Ukrainian Catholic Trivia
Hey! Don’t You Know?
The icon that is on the tetrapod (that little table up in front of the nave/ katholikon of the Church) will be either an icon of the patron saint of the Church OR it will be of a given feast day (in our tradition, one of the Holy Days of Obligation). Usually, when an icon of the feast is on the tetrapod, it is put there after Vespers (by rule, it is usually put out at Matins), and remains there until the appointed leave-taking as indicated in the Typikon of the Church (rule that prescribes how services are conducted).
(taken from a Weekly Bulletin) 20 Aug 2023
When you are reading about the lives of the saints, when you see one called a “venerable,” this means that this particular saint was a monk, who lived his or her life wholly dedicated to God, rejecting a normal life in the world to closely follow our Lord. Such venerables are known for their defense of the faith or for providing spiritual guidance to many people, helping them to grow in faith and in God.
(taken from a Weekly Bulletin) 13 aug 2023
“Eternal memory” (Вічна Пам’ять)
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NINE Commandments of the Ukrainian Catholic Driver
1. Always begin a trip with prayer. For Catholic believers as well as Orthodox and Protestants any business begins with prayer. We have a special prayer where the drivers ask the Lord to preserve them "from the evil spirit of recklessness, from inattention and carelessness, and from the destructive passion of drunkenness," so as to return "whole and serene."
2. Remember that alcohol in the system will lead to sad consequences for both person and machine. We do not have a culture of wine drinking. Once we begin, we cannot stop ourselves. Just as there is no culture of driving.
3. Never try to shorten the time of a trip. If you started out late, you will arrive late. This commandment can be stated more briefly: never increase speed.
4. Give a wave of thanks to a driver who makes way for you.
5. Apologize to a driver whom you have interfered with, even when you did not intend to. After all when we are walking and bump someone we apologize without thinking. So why should there be a different ethic behind the wheel?
6. Always yield way to someone who is in a great hurry or is acting aggressively. If you do not yield, he will still pass you and create a more dangerous situation.
7. Drive a car in such a way that you will be genuinely happy if a police car appears.
8. Stay as far away as possible from cars that have traces of accidents.
9. Never speed up when another driver tries to pass you or get into your lane. You know, even if there is no fine for this, a believer and a simply conscientious person never should act like that. What's the motive for it? Ambition? Pride? It is said: do not treat your neighbor in a way you do not want to be treated.