Each year the seminary offers in-house pastoral courses focussing primarily on the celebration of the sacraments and sacramentals of the Church. An on-hands approach ensures that seminarians receive individual instruction and attention. A pastoral...
In the Fall of 2009, Fr. Ihor Yatsiv conducted an interview with His Beatitude Lubomyr (Husar) for Radio Resurrection regarding the Patriarchal Synod of Bishops of the UGCC in Lviv-Bryukhovychi that in September. The...
From February 12 to 15 we gathered at the Maison Notre Dame de la Providence in Orleans for our annual winter retreat. Our retreat master was Fr. Andrew Onuferko, a professor of MASI, the...
Inaugurated in 1908 at the initiative of Rev. Paul Wattson, an Episcopalian priest of the United States who would later join the Catholic Church, the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity is celebrated all...
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On Christmas Eve, after we as a community celebrated the Vespers-Liturgy of St Basil the Great, just over 60 guests joined us for the Christmas Eve Sviat Vechir (Holy Meal) in our seminary hall....
Heavenly King, Advocate, Spirit of Truth, who are everywhere present and fill all things, Treasury of Blessings, Bestower of Life, come, and dwell within us; cleanse us of all that defiles us, and O Good One, save our souls.
We have seen the true light; we have received the heavenly Spirit; we have found the true faith! We worship the undivided Trinity for having saved us.
Царю небесний, утішителю, Душе істини, що всюди єси і все наповняєш, скарбе дібр і життя подателю, прийди і вселися в нас, і очисти нас від усякої скверни, і спаси, Благий, душі наші.
Ми бачили світло істинне, ми прийняли Духа небесного, ми знайшли віру істинну, нероздільній Тройці поклоняємось, вона бо спасла нас.
O Lord, when You sent down Your Spirit, upon the assembled Apostles, the children of Israel were struck with awe as they heard them speak in many tongues, inspired by the Holy Spirit. They knew them to be illiterate and now saw them wise, speaking divine truths and bringing Gentiles to the faith. Therefore, we also cry out to You: You have appeared on earth and saved us from error; O Lord, glory to You!
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Holy Spirit Seminary is the Major Seminary of the Ukrainian Catholic Church in Canada. Its primary purpose is the preparation of candidates for ordination to the priesthood in the Catholic Church. This preparation for eparchial ministerial leadership embraces and promotes the spiritual formation, theological education and practical field training. The seminary is located in Edmonton, the capital of Alberta. We welcome you to our site and invite you to learn more about us.
