KHRYSTOS ROZHDAYETSIA!
-
SLAVITE YEHO!
CHRISTMAS MESSAGE
OF THE
MOST
REV.
JOSEPH
M.
SCHMONDIUK, EXARCH
OF THE
UKRAINIAN CATHOLICDIOCESE
OF
STAMFORDKhrystos Rozhdayetsia!The birth
of our
Lord JesusChrist
was
first announced
to
the word
at
large
by the
angelwho appeared over
the
fields
of
Bethlehem
to the
poor shepherds tending their flock
by
night. Assuring them thatthere
was no
cause
of
fear,but rather
for joy he
said:
"I
bring
you
good tidings
of
greatjoy which shall
be for all the
people;
for
there
has
been born
to
you
today
in the
town
of
David
a
Savior,
who is
Christthe Lord."
.
This prophecy
of the
angelhas been continually fulfilledin
the
hearts
of his
faithful followers ever since that historicday some nineteen hundred
and
sixty years ago.
But it is at the
annual celebration
of
Christmas that this
joy
reaches
a
certain climax
and is
shared
by
all
the
people,
by
believers and,in
a
sense,
by
unbelievers,
by
the luke-warm Christian
as
weH
as by the
ardent Catholic.We
see
this
joy all
around
us
today,
as a
spirit
of
good willpervades society; greetings andgifts
are
exchanged
by all as
a
natural expression
of
this
re
joicing. And that
is as it
shouldbe.
For the
coming
of
God intothe world
as a
human being
is
the greatest event
in all
history;
it
is-
the
pivot
at
whichall human life stops, turns
and
takeson.
a
new form
and a
newdirection.
A new
culture
and
civilisation began that nightin Bethlehem, whether
the
world
was
conscious
of it or
not
and the
whole world
has
been benefiting from that Birthof
the Son of God in
humanflesh, whether
it
admits
it or
not.
The
worlding
may go
about repeating "Merry Christ;mas,"
or
some other form
of
season's greetings, vague
and
formless
in his
mind, evenpaganish
in its
import, nevertheless
he is
unwittingly underthe spell
of the
Babe
of
Bethlehem. He *is only fulfilling
the
angel's prophecy:
". . . joy to
all
the
people."But
for the
true ChristianChristmas
is not
just
an
historical commemoration.
It is
history,
to be
sure.
The
worldcannot deny
it. But the
Incarnation
of the Son of God is a
continuing fact.
It is
takingplace everyday. Christ neverceased assuming humanity.Through baptism
the
Christian"puts
on
Christ;"
He
begins
to
live
in
His members: t$eChns-tian becomes
a
member
of His
Mystical Body.
The
human racewas
cut off by sin
from
its
oneness with
the
Word
of
God,"
in
Whom
and by
Whomall things were created." Christbecame
man in
time
by His
Birth from
the
Virgin Mary.Through that Birth
man is
grafted back
to the
Tree growing from
the
Root
of
Jesse.This
is the
continuing Birth
of
Christ down through historyinvolving every human being.This
is the
mission
of His
Church,
to
graft each soul
to
its Head, each member
to the
Body, each branch
to the
Trunk,
to
give
it
life, growthand true being,—
to
give
it
purpose,
a
glorious destiny.
Our
Holy Father Pope John XXIIIin
his
most recent encyfcncalAetcrna
Del
Sapientla, quotesthe birth
of the
Head
is
alsothe birth
of the
body. Even
if
each one
of
those called
(to the
Faith) enters
in his own
turn,if
all the
children
of the
Church
are
distributed
in the
succession
of
time,
yet the
totality
of the
faithful, bornat
the
baptismal font,
are be
gotten with Him
in
Hia birth
in
the same
way as
they
are
crucified with Christ
in His
Passion, raised
up
with
Him in His
Resurrection
and
placed
at the
right hand
of the
Father
in His
Ascension."How beautifully,
how
trulythe Ukrainian people expressthis great truth when
at
thistime
of the
commemoration
of
Christ's Birth, they greet eachother with
the
deeply Christianform
of
salutation: KhrystosRozhdayetsia.
