Considering all the positive things that Saint John Paul II did for the Eastern Catholic Churches (ECC), has there been any decision by any of the ECC to add his feast day to their respective liturgical calendars?
There is a stunning icon of St John Paul in the chapel of the theology department of the Ukrainian Catholic University in Lviv. If I can find my picture of it, I'll post it. He is on the East wall, along with 3 others whom I cannot remember.
There is a stunning icon of St John Paul in the chapel of the theology department of the Ukrainian Catholic University in Lviv. If I can find my picture of it, I'll post it. He is on the East wall, along with 3 others whom I cannot remember.
This evening, I had the privilege of briefly meeting with His Beatitude Patriarch Svyatoslav.
He gave me his blessing and imparted it to all Members of the Byzantine Forum.
I asked him if there were any plans to place the two new Papal Saints into the liturgical calendar of the UGCC, and while he praised both Popes, he said there weren't any as yet . . .
Alex
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There is a stunning icon of St John Paul in the chapel of the theology department of the Ukrainian Catholic University in Lviv. If I can find my picture of it, I'll post it. He is on the East wall, along with 3 others whom I cannot remember.
I hope you find the picture; I look forward to see it.
In Ukraine, there are two icons of Saint John Paul II which feature him with the Greek Catholic New Martyrs:
I asked him if there were any plans to place the two new Papal Saints into the liturgical calendar of the UGCC, and while he praised both Popes, he said there weren't any as yet . . .
I believe it is inevitable that at least Saint John Paul II will be added to the UGCC liturgical calendar considering what he did for the emergence of the UGCC after decades of Soviet repression and his visit to Ukraine to beatify the Greek Catholic martyrs.
Here is a moving video of Saint John Paul II visiting the church of Saint Sophia in Rome following the death of His Beatitude Josyf Slipyj:
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