Celebrating the Feast of Saint Basil the Great
January 1, 2016 – The Sisters were invited by the Basilian Fathers to join them at their Generalate in a celebration of the Feast of Saint Basil the Great. Following a Hierachal Divine Liturgy, which was celebrated by Most Reverend Dionisio Lachovicz, Apostolic Administrator for Ukrainian Catholics in Italy and Spain, and con-celebrated by Most Reverend Irenej Biyk and other priests all were invited to a celebratory dinner.
The Basilian Fathers came to our Generalate
02 January 2016 - The Basilian Fathers came to our Generalate for an evening of carolling with the Sisters.
Carollers from the Pontifical Collegio Ucraino of St. Giosafat
Clergy, student-seminarians, and Sisters-staff at the Pontifical Collegio Ucraino of St. Giosafat on the Gianicolo visited the Sisters at the Generalate on December 27, 2015 with joyful carolling and good wishes for the Christmas season and the coming New Year.
Annual Pilgrimage of Ukrainians in Italy and Spain
The Annual Pilgrimage of Ukrainians in Italy and Spain took place on December 26, 2015 to St. Peter’s Basilica, Vatican City, where all entered through the Holy Doors of the Jubilee Year of Mercy. A Hierarchal Divine Liturgy was celebrated by Most Reverend Dionisio Lachovicz and con-celebrated by Most Reverend Ireynej Bilyk and many other clergy.
Christmas Eve at the Generalate
For Christmas Eve Holy Supper on December 24, 2015, the Sisters at the Generalate welcomed invited guest Reverend David Nazar, S.J., who was recently appointed Rector of the Pontifical Oriental Institute in Rome.
Arrival of Sr. Emanuela Vavrekova, New General Councillor
On December 14, 2015 M. Daniela Stefkova, OSBM, recently-elected Provincial Superior of the Mother of God Province in Presov, Slovakia, arrived, bringing Sister Emanuela Vavrekova, assisting her move to the Generalate in Rome.
Celebrating Year of Consecrated Life with the Franciscan Sisters
On December 13, 2015, as part of celebrating the Year of Consecrated Life, some of our Sisters at the Generalate accepted an invitation and attended a social gathering and prayer at the Generalate of our next-door neighbors, the Franciscan Sisters, Daughters of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary.