Every second Saturday of the month, Divine Liturgy in English of Sunday - Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral of the Holy Family, Duke Street, London W1K 5BQ.
4pm Divine Liturgy. Next: 13th November 2021

Very sadly, the Divine Liturgy in English at 9-30 am on Sundays at the Holy Family Cathedral, Lower Church, have had to be put on hold. Until the practicalities we cannot use the Lower Church space. Hopefully this will be resolved very soon. Please keep checking in here for details.

Owing to public health guidance, masks should still be worn indoors and distance maintained. Sanitisers are available. Holy Communion is distributed in both kinds from the mixed and common chalice, by means of a separate Communion spoon for each individual communicant.

To purchase The Divine Liturgy: an Anthology for Worship (in English), order from the Sheptytsky Institute here, or the St Basil's Bookstore here.

To purchase the Divine Praises, the Divine Office of the Byzantine-Slav rite (in English), order from the Eparchy of Parma here.

The new catechism in English, Christ our Pascha, is available from the Eparchy of the Holy Family and the Society. Please email johnchrysostom@btinternet.com for details.

Sunday 1 September 2013

RUSSIA - VATICAN Syria, the Pope, China: A Conversation with Orthodox Metropolitan Hilarion - Asia News

Syria, the Pope, China: A Conversation with Orthodox Metropolitan Hilarion - Asia News

On Ravenna:

"It 's still early to talk about the results of the work of the Commission , very difficult issues are being considered, such as the primacy and the role of the bishop of Rome, which is being discussed for the first time in a thousand years. During the working sessions , some very delicate issues were also raised, not only regarding relations between Catholics and Orthodox, but also among the Orthodox Churches themselves. Unfortunately , the document that the Commission is now preparing is under embargo and, therefore , it is not possible to comment or criticize , if not within the Commission itself.

"It seems to me, however, that this document does not comply with the mandate that the Commission received from the Churches and does not explain clearly what the differences and similarities between Catholics and Orthodox consist of."

On relations with the Catholics, the sticking point is still the modern-day restitution to dispossessed Ukrainian Catholics of the properties that were confiscated by Stalin when their Church was suppressed and persecuted,  and their church buildings forcibly given to the Moscow patriarchate:

"To date, the biggest problem in this regard is the situation in western Ukraine , where in the 1980s and 1990s very sad events took place, which deprived the Orthodox communities in some towns and villages of their churches . It persists still today."

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