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APPEAL of His BEATITUDE Sviatoslav Major Archbishop of Kyiv-Halych of UKRAINIAN GREEK CATHOLIC CHURCH On the occasion of the Saint Grand Duke Volodymyr AND RESTORATION religious vows Reverend Fathers, Reverend Monks, Dearly Beloved in Christ, laity of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church and all people of good will, blessings and peace in the Lord! Dearly Beloved in Christ! It has become a good tradition in our Church on the feast of St. Volodymyr the Great, Confessor of Rus-Ukraine, to celebrate in solemn worship and restoring our baptismal vows. In these liturgical acts we firstly thank God for "the great gift of baptism" (Beat. John Paul II) that our ancestors received a thousand years ago and to pay tribute to the many generations of our people who have throughout their Christian history saved in their hearts the holy faith and handed it on to us, their descendants. This year on the feast of St. Volodymyr the Great, we call upon the clergy, religious orders and faithful of our Church, to continue to support our custom, and make this solemn act of gratitude to God in restoring the baptism’s vows. In common liturgical prayer, we glorify God for the fact that the light of the Gospel of Christ was planted in Kyiv mountains, and then - all over our motherland, and even far beyond its borders, and we want to thank Him for the grace of holy Baptism. At the same time in restoring our baptismal vows we want to express to our Creator and Savior, that we will publicly acknowledge our faith, defend it and live it in our personal, family, professional and social life. |
