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God grant the newly ordained, Fr. Pavel, many blessed years!!

News links:

Byzantine Catholics in Russia (in Russian)

Roman Catholic Diocese of Novosibirsk, Russia (in Russian, includes video)

Rorate Caeli (in English, includes video)

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Maybe this should be split off into a separate thread, but is this part of the Rorate article correct: "The ceremony itself was according to the Byzantine Rite with some elements of the Latin liturgical tradition (such as the prostration for the Litany of Saints, which has been adopted by some Eastern Catholics for their ordination rites.)"?

That seems unlikely, but what do I know?

JBenedict,

Did you view the photos of the ordination or the video?
It did happen as there are photos of Fr. Pavel prostrate on the floor.

I saw from the photos that he was prostrate on the floor, what I don't know is whether this is actually a Latinization.

The Wikipedia article Zemnoy poklon (great source, I know!) says "Prostration is used only during the service of imposition of holy orders." So someone in the Orthodox Church seems to be doing it during ordinations?

Translations for those who don't speak Russian, courtesy of us evil Russian Orthodox!

Note, both articles are identical.

On Thursday, 8 November of this year the Divine Liturgy, celebrated by the Transfiguration Cathedral of Novosibirsk, was ordained to the priesthood (Byzantine rite) Deacon Paul Gladkov. Liturgy led by the Greek-Catholic bishop of Mukachevo Milan Shashik and ordinary for Catholics of Byzantine Rite in the Russian Federation, Bishop Joseph Werth.

Pavel Gladkov was born in Kaluga in an Orthodox family was reunited 08/13/1982 with the Catholic Church in 1999 in the parish of St. Francis of Assisi and St. George, Kaluga.

From 2003 - 2006 (he)studied at the Greek Catholic Seminary of the Holy Spirit in Lvov. Following the establishment in Russia of canonical structures for Catholics of Byzantine Rite, led by Joseph Werth Ordinary spent one year (2006 - 2007) in pre-seminary (?) in Novosibirsk. In 2007 - 2009. he continued his studies at the Catholic seminary in St. Petersburg. He completed his education in the Greek Catholic Theological Academy of Uzhgorod. Blessed Martyr Teodor Romzha from 2009 - 2011.

08/13/2011, He married Gayane Valerovnoy Gladkova (nee Manvelyan), a parishioner of the Cathedral Transfiguration in Novosibirsk.

14.10.2011 he was ordained a deacon in the village of Sorrow Mukachevo Uzhgorod district by Bishop Milan, at the request of the Ordinary for Catholics of Byzantine Rite in the RF Bishop Joseph Werth.

Priestly ordination received 11/08/2011 in Novosibirsk.

Siberian Catholic newspaper


Alexandr

Alexandr,

Thank you very much for the translation, my brother.

Many years,

Neil

Axios!

May God grant many years in His service to the Priest, Pavel!