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Christmas Pastoral of the Ukrainian Catholic Hierarchy of the U.S.A Україномовна частина знаходится на ст . 5 offiCiaL PUBLiCaTioN of The UKraiNiaN CaThoLiC dioCeSe of STaMford Vol. XXXVii; No. 12 ThStamfoerd, Conne cticutS 06902 ower december 27 , 2020 Christmas Pastoral of the Ukrainian Catholic Hierarchy of the U.S.A. to our clergy, hieromonks and brothers, religious sisters, seminarians, and beloved faithful, “Christmas Eve in the Carpathian Mountains,” Post card, fragment, Y. Surmach Mills, Ukrainian Museum and Library of Stamford Christ is born! filled the sky and sent them hurrying in being first to worship the Son of God in ability to come together in our parish “…all at once with the angel there search of a poor stable. the flesh. The Magi were privileged with churches to worship Christ in his appeared a great throng of the hosts of heaven, The Magi were esteemed and estab - being the first to bring gifts to the new- Nativity in the divine ser-vices is dimin - praising God with the words: ‘Glory to God in lished scholars in far-off Persia. That is, born King. only King herod did not ished as well. Perhaps we have ourselves the highest heaven, and on earth peace to those until a mysterious star compelled them to embrace God’s intrusion into his life as a been sickened with the virus or have lost on whom his fa-vour rests.” (Luke 2:13-14) make a long and arduous journey to blessing, unleash-ing rather, a violent friends or family to it. and because of This was the joyous proclamation of Palestine. wave of terror and bloodshed upon the this we have become embittered, sad and the angels at the most significant event in and herod sat contentedly on his innocent infants of Bethlehem. depressed. when will it finally end? human history to that point: the birth of throne in Jerusalem. That is, until the dearly beloved in Christ! each of our dear brothers and sisters! instead of the Messiah, the Son of God, in a stable Magi brought him the astonishing news lives is filled with interruptions, incon - falling into despair, let us resolve to look in Bethlehem. of the birth of a would be pretender to veniences, and unex-pected intrusions. upon this interrup-tion in our life This intrusion of God into the world his throne that shook him to his core. in- Though these are unexpected, they are through the eyes of faith and as a God- of men was something that was totally deed, the news of Jesus’ birth not only not random, meaningless events. in fact, given opportunity to grow in grace, in unexpected; it caught everyone off guard. interrupted the lives of these people, it these interruptions are divinely placed by spir-itual peace, and in love for each in fact, we can say that, in sending his totally upended them. God in our path for a reason. Like herod, other. at this time when most of us are Son to us, God interrupted the normal it is more important for us, however, we do not al-ways react as we should more homebound, let us devote more course of events in the lives of many peo - to observe how God’s interruption when these interruptions occur. So, God time to personal and family prayer, spiri - ple. in the Gospel narrative, we see this changed these people, for better or uses these interruptions to teach us tual reading and meditation upon the clearly in those most closely associated worse. patience and transform us into better and miracle of Christ’s incarnation and his with the Nativity of Christ. we see that Mary and Joseph did not more Christ-like Christians. The small coming to us as a helpless baby. and let us Mary and Joseph were a typical young fall into anger or despair at the predica - frustrations, the little interruptions in be true neighbors and stretch our helping couple of the time, betrothed to each ment they found them-selves in. rather, our life, in reality present opportunities hands and hearts to those in our commu - other in anticipation of a formal marriage they embraced it in obedience, the news for us to rely on God, to obey him and to nities who are suffering both spiritually that would take place some time in the brought by the archangel Gabriel, as the embrace his will for us. and physically during these difficult days. future. That is, until the angel of the Lord will of God for them. “Let it be done accord - a contemporary spiritual writer puts and remember that with the Birth of appeared to them both, leaving their ing to your word” said Mary to Gabriel, it this way: “You and I don’t live in a series of Christ all fear and doubt are conquered, plans in shambles. while Joseph “did what the angel of the Lord big dramatic moments. We don’t run from one all darkness and chill