Byzantine Catholic Seminary of Saints Cyril and Methodius / Forming Future Leaders for the Church Fri, 01 May 2026 14:42:08 +0000 en-US hourly 1 26th Annual Saints Cyril and Methodius Lecture /26th-annual-lecture/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=26th-annual-lecture Fri, 01 May 2026 14:00:00 +0000 /?p=11153 “Remember Me in Your Kingdom,  O Lord”: Rethinking Liturgical Commemoration in the Byzantine Rite of Proskomide The B.C.S. Annual Lecture will take place May 12, 2026 @ 7 P.M. […]

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“Remember Me in Your Kingdom,  O Lord”: Rethinking Liturgical Commemoration in the Byzantine Rite of Proskomide

The B.C.S. Annual Lecture will take place May 12, 2026 @ 7 P.M.

We are eager for you to join us! 

Fr. Muksuris’ presentation will explore the liturgical commemoration of names in the holy prothesis from historical, theological, ecclesiological, and liturgiological perspectives. While the practice of commemoration in Orthodox Liturgy today typically excludes non-Orthodox Christians, Fr. Stel will challenge us to rethink the Church’s boundaries of grace and to envision the completed proskomide as the future kingdom of all believers in Christ. He proposes that remembering all Christians in the prothesis is consistent with the Church’s teaching on salvation, all the while stressing pastoral opportunities and initiatives to achieve a unity of love and solidarity among all peoples.

All are welcome to attend this lecture virtually via the Seminary website.

Born in Constantinople (Istanbul, Turkey), the Very Rev. Dr. Stelyios Muksuris has been a priest of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America (GOA) for 33 years. He earned his MLitt (terminal DTh) and PhD in theology from Durham University in the UK. He is Professor of Liturgy and Sacramental Theology and Languages at the Byzantine Catholic Seminary in Pittsburgh, PA, where he has been teaching for the past 17 years, making him the longest full-time Orthodox faculty member in the Seminary’s history. Fr. Stel is the Orthodox editor for The Eastern Churches Journal and co-editor of the internationally renowned The Wheel Journal and The Spin Blog. He serves as a member and consultant for the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America’s Synodal Committee on Liturgical Texts, and he was recently appointed to the Board of the St. Phoebe Center for the Deaconess. He currently serves the St. Spyridon Greek Orthodox Church in Clarksburg, WV.

Fluent in several languages and a prolific author of books and articles, as well as a conference speaker, Fr. Stelyios has served as a principal consultant on liturgical matters in both the Church and the Academy. He was the final editor for the Greek text of the current Divine Liturgy book used throughout the GOA. He was one of the nine original co-authors and co-signers of the historic theological statement for the re-institution of the ancient order of the female diaconate, drafted for the Patriarchate of Alexandria in 2017. He is the author of Economia and Eschatology: Liturgical Mystagogy in the Byzantine Prothesis Rite (Brookline, MA: Holy Cross Orthodox Press, 2012) and is one of the original translators for the Phountoulēs Answers to Liturgical Answers project (volume 4). He produced the only existing English translation of the Archieratikon of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, scheduled for publication in the summer of 2026, and is currently translating a festschrift in honor of His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew’s 35th Anniversary of his elevation to the Throne of Constantinople.

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Bishop Francois Beyrouti Visits Seminary

On Wednesday, March 25, Bishop Francois Beyrouti of the Melkite Eparchy of Newton joined the Seminary community and presided at Great Vespers and Divine Liturgy for the Feast of the Annunciation.  Bishop Francois also had the opportunity to visit his two Melkite seminarians and together they also participated in the official naming of the St. Lazarus Melkite Community in Steubenville on Lazarus Saturday, March 28, and Orthros and Liturgy for Palm Sunday, March 29.  We are always grateful for Bishop Francois’s presence and support of our Seminary. 

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]]> Melkite Week Held /melkite-week-held/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=melkite-week-held Tue, 31 Mar 2026 15:40:12 +0000 /?p=11135 Melkite Week Held The Seminary’s spring Melkite Week was held from February 3-6 and was yet another great success.  There were three presenters: Fr Christopher Emanuele, administrator of the Steubenville […]

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Melkite Week Held

The Seminary’s spring Melkite Week was held from February 3-6 and was yet another great success.  There were three presenters: Fr Christopher Emanuele, administrator of the Steubenville Melkite Mission, Fr Thomas Moses, chancellor of the Eparchy of Newton and an alumnus of our Seminary, class of 2017, and Fr Michael Coppenhagen.  In addition to the many liturgical services celebrated in the Melkite Rite, there were seminars on a variety of topics: Spiritual Roles of Orthros & Vespers, Leadership Qualities, Organizational Structure of the Diocese of Newton, Discerning Marriage and Ordination, Family life as a layman and priest, and Ministerial Issues and Shepherding Souls.  A Melkite Week is scheduled in both the fall and spring semesters, and greatly enriches the liturgical, academic, and spiritual aspects of formation for our entire Seminary community.

