Come and See Weekend Held April 19th-21st The rescheduled “Come and See Weekend” of April 19-21, 2024, at Ss. Cyril and Methodius Byzantine Catholic Seminary in Pittsburgh was a great success. There was a total of fifteen men who attended as part of their journey of discernment of the vocation of the priesthood in their […]
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Joyful Light Spring 2024 The Spring 2024 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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Joshua Johnson Ordination On Sunday, April 14, 2024, seminarian Joshua Johnson of the Holy Protection of the Mother of God Eparchy of Phoenix, was tonsured and ordained to the minor orders of Lector and Subdiaconate by Metropolitan Archbishop William in the chapel of Ss. Cyril and Methodius Byzantine Catholic Seminary in Pittsburgh. This was the
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Pascha – Easter Sunday For the glorious Feast of Pascha, the Resurrection of our Lord, the Seminary community celebrated Resurrection Matins including a procession around the Seminary, and the Divine Liturgy. Immediately following there was the Blessing of Paschal foods and a wonderful reception enjoyed by all! Christ is Risen!
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Good Friday On Good Friday at the Seminary, there was the celebration of Entombment Vespers with the procession of the Burial Shroud of Christ, leading to its placement in the tomb.
Holy Thursday On Holy Thursday, the Seminary Community joined Archbishop William at the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist in Munhall for the celebration of the Divine Liturgy of St. Basil with vespers, which included the ceremonial washing of the feet by Archbishop William.
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Joyful Light Fall 2023 The Fall 2023 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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Hierarchical Liturgy – 20th Anniversary of Diaconate Program On Saturday, September 23, Archbishop William celebrated a Hierarchical Liturgy of Thanksgiving which commemorated the 20th Anniversary of the first graduating class of the School of Diaconate Studies at the Byzantine Catholic Seminary of Ss. Cyril and Methodius. Â In attendance were the living members of the class,
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Fr. Ronald Barusefski appointed as B.C.S. Rector On Tuesday, September 19, 2023, Fr. Ron Barusefski was appointed the 16th Rector of the Byzantine Catholic Seminary of Ss. Cyril and Methodius. The President of the Seminary, Metropolitan William Skurla, made the appointment having received the approval of Fr. Ron’s Eparchial Bishop, the Most Reverend Kurt Burnette of
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