PARISH MAINTENANCE UPDATE NOTICE: Please take note of the fact that there is various concrete repair work being conducted around the Parish on all five buildings. This includes repointing the church stairs, repairing walkways and concrete areas. Your care in walking around and avoiding the work areas for your safety is appreciated.

The Holodomor Remembrance in New York City will take place on Saturday, November 16. The cost for bus $40.00 for adults, 20.00 for students. To reserve seats call Halia Lodynsky 203-494-6278. The bus will stop in New Haven at 9:30 Ikea Parking Lot (rear) Brewery Street.

Adult Faith Formation

St. Josaphat, (1580-1623), was born into a devout religious family of Ruthenian ancestry and was baptized in the Eastern Orthodox Church. During a revival of Eastern Catholic monastic life he became a monk in the Order of St. Basil, and was ordained in the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church in 1609. He was noted for his life of asceticism, holiness and virtue which led to his appointment as Archbishop of Polotsk. During his lifetime there was much sociopolitical and ecclesiastical rivalry between Catholics and Orthodox, and Latin and Byzantine rites, especially in the wake of the 1596 Union of Brest which saw the Ukrainian Church break away from the Orthodox and place itself under the authority of the Holy See in Rome. St. Josaphat was passionate about communion with the Holy See, however he was also strongly opposed to the Latinization of his people. This combination of views drew ire from both Catholic and Orthodox clergy. His diocese was contested by the Orthodox, and a rival Orthodox bishop was set up to oppose him, causing riots. During one uprising Josaphat tried to calm the tensions and work for reunification and peace, but his enemies plotted to kill him. A mob entered Josaphat’s home, stabbed and axed his body and threw it into a river. His body was seen glowing in the water and was recovered, and after his martyrdom many miracles were attributed to his intercession. Josaphat’s sacrifice became a blessing as regret and sorrow over his death converted many hearts toward reunification with Rome. In 1867, Josaphat became the first Ukrainian Saint of the Eastern Church to be formally canonized by the Catholic Church. Not only our Ukrainian Catholic Church, but also the entire Catholic Church, venerates, prays to and erects churches in honor of St. Josaphat. His relics are enshrined in the center of the Catholic world – in the Basilica of St. Peter in Rome. It is due to him and his martyrdom that we today profess the true Christian faith and are members of the true Church of Christ. His feast day is November 12. (from communio.stblogs.org, et al.)