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What Eastern Catholics Believe
Two Different Traditions - One Catholic Church
THE LITURGICAL YEAR
· Holy Days of Obligation
There are eight great feasts in honour of our Lord and four great feasts in honour of His Mother. (These are marked with an * below). While Church tradition emphasizes the importance of these feast days, holy days of obligation of the Ukrainian Catholic Church, beyond Sundays, are:
Nativity of Our Lord - December 25
Theophany of Our Lord - January 6 (Blessing of Water)
The Ascension of Our Lord (June 2, 2011)
Apostles Peter and Paul - June 29
Dormition of the Mother of God - August 15 (Blessing of Flowers)
Stationary Feasts
*Nativity of the Mother of God - September 8
*Exaltation of the Holy Cross - September 14
Protection of the Mother of God - October 1
*Presentation of the Mother of God - November 22
St. Nicholas the Wonderworker - December 6
Conception of St. Anne - December 9
*Nativity of Our Lord - December 25
*Theophany of Our Lord - January 6 (Blessing of Water)
*The Presentation of Our Lord - February 2 (Blessing of Candles)
Nativity of John the Baptist - June 24
Apostles Peter and Paul - June 29
* Transfiguration of Our Lord (Spasa) - August 6 (Blessing of Fruit)
*Dormition of the Mother of God - August 15 (Blessing of Flowers)
Paschal Cycle
Pre-Lent
Zacchaeus Sunday (January 22, 2012)
Publican and Pharisee Sunday (January 29, 2012)
Prodigal Son (February 5, 2012)
Meat-Fare Sunday (February 12, 2012)
Cheese-Fare Sunday (February 19, 2012)
Forgiveness Vespers (February 19, 2012)
The Great Lent
First Sunday of the Great Lent (February 26, 2012)
Second Sunday of the Great Lent (March 4, 2012)
Third Sunday of the Great Lent - Veneration of the Holy Cross (March 11, 2012)
Fourth Sunday of the Great Lent - St. John Climacus (March 18, 2012)
The Great Canon of St. Andrew (March 21, 2012)
Akathist Saturday (March 24, 2012)
Fifth Sunday of the Great Lent - St. Mary of Egypt (March 25, 2012)
Great and Holy Week
*Entry into Jerusalem - Palm "Willow" Sunday (April 1, 2012)
Pascha
Resurrection of Our Lord - The Great Day (April 8, 2012)
Ascension
*Ascension of Our Lord (May 17, 2012)
Pentecost
*Pentecost - Green Holidays (May 27, 2012)
Christ, Lover of Us All (June 15, 2012)
NOTE: After All Saints Sunday, the Sundays are numbered as "After Pentecost."
Periods of Fast
The Great Fast
When does the Great Fast begin?
Fasting and Abstinence - Questions and Answers
Great and Holy Week
Petriwka
St. Peter's Fast - Monday after All Saints' Sunday to June 28
Fast of the Theotokos
The 14 day preparation for the Feast of the Dormition of the Mother of God from August 1 to 14.
Pylypiwka - The Pre-Christmas Fast
St. Phillip's Fast - November 15 to December 24
OTHER DAYS OF FAST
Fridays that are not exempt
Exaltation of the Holy Cross - September 14
Eve of the Nativity of Our Lord - December 24
Eve of the Theophany of Our Lord - January 5
Beheading of St. John the Baptist - August 29
Ø NOTE: Times exempt from fasting include:
§ December 25 to January 4
§ Between the Sunday of the Publican and Pharisee
and the Sunday of the Prodigal Son
§ From Pascha to Thomas Sunday
§ From Pentecost to Sunday of All Saints
Traditions Associated with Feast Days
Blessing of Candles - February 2
Blessing of Flowers - August 6
Blessing of Pussy Willows - Flowery Sunday
Ukrainian Christmas Traditions
Liturgical Services and Prayers
o Vespers
o Compline
o Matins
· Divine Liturgy
· Akathist
· Moleben
· Blessing of Water - Text of Service
Lenten Services and Prayers
Forgiveness Vespers - Text of the service
Liturgy of Pre-Sanctified Gifts
The Great Canon of St. Andrew (April 6, 2011)
Education Committee Projects
Generations of Faith - February 13, 2011 Pictures and Article
Mobile Lending Library (Audiomobile)
Theology of the Body - Fall 2011
General