same was one of the topics expecting politicians to air that Roman Catholics discussed with the be saints but there are “For most of us our lands breathe in the United Secretariat of State. significant flaws across of origin are enduring States,” the archbishop the political spectrum, great suffering,” Gudziak said. “People are on Gudziak pointed out that whether it’s pro-life issues stated. “[There is the] the same internet and the actions, behavior, or aggression toward Russian invasion in drinking the same Coca legislation, and quality immigrants.” Ukraine, in the Middle Cola, so we share these of rhetoric in the East the Christians are concerns.” political-social sphere Gudziak explained decimated and leaving, in the United States is that the situation of fleeing the danger.” The Eastern bishops, “quite distant” from the immigrants touches the however, have a concerns of Christ in the Eastern Catholic bishops “So, immigration is particular pastoral Gospel and from what personally, since they kind of a matrix of our concern for Catholic the Church teaches. lead “quintessentially reality, of our pastoral “immigrants and ensuring immigrant Churches, and life. And the growing clergy and structures for “I think the divisions in not only in the past but harshness of the rhetoric them,” he stated. society are creeping today.” and the legislation about immigrants in the United States is something we are very troubled about.” “We asked that the Holy See be as prophetic about this as possible,” he added. “They are human beings, endowed with human dignity.” He said the U.S. government’s increased vetting and denial of visas has also made it more difficult for Ukrainian priests to come to serve the growing Ukrainian Ad Limina Apostolorum 2020 -Visit to the Oriental Congregation and cordial meeting with Leonardo Cardinal Sandri, Prefect of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches. (continued on next page) MARCH 1, 2020 3 Archeparchy News Eastern Catholic bishops in US have particular pastoral concern for immigrant (continued from previous page) immigrant populations. According to the archbishop, in the past, when people have been underserved by their priests, they have left the Church, many joining the Orthodox. The Eastern Catholic Churches are the final group of U.S. bishops to make the pilgrimage. The U.S. bishops began their visits, which typically take place every five years, in November 2019. On Friday, Archbishop Gudziak will preside over a Divine Liturgy Ukrainian Catholic bishops of the United States during their Ad at San Clemente al Limina visit to the Vatican: Bishop Benedict Aleksiychuk, Eparchy Laterano. The Roman of St. Nicholas in Chicago; Rev. Msgr. Peter D. Waslo, Chancellor, church, he said, is an Philadelphia Archeparchy; Metropolitan Archbishop Borys Gudziak, important place for all Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Philadelphia; Bishop Paul Eastern Catholics, but Chomnycky, Eparchy of Stamford; Very Rev. Robert J. Hitchens, Ukrainian Catholics in rector, St. Josaphat Seminary, Washington, DC; Bishop Bohdan particular, because of its Danylo, Eparchy of St. Josaphat in Parma, Ohio; Bishop Andriy Rabiy, connection to the legacy Auxiliary Bishop Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Philadelphia of St. Clement and to Sts. Cyril and Methodius, radical cultural change you don’t have common listen to the Word of God who brought the Gospel and there needs to be denominators in society and share it in authentic to the Slavic people. what Pope Francis calls around one of the most friendship. We need to a pastoral conversion.” fundamental questions, make sure the doctrine is “We will be praying what is humanity, there’s correct; We also have to for our Churches, our One of these changes, a lot of chaos.” live very much according eparchies, our clergy, he explained, is the to what we preach.” and our faithful, and lack of a shared “Catholic teaching is young people…” anthropology: “There pretty clear on these He said the abuse isn’t one understanding issues,” he said. “The According to Gudziak of what a man or a Church needs to be a “we’re living in a time of woman is, marriage. If community of those who (continued on next page) MARCH 1, 2020 4 Archeparchy News Eastern Catholic bishops in US have particular pastoral concern for immigrant (continued from previous page) crisis is an example of this difference between “our sermons and our corporate culture.” The bishops discussed at the Vatican “the fact that this is God’s Church,” he noted. “Really hoping that this time is a time of purification, where we’re losing illusions, any kind of hope that there’s a triumph in this world that we’re going to enjoy.” “We are called more and more to swim against the current.” https://angelusnews. com/news/world/ eastern-catholic-bishops- in-us-have-particular- The bishops met with a group from the Secretariat of State, pastoral-concern-for- including Cardinal Pietro Parolin immigrants/ Meeting with Pope Francis (Photo: Vatican Media) MARCH 1, 2020 5 Archeparchy News Archbishop Gudziak Visits DC-Area’s Holy Trinity Ukrainian Catholic Church The Most Rev. Borys Liturgy was con- After liturgy participants wooden church and then Gudziak, Archbishop- celebrated by Deacon gathered for a photo joined together in the Metropolitan for the Volodymyr Radko, Rev. in front of the historic church hall for a shared Ukrainian Catholic Andriy Onuferko and iconostas of this meal and conversation. Archeparchy of Rev. Bohdan Zablotskyj. traditional Hutsul-style Philadelphia, visited the The church choir sang parish of Holy Trinity exquisitely. Particular Ukrainian Catholic Church in Silver At the beginning of Spring, Maryland. The his sermon Archbishop hierarchical pastoral visit Gudziak noted that took place on February the Ukrainian Catholic 9th. Church is drawing up plans for its next Upon his arrival, decade of service and Archbishop Gudziak activities. Borys Gudziak was welcomed by the suggested that among children of the parish, the Church’s priorities board chairperson Ulana will be growing the ranks Bodnar and pastor Rev. of the priesthood and Alexander Dumenko. greater engagement of youth. Reflecting on the Besides Archbishop day’s gospel he talked Gudziak and Rev. about the importance of Dumenko, the humility in the conduct of Hierarchical Divine our daily lives.
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