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On Sunday, February 28th, there was an online presentation entitled “Our Lenten Journey: Liturgical Exploration”. The hosts were: Archeparchy of Philadelphia, Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of the Holy Family of London, and Eparchie Saint Volodymyr le Grand de Paris. The speakers were: Rev. Deacon Daniel Galadza, S.E.O.D. in Byzantine Liturgy, University of Regensburg, Germany, v. Rev. Mark Morozowich, S.E.O.D., Dean of the Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C., and Most Rev. Bohdan Danylo, Eparch of St. Josaphat Eparchy in Parma, Ohio.
Bishop Hlib Lonchyna of the Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy in Paris, France welcomed the participants and opened with a prayer that the event be a “spiritually enriching experience.”
Deacon Daniel presented a “roadmap” of the Lenten services in Our Ukrainian Catholic Church. He explained that the Great Fast, Lent, is not something negative. “It’s not giving up something, but rather it’s something positive. It’s a spiritual journey to Pascha, the Resurrection of Our Lord. It is a new Passover, a spiritual renewal, a new life”, he stresses.
Rev. Dr. Mark Morozowych shared his knowledge and insight into the beauty, the treasure of our Liturgical Tradition, in particular, the Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts. Just as in Michelangelo’s “Creation Scene”, where God is extending His hand in the creation of man, so too the Lord God extends His “healing hand” to mankind. Following in the tradition of his mentor (Fr. Robert Taft), Father Mark’s approach is “Christocentric.”
Father Mark spoke of the various effects of the Presanctified Liturgy
-salutary days
-preserve Faith inviolable
-purification of soul and body
-crush the heads of invisible serpents
-be victorious over sin
-blamelessly attain and worship the Holy Resurrection.
Bishop Bohdan Danylo spoke about the prayers of Holy Week, which lead us to the final destination of our Lenten spiritual journey, namely, the joyous celebration of Pascha. Bishop Bohdan refers to the Great Fast as a “Lenten pilgrimage”.
Bishop Hlib Lonchyna ended the online spiritual Lenten presentation with a prayer to the Mother of God.