It is not
merelya greeting wishing merrimentduring
the
season.
It is a
greeting
by
which
we
proclaim
the
cause,
the
reason
for our re-
joycing, telling
why
Christmasshould
be
merry,
i.e.,
because"Christ
is
born." This
is a
greeting
'
stemming from
the
.-.ges
of
faith, when
the
nationswere still Christian, sociallyand publicly,
not
contaminatedby
the
secularism which infeststhe world today, even
so
.calledChristian peoples. This
is the
greeting which
our
good people
to
this
day use on the an
niversary
of
Christ's Birth
in
Bethlehem.
And as we
relaythis tremendous good news
to
the next generation
see
how
we
proclaim
the
continuing fact
of
Christ's coming.
We do not in
fact
say;
"Christ
was
born"
or
even Christ
is
born."
but
Christig being
bom,
Khrystos Rozh-'dayctsia, implying,
as it
were,the progressive form
of the
word 'born'.
Yes,
Christ
is be
ing born again
and
again downthrough
the
ages, today
as in
the
day of
Caesar Augustusalmost
two
thousand years ago.Would that Christians
the
world over understood thisgreat truth
of
their holy Faith.Would that
the
humility
of the
Christ Child,
the
humility
so
manifest
in the
stable
of
Bethlehem, brushed
off
into
the
hearts
of all
Christians duringthis holy season. Then wouldChrist's Birth indeed continueand spread
and the joy
proclaimed
by the
angel
on the
first Christmas
Day
would
be
a true
"joy to all the
people."As
the
Christ Child
is
bornin
our
hearts eucharistically
to
day, adding strength
to the
lifeHe began there
at our
Baptismnnd increased
in the
other Sacraments
we
received
up to
thisperiod
in our
life,
may we
show
our
gratitude
by
sincerecooperation with
His
gracedoing
all in our
power
to ex
tend
and
strengthen
His
Kingdom
on
earth.
May the
beautiful Ukrainian Christian greeting
of
Khrystos Rozhdayetsia,which
we
will
be
singing
and
proclaiming
to the
world during these days express our deepunderstanding
of the
mysteryof God's coming into
the
worldin human flesh. This
is my
heartfelt wish
for all our
VeryReverend
and
Reverend
Fa
thers, Venerable Brothers
and
Sisters
and
devout Faithful:this
is my
fervent prayer
to
the Christ Child
of
Bethlehemon this Christmas
Day.
Khrvstos Rozhdayetsia!
CHRISTMAS
IN
UKRAINE25th CONVENTION OF U. N. A.
TO
BE HELD
IN
MAY, 1962
JERSEY CITY,
N.J.
(Special).
— The
Supreme Executive Committee
of the
Ukrainian National Association
an
nounced
at its
meeting
on De
cember 28. 1961, that
the
25thConvention
of the
UkrainianNational Association will
be
held
in the
week beginningMay
21,
1962,
.in New
York
S^^r^^r?:
&&
m
$
і
Щщ
(ttarals anb ^егр'Фпг (Ulirtstmas tErabittmts
\g^>°j25^
БОГ ПРЕДВІЧНИЙНАРОДИВСЯ
Бог Предвічний народився,Прийшов днесь
із
небес,Щоб спасти люд свій ввесь,Тая утішився.В Внфлесмі вародяьсяМесія, Христос
наш,
Господь паш,
для
всіх
нас,
Нам народився.„Слава Богу"
—
заспіваймо,Честь Сину Божому,Господу вашомуПоклін віддаймо!
НА НЕБІ ЗІРКА ЯСНАЗАСЯЛА!
На небі зірка ясна засялаІ ЯСНИМ світлом сіяс,Хвиля спалення
к
нам завіггалаТам Діва Бога раждае,
—-
Щоб землю
з
небом
в
однозлучити,Христос родився: Славіте!Благослови
нас,
Дитяко Боже.Скріпи свосю ласкою,То
і
пекельна сила
не
зможеНас розділити
з
Тобою.Благослови нас, ми
ж
Твої діти,Христос родився: Славіте!Благослови
нас і
збав
нас,
Христе,Визволь
нас,
Боже,
з
недолі.Засій
в
серцях
нам
бажаннячисте,Дай всім діждати
дня
волі!Щоб Україна могла щадітн:Христос родився: Славіте!
