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Visnyk-2015-03 THE HERALD March 2015 ВІННІПЕҐ, MАНІТОБА, КАНАДА WINNIPEG, MANITOBA, CANADA LXXXXI • Ч.3 березень 2015 • March 2015 No.3 • LXXXXI Делегація УПЦК в Стамбулі і Києві Св. Марія Єгипетська UOCC Delegation to Istanbul and Kyiv St. Mary of Egypt n Преподобна Ма - рія Єгипетська— од на з найбільш ве ли ких святих за всю історію хрис - ти ян ства. Не бага - то под вижників удо стоєні особ ли - вої честі семи ден - ного поминання в по ка янний час Ве - ли кого посту пе - ред Великоднем. І се ред них тільки од на жінка—Пре - по добна Марія. Її житіє на Україні було одним з улю - блених домашніх читань, а під час Великого Посту воно ще й цілком прочитувалося в Церкві. Доля Марії Єгипетської— один з самих глибоких прикладів покаяння і од но - часно нагадування про невичерпну любов Бога до людини. див. стор. 2 n ISTANBUL, TURKEY —A delegation from the ical Patriarchate, and the Inter-Orthodox Affairs n Venerable Mary of Egypt ranks among the most im - Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Canada led by His Committee of the Holy Synod, and visited impor - portant saints in Christianity. Few saints, especially fe - Eminence Metropolitan Yurij made a visitation to tant sacred sites. The UOCC hierarchs concelebrat - male saints, have the honour of being commemorated the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople in ed the Divine Liturgy at the St. Stephen’s church on during Great Lent, when her extraordinary life and spir - Istanbul, Turkey on Feb. 12-15, 2015. The delega - Feb. 15, 2015. itual achivements are recounted. She remains one of the Photo: N. Manginas best examples of repentance. tion met with His All Holiness Ecumenical Patri - See p. 2 arch Bartholomew, other hierarchs of the Ecumen - See p.14-15 for story Березень 2015 – Місяць священичого покликання Beginning of Great Lent ли проголошувати Слово Бо же, за хи - там і слуга Мій буде. І хто Мені слу жи - February 23, 2015 ща ти Церкву Хрис тову і жити у вірі. ть, того вшанує Отець Мій" (Ін 12:26). èÓ˜‡ÚÓÍ Бог наділив кожного з нас уніка ль ним Ми бачимо в Євангелії, що послідов - ÇÂÎËÍÓ„Ó èÓÒÚÛ на бором талантів і здібностей для слу - ни ки Ісуса відрізняються їхнім слу - жіння Господу в наших грома дах, в на - жін ням. Ісус часто називає своїх учнів 23-го лютого, 2015 р.Б ших парафіях і в нашому пас тир сь - "слугами"—не щоб їх принизити, але See our Great Lent кому покликанню (Як 2:26). для того, щоб нагадати їм про їхню ро - features pp.2-5 ль як наслідники Христа. Християнське служіння По-четверте, через служіння вихо - Що насправді означає "служити" ву ється смиренність. "За даною мені Publication Mail Agreement № 40010125 Бо гові? Вчення і пас тир ська робота свя - бла годаттю, кожному з вас кажу: не ду - тих, апостолів і Самого Ісуса Хрис та май те про себе більше, ніж треба ду - нам ясно пояснують це в Святій Єван - мати; але думайте скромно, в міру ві - гелії. Глибший зміст "слу жіння"—ви я - ри, яку Бог приділив кожному" (Рим вляється в нашому ставленні до Бога і 12:3). Смиренність вимагає від нас ста - до світу. вити потреби інших вище себе. Таким По-перше, служіння визначається чином, чеснота смирення веде нас до живим жертвопри но шенням. "Отже, того, щоб ми відкрили наші серця че - благаю вас, браття: милосердям Бо - рез любов до Бога і ближнього. "Але жим, представте ваші тіла в жертву між вами нехай не буде так: хто хоче Браття і сестри в Христі! жи ву, святу, благоугодну Бо го ві, для бу ти більшим між вами, нехай буде ро зумного служіння вашого" (Рим вам слугою. І хто хоче бути першим "Хто Мені служить, 12:1). Ця по жер тва проявляється через між вами нехай буде всім рабом. Бо і того вшанує Отець Мій." (Ін 12: 26) са мовідданість і самопосвяту. Син Людський не для того прийшов, n Коли ми причащаємося, священик По-друге, служіння визначається щоб Йому служили, але щоб послу жи - говорить, "прича ща ється раб Бо жий...", спо собом життя. Ос кі льки ми жертву - ти і віддати душу Свою за визволення а потім вимовляє наше ім'я дане нам ємо нашим життям, служіння Богові багатьох" (Мк 10:43-45). Служіння Бо - при oхрещенні. У цю мить, ко ли об'єд - ви я вляється способом існування. "Бо го ві та іншим стає полем змагання для нуємося з Христом у свя то му Таїнстві, ми співпрацівники Божі, а ви Божа ни - зросту—у вірі, у чеснотах, і у відда но - Господь Бог цими словами закликає ва, Божа будівля" (1 Кор 3:9). Все наше сті нашому Творцеві. нас