Pardon my stupidity. I have been attending a Byzantine (Ukrainian) Catholic parish for a year and a half. When Father holds the cross for veneration after Divine Liturgy, I do not know the traditional Ukrainian response or how to spell or pronounce it. Can anyone help me?

Ken Craven

Ken,

First, dont beat yourself up, there is never any stupidity, an intelligent person always is willing to ask a question for guidance so that they may obtain an answer.....

Do you happen to know what the priest is saying to begin with
Example:

Christ is Among Us(in our midst)-Response: He is, and shall be!
Христос посеред нас! І є, і буде!
Christos posred’i nas! Jest’i budet

Or is it a specific time (i.e. Christmas, Christ is Born, Easter, Christ is Risen, Theopany, Christ is Baptised, etc).

You will forgive me as my Ukrainian is very limited but I have a Ukrainian Catholic Cantor friend, I am sure he could help us out if I sent off an email asking for info on what you need.