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SLAVA ISUSU CHRISTU!
SPDUNDAS wrote:"...The Choir is, in my opinion, VERY beautiful..."
One of my very dear friends was ordained in the Russicum a couple of years ago. The before the ordination, the choir was practising the hymns and other songs to be sung. They were singing a Russian Catholic version of Christos Voskres.
On the morning of the ordination, the choir was singing, so-so and the sister of my friend who was being ordained got up from her seat, walked over to the choir and started singing CHRISTOS VOSKRES, CHRISTOS VOSKRES, RADOST S'NEBA...
The entire church broke into song! Fully 90% of the students, at that time, were from Uzhorod and Mukachevo. IT WAS GLORIOUS!! I'm so glad I have it on video!!!
The old choir from the Russicum did a wonderful cassette of Molebens to Mother of God and St. Nicholas. I purchased a copy about 15 years ago. I lent the tape to someone and never got it back. I inquired to see if was still available but it is no longer in print.
Oh, if you get a chance on your next visit, take a look at the ikons in the dining hall for the residents. THEY ARE GORGEOUS!!!
I also liked the bookstore-card shop. They had some wonderful books including one on Archmandrate Zenon, the ikonographer from Russia and his ikon school in Italy. They have wonderful ikon cards as well. I wish they published a catalog....
Oh well....
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A question:
Does anyone know if there are any married Eastern Catholic seminarians studying at the Russicum?
Years ago someone told me that married Eastern Catholic seminarians are forbidden from studying in Rome. Furthermore, I was told that single seminarians who are contemplating marriage have to keep this fact quiet. I am wondering if this is still the case.
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Anthony
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Don't know if there are any married seminarians at the Russicum at the moment. But there is certainly no rule forbidding married men, or men who intend to marry, to study at the theological schools in Rome. As a practical matter, if the candidate is already married life could be rather complicated, but it has happened, may be happening right now, and will no doubt happen again. Incognitus
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Hi Anthony!
Fr. Valerian Michlik, used to be Deacon Valerian who served for Metropolitan Judson at the 75th Anniversary, was a student at the Russicum.
Hope this helps...
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The Eparchy of Presov website has some nice photos of Eparch J�na Babjaka's visit to the Russicum. A Divine Liturgy was celebrated at the Russian Byzantine Catholic church of Saint Anthony the Abbot, which is located next door to the Russicum. The link is: www.grkatpo.sk/fotoalbumy/?zobrazit=album&id=12 [ grkatpo.sk] You can click on each photo to see a larger image. Note: This church should not be confused with the Russicum chapel which is located on the second floor of the Russicum and is dedicated to Saint Therese.
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Originally posted by Jackcus:
One of the Ukrainian saints whose icon (and relics) SPDundas saw in the Russicum chapel is an alumnus of the Russicum: the martyred Ruthenian Bishop of Mukachevo Theodore Romzha. There is a great book titled," Russicum : Pioneers and witnesses of the struggle for Christian unity in Eastern Europe." It is published by Roma : Opere religiose russe. The book profiles Blessed Theodore's years at the Russicum. It also includes profiles on Blessed Leonid Feodorov and Vandelin Javorka.
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Glory to God for all things.
Dear friends,
I hope to someday make another pilgrimage to Rome and visit the churches sacred to Byzantine Catholics, especially Russian Byzantine Catholics. All four of the former pastors my Russian parish, St. Andrew's in El Segundo, CA were trained and ordained to the priesthood at the Russicum.
Some of the members of my parish are trying to find an iconographer to fashion an icon of the four recently glorified Russian Byzantine Catholic martyrs. One of these would be Russian Hieromartyr Feodor who was elected to serve as bishop of the Carpatho-Rusyn eparchy of Mukachevo.
Holy RusOrthCath martyrs and confessors, pray to God for us.
Holy Russian Orthodox-Catholic martyrs and confessors, pray to God for us.
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Dear Lemko Rusyn,
Love your atavar! I don't care what some of the Orthodox Russians say. I think that the Mariapovch icon is so beatiful!
Most Holy Mother of God, save us.
Holy Carpatho-Rusyn martyrs, pray to God for us.
Holy Russian Orthodox-Catholic martyrs and confessors, pray to God for us.
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Look. What is the real difference between devotion to the Divine Mercy and devotion to the Sacred Heart? Why do Western Catholics have this strange habit of constantly reinventing the same devotion to our Saviour? Christians East and West already had an understanding that the Church as the Bride of Christ had it origins in the two sacraments of baptism and the Eucharist that flowed from Christ's wounded side/heart (read through the liturgical texts in the Pentecostarion if you want to see Byzantine examples) long before French Catholics came up with the idea of calling it devotion to the Sacred Heart and actually portraying Christ's heart on his image. Now the Polish Catholic have reinvented the same devotion again and call it the Divine Mercy. Even Protestants have their own type of devotion to the Sacred Heart (but typically it is not very sacramental in character). I am refering to the old Protestant hymn "Rock of ages cleft for me". There is little in the hymn that can not be found in St. Bernard's homily used as the partistic lesson for the Feast of the Sacred Heart in the old Roman Breviary. Mind you, the East does have acts of reparation to the Blessed Sacrament, but I don't understand what great spiritual value there is in developing one's devotional life around apologizing to Christ for other people's unworthy communions.
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