до служби Йому у різних видах життя направлене на славу Богові і на По-п'яте, служіння визначається слу жіння. "І служіння різні, а Господь виконання Його завдань. пи льністю. "Нехай будуть стегна ваші один і той же" (1 Кор 12:5). Се ред пер - По-третє, служіння визначаєть на - підперезані і світильники засвічені" ших обі ця нок, які ми прий ня ли у хре - с лідуванням Самого Христа. "Хто Ме - (Лк 12:35). щенні, коли ми стали христия на ми, бу - ні служить, нехай за Мною йде; і де Я, продовження на стор. 4 ВІСНИК • THE HERALD Tel.: 1-877-586-3093 Fax: (204) 582-5241 E-mail: [email protected] web:www.uocc.ca 2 ВІСНИК Св. Марія Єгипетська • St. Mary of Egypt березень 2015 арія Єгипетська—велика свя - сльози, дав три срібні монети. На he Venerable Mary of Egypt is com - Following the road to the Jordan Ri - та, вельми шанована у Пра - них вона купила три хлібини і в про - memorated by the Orthodox ver, she bought along the way three loa - вославiї. Пам'ять пре по до - давця дізналася дорогу, яка веде на Church on the Fifth Sunday of v es of bread with the alms a pilgrim had M б ної Марії Єгипет сь кої від - Йордан. Марія пішла до ріки Йор дан T Great Lent. She is also commemo - given her, arriving at the Church of St. мічають в Святій Право слав ній і дійшла до храму в честь Свя того rated on the Thursday before the Fifth John the Baptist. She received Comm - Цер кві в п'ятий тиждень Ве ли кого Іоана Хрестителя на березі рі ки. Sunday of Great Lent when her life is un ion in the Holy Mysteries the re and пос ту, а 14-го квітня (1 квітня за Наступного дня причастилася в read during the Great Canon of Saint the next morning crossed the ri ver into старим стилем)—день святої. Вона храмі, поїла хліба. Того ж дня чов ном An drew of Crete and a Canon in her ho - the desert. From that day on Mary from відома, як ве лика пустельниця та переправилася на другий беріг ріки і n our is read at the end of each Ode. In Egypt lived in the desert for 47 years аскетка. Життя святої є прикладом пішла за повелінням Бого ро диці parish churches the service and the Ca - without ever encountering ei ther an - істинно го пока яння і милосердя далеко-далеко в пустиню. Со рок сім non is most often conducted on Wed - other human being or animal. Ma ry Божого. років ніхто нічого не чув про Марію nesday evening. This service is call ed in pass ed through all the stages of hu man У V ст. в єгипетському місті Олек - і не бачив її страждань, мо ли товного Ukrainian Stoyannya Mariyi Ehy pet skiiy, suffering—at first physical: Du ring the сандрії народилася симпатична дів - подвигу і молитви за ве сь світ . or the Standing Service to St. Mary of first 17 years, her clothes be came rags, чина Марія. В 12 років вона по ки дає На березі Йордану був древній Egypt. The feast day of St. Mary of Egypt and she ate only the wild herbs and батьківський дім і 17 років про во - мо настир. За повелінням ангела до falls on April 14 according to the new roots. She was burned by the sun and ди ть своє життя у гріховній і не с - нього прийшов з іншого монастиря style calendar and April 1 according to heat in the day and cold at night. She трим ній розпусті. І здавалось би, що благочестивий старець Зосима, який the Julian calendar. The Church ve n - also faced psychological and spiritual вже не було надії повернення на давно мріяв знайти святих лю дей, erates her in this special way because it trials. The memory of her sins and шлях християнського життя. Але які навчили б його, як досягти ду - recognizes her as a model of repentance. desires still plagued her. At these times, Милосердний Господь не хоче смер - хов ної досконалості. В цьому мо на - Mary was born in Egypt but left ho - Mary im plored the Mother of God to ті грішників, і Своєю премудрістю стирі був звичай: в першу неділю Ве - me at 12 years old to go to the big city of come to her aid. Protected by God, who на вернув Марію до спасіння. ликого посту ігумен служив Лі тур - Alexandria, Egypt. For the next 17 years desires nothing but that the sinner Одного разу, Марія приєдналася гію, всі причащалися і йшли в пу - she lived a carefree life, catering to her should turn to Him and live, she up ro - до паломників, які прямували в Єру - стиню, кожен окремо, проводячи whims and passions, enjoying a plea - oted all the pas sions from her heart by салим на свято Воздвиження Хри ста час в молитвах і пості аж до Вербної surable life.
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