Saint Vladimir's Cathedral Community begun the Triduum Paschale Celebration

On Good Friday, April 2, 2010, His Excellency Bishop Paul Chomnycky, OSBM, Eparch of Stamford, His Excellency Bishop Basil H. Losten, eparch emeritus, accompanied by Very Rev. Mitred Archpriest Ihor Midzak, St. Vladimir’s Cathedral rector, Very Rev. Archpriest Bohdan Danylo, St. Basil’s College Seminary rector, and Rev. Maxim Kobasuk, OSBM, Spiritual Director together with St. Basil Seminary choir and a large number of cathedral’s parishioners begun the Triduum Paschale celebration at the St. Vladimir’s Cathedral. Father Bohdan Danylo, seminary’s rector in his sermon reminded all gathered that today we have entered into the final stage of Christ’s life-giving Passion.  We have traveled six weeks of Great Lent.  We celebrated the victorious entry of Our Lord into Jerusalem.   Today, we see him crucified on the Life-Giving Cross.   Only by kissing the wounds of the crucified Christ, only by meditating upon the great mystery of Cross we may ask God to illumine the vesture of our soul, to purify us, to give us appropriate clothing in order to celebrate the Feast of Feasts, the Holy and Glorious Resurrection of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.  There is no Resurrection without the Cross of Christ.  The new Life begins in the Mystery of Christ’s Cross!   Quoting from St. Augustine: “Through Him you sought us when we were not seeking you, but you sought us that we might begin seeking you”, Father Bohdan reminded us that through the Cross of Christ the gates of Paradise once again were open for all of us.  “Let us then meditate in the next days on the Cross of Christ!  The Cross is essential and basic for our knowing of Christ, fundamental to Christ’s very nature, fundamental in our own salvation” said Father Danylo.

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