are banished, leav - The shepherds were settling in for a told him to do”. big decision to the next. Rather, we all live in ing only the light, warmth and love of the long, uneventful night tending their The shepherds were rewarded for an endless series of little every day moments newborn Emmanuel - God With Us ! sheep. That is, until the angels suddenly their sleepless night with the honor of that shape our life. And the struggles that May the blessing of the newborn emerge from these little mo-ments when things Christ be with all of you! don’t go our way, when our plans fail and our life is interrupted, reveal the character of our +Borys Gudziak heart.” archbishop of Philadelphia for The ediTor & S Taff of The Sower Perhaps, we can view the pandemic Ukrainians that is spreading throughout the world at +Paul Chomnycky, OSBM (author) send warmest Christmas greetings and best wishes the present time as one of these unex - eparch of Stamford pected and unwanted intrusions into our +Benedict Aleksiychuk for God’s blessings to his holiness Pope francis, his life. it has certainly interrupted our cele- eparch of St. Nicholas in Chicago Beatitude Patriarch Sviatoslav, archbishop Borys, bration of our Lord’s Nativity in a dra - + Bohdan J. Danylo Bishop Paul, Bishops Benedict, Bohdan, John, andriy, matic fashion. eparch of St. Josaphat in Parma Because of it, our ability to travel and +John Bura the clergy & religious, seminarians & novices, our visit friends and family with the joy of auxiliary Bishop of Philadelphia subscribers, and all the people of God of the eparchy Christmas has been greatly restricted. +Andriy Rabiy Caroling concerts and Christmas plays auxiliary Bishop of Philadelphia of Stamford of the Ukrainian Catholic Church. have been cancelled. even worse, our page 2, december 27 , 2020 The Sower PLeNarY iNdULGeNCe Apostolic Penitentiary intercessors to Combat addiction in the Year of Saint Joseph the Gift LiGhT oNe CaNdLe Fr. Ed Dougherty, M.M., The Christophers’ Board of Directors of indulgences deCree in addition to the more than 300,000 lives lost to CoVid-19, another tragic consequence of the pandem - ic has been the rise in addictions due to the depression granted under the customary protection of Saint Joseph, and and anxiety many are experiencing as a result of social conditions (sacramental con - all faithful who shall invoke isolation and financial hardship. from drug and alcohol fession, eucharistic commun - through prayer the intercession abuse to gambling problems, addictive behavior has ion and prayers according to of the worker of Nazareth, so been increasing in recent months. we must remain com - The gift of special the holy father’s intentions) to that those in search of work may mitted in our families and communities to reaching out Indulgences is granted on the faithful who, with a soul find employment and the work to help each other from slipping into the downward spi - the occasion of the Year of detached from any sin, shall par - of all people may be more digni - ral caused by these destructive habits. Saint Joseph, announced by ticipate in the Year of Saint fied; an amazing resource for those struggling with alco - Pope Francis to celebrate Joseph, in the occasions and — e. The flight of the holy holism is the Matt Talbot retreat Movement, which the 150th anniversary of the with the modalities indicated by family to egypt “shows us that promotes retreat groups to help people overcome alco - proclamation of Saint this apostolic Penitentiary. God is there where man is in danger, hol dependency. an inspiration to many in their battle Joseph as Patron of the uni < — a. Saint Joseph, an where man suffers, where he runs with alcoholism, Venerable Matt Talbot was born in versal Church. authentic man of faith, invites away, where he experiences rejection 4 dublin, ireland, in 1856. he developed a drinking prob - Today marks 150 years since us to rediscover our filial rela - and abandonment” . The Plenary lem early in life, and by the time he was a teenager, he the decree Quemadmodum tionship with the father, to indulgence is granted to the had become an alcoholic. To combat the scourge of alco - deus, with which Bl. Pius iX, renew our devotion to prayer, to faithful who shall recite the holism of the time, the Catholic Church was promoting moved by the grave and sorrow - dispose ourselves to listen and Litanies to Saint Joseph (for the The Pledge, a 90-day pledge of abstinence from alcohol. ful circumstances in which the correspond with profound dis - Latin tradition), or the when he was 28 years old, Talbot took The Pledge and Church was threatened by cernment to God’s will.
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