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]]> Annual Pre-Cana Program Held /annual-pre-cana-program-held/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=annual-pre-cana-program-held Tue, 31 Mar 2026 15:30:52 +0000 /?p=11118 Annual Pre-Cana Program Held The Annual Pre-Cana Program was held at the Byzantine Catholic Seminary on Saturday, March 7, and it was another great success with 13 couples participating.  Several […]

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Annual Pre-Cana Program Held

The Annual Pre-Cana Program was held at the Byzantine Catholic Seminary on Saturday, March 7, and it was another great success with 13 couples participating.  Several seminarians also attended to fulfill some of the requirements of their pastoral formation.  Presentations were given on topics such as communication and relationships, marriage as a journey, financing and budgeting, and the marriage ritual.  The Seminary community continues to keep these couples in our prayers as they continue their journey to the Holy Mystery of Matrimony!

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St. Vincent Seminary Visit

On Wednesday, February 25, the Byzantine Catholic Seminary welcomed the rector, Fr Ed Mazich, and a group of seminarians from St. Vincent Seminary in Latrobe, Pennsylvania,.  They shared in the celebration of the Liturgy of Presanctified Gifts, as well as dinner afterwards with our Seminary community.  It was a wonderful occasion of worship and fellowship between our two seminaries. 

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]]> Vigil of Theophany /vigil-of-theophany/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=vigil-of-theophany Fri, 23 Jan 2026 19:14:16 +0000 /?p=11019 Vigil of Theophany For the Vigil of Theophany, Monday, January 5, 2026, the Seminary community celebrated the Divine Liturgy of St. Basil with Vespers, along with the solemn blessing of […]

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Vigil of Theophany

For the Vigil of Theophany, Monday, January 5, 2026, the Seminary community celebrated the Divine Liturgy of St. Basil with Vespers, along with the solemn blessing of the waters.  Immediately afterward, there was a procession throughout the Seminary building as each room was blessed.  Immediately following, everyone enjoyed a bountiful dinner.

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]]> 68th Annual St. Nicholas Celebration Held /68th-annual-st-nicholas-celebration-held/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=68th-annual-st-nicholas-celebration-held Fri, 23 Jan 2026 18:55:48 +0000 /?p=11003 68th Annual St. Nicholas Celebration Held On Sunday, December 7, 2025, a large and enthusiastic crowd of over 275 clergy, religious, and faithful came together for the 68th Annual St. Nicholas […]

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68th Annual St. Nicholas Celebration Held

On Sunday, December 7, 2025, a large and enthusiastic crowd of over 275 clergy, religious, and faithful came together for the 68th Annual St. Nicholas Celebration to benefit the Byzantine Catholic Seminary of Ss. Cyril and Methodius.  The celebration began with a Moleben to St. Nicholas celebrated at the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist in Munhall, followed by a banquet dinner at the Cathedral Center.  In addition to the seminarians serving the Moleben and singing traditional Byzantine Christmas carols, Deacon Nicholas Krivacs and Deacon Mark LeRoy shared what Seminary formation has meant to them, all of which was well-received by the entire gathering.  The new GCU President, Jeremy Stephenson, presented the Seminary with a very generous check of $100,000.00 to support the Seminary, along with individual gifts for the seminarians.  It was a truly joyful celebration of charity offered fittingly in the name of our Holy Father Nicholas, as well as a great affirmation of the Seminary’s mission of forming vocations for the future of our Byzantine Catholic Church!

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]]> Joyful Light – Fall 2025 /joyful-light-fall-2025/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=joyful-light-fall-2025 Sat, 20 Dec 2025 17:52:34 +0000 /?p=10963 Joyful Light Fall 2025 The Fall 2025 edition of our newsletter is available to view below. You can also visit our archive of previous issues which are available in the PDF […]

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Joyful Light Fall 2025

The Fall 2025 edition of our newsletter is available to view below. You can also visit our archive of previous issues which are available in the PDF format.

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Fall Come and See Weekend held on November 7-9

The Seminary hosted its annual Fall Come and See Weekend on November 7-9. A total of 14 candidates representing the four Ruthenian (arch)eparchies and the Melkite Eparchy came together for a weekend of learning, worshipping, and sharing in community life with the seminarians, with their goal of further discernment of the vocation to the priesthood. Seminars were offered that reflected the four pillars of priestly formation – human, spiritual, intellectual, and pastoral – with specialized topics including the married and celibate priesthood, liturgical and individual prayer and spirituality, and intellectual requirements for priesthood. If you are discerning a call to the priesthood or the diaconate, please contact your pastor, along with your eparchial vocations director at our seminary website at .

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]]> St. Nicholas Celebration December 7th /st-nicholas-celebration-december-7th/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=st-nicholas-celebration-december-7th Mon, 27 Oct 2025 13:38:36 +0000 /?p=10895 St. Nicholas Celebration to be held December 7th Please consider attending and /or sponsoring the 68th Annual Saint Nicholas Celebration benefitting the Byzantine Catholic Seminary of Saints Cyril & Methodius […]

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St. Nicholas Celebration to be held December 7th

Please consider attending and /or sponsoring the 68th Annual Saint Nicholas Celebration benefitting the Byzantine Catholic Seminary of Saints Cyril & Methodius that will take place on Sunday, December 7, 2025, at Saint John Cathedral & Center in Munhall, Pennsylvania. Preceding the event, a Moleben to St. Nicholas will be celebrated in the Cathedral at 3:30 PM.

Below are the reservation forms and sponsor forms.  Please print them out and mail them along with you check to the Seminary directly on the address provided.   There will be no electronic ways to complete reservations and sponsorships.  All arrangements are being handled by mail by the Seminary.  

Sponsorship Form
Reservation Form

Thank you for your presence and generosity to this very important event for our Seminary’s benefit!

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