A long time nostalgia brought back into reality:
-One Easter Feast Day-
We begun the new millennium with a strong hope that the two lungs of the
Universal Church will bring to unity the celebration of the Holy Resurrection
of our Lord Jesus Christ.
The millennium came and passed by without any change. We started the new
millennium with one common day for Easter. Maybe it was providential. Every
Orthodox, Catholic or non-Catholic felt blessed and quite pleased.
We started with a temporary unity, but fell back into the old darkness of
Division. Each Church theologically "justifies" the reason why observes the
Resurrection in its traditional manner.
It is about time that our Eastern and Western brethren petition their Pope,
Patriarchs, metropolitans and bishops to really see and work for the same
goal- to celebrate the Resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ at the same date.
We encourage all the clergy and people to sign petition and to send them to
the center of Our Lady of Soufanieh.
The following common date for Easter is going to be in 2007.
This year all the friends of Our Lady of Soufanieh in the Youngstown area will
pray and fast in order to see this goal implemented very soon.
January 24, 2005
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Rev. George D. Gage, Pastor
St. Mary's Byzantine Catholic Church
7782 Glenwood Ave.
Boardman, Oh 44512 - USA
Phone/Fax: (330) 726-8573
Our Church website http://www.byzantines.net/stmary/
Fr. George