*
»
НЕБО
І
ЗЕМЛЯНебо
і
земля
(2)
нині торжествують,Ангелн
й
люди
(2)
Весело празнують:Христос родився,Бог воплотився.Ангели спіши >ть,І князі питають,Поклін віддають,А пастирі грають,Ч;'ао, чудо! повідають.Во Внфлесмі
(2)
Весела новина:Чистая Діва
(2)
Породила Сина!Христос родився,Бог воплотився,
(і т. д.)
І
ми
Христові
(2)
Богу поклін даймо!„Слава
по
вишніх!"
(2)
Йому заспіваймо!Бог воплотився,
(і т. д.).
Христос родився.У ВИФЛКСМІ
НИНІНОВИНА
У Внфлесмі нині новина,Пречиста Діва зродила Сина,В яслах сповитий,
.
Поміж бидлятн,Спочив
на
сіні
Бог
необнятий.Вже херувими славу співають,Ангельські хори Бога витають,Пастир убогийНесе,
що
може,
—
Щоб обдарити Дитятко Боже.Глпиь охоч світлим,
о,
БожийСину,На нашу землю, рідну країну,Зішли
нам з
неба,Дар превеликий,Вудь Тобі слава
на
пічні віки!
НОВА РАДІСТЬ СТАЛА!
Нова радість стала.Яка
не
бувала,Над вертепом зірка яснасвіту засіяла.Де Христос родився,З Діви воплотився,Як чоловік, пеленами
—
Убого вповийся.Просим Тебе, Князю,Небесний Владарю,Даруй літа щасливії,Тому господарю!ВОЗВЕСЕЛІМСЯ
ВСІ
РАЗОМ
НИНІ!
Возвеселімся
всі
разом ниві,Христос родився
в
бідній яскиніПослідннм віком ставчоловіком.Всі утішаймось
на
землі!Всі утішаймось
на
землі гойно,І честь віддаймо Пому достойно,Пожаданому,
з
неба даному,Котрий увесь світ відкупив.Пісні співаймо согласно, мили,І торжествуймо
всі
разом щиро,„Слава
во
вишніх,
а мир для
нижннх!"Весело світу голосім!•БОГ
СЯ
РАЖДАЄ~Вог
ся
раждае,
хто ж Го
можезнати,
—
Ісус
Му ім'я,
Марія
Му
Мати!Тут ангели чудяться,Рождснноіч) бояться,А
віл
стоїть, трясеться,Осел смутно пасеться,
—
Пастиріс клячать,Бога
в
плоти бачатьТутже, тутже, тутже, тутже,тут!І пастирі
там к
Ньомуприбігають,В Ньому Господа свойоговитають.City. Election
of
delegatesand alternates should takeplace within
60
days from
the
date
of the
announcement,which
is
January
3.
1962.(A special announcement
of
the
UNA
Supreme ExecutiveCommittee regarding
the
25thUNA Convention appears elsewhere
in
this issue
of The U-
kminian Weekly).
U.N.A.
SUPREME EXECUTIVECOMMITTEE HOLDS MEETING
JERSEY CITY,
N.J.
(Spe-'cial picture with increased
ї)»хяяя5ад:іадхяизз»:^)«)ВД5адзвдл)адззд
UCCA Calls on Branches to PrepareFor Celebration of
44th
AnniversaryOf Ukraine's Independence
NEW YORK, N.Y. (UCCA).The Ukrainian Congress Committee
of
America issued
a
special circular
to its
Branchesand Member Organizationsstressing
the
importance
of the
forthcoming 44th anniversaryof Ukraine's independence.
To
gether with
an
appeal, specialform letters were sent, whichwill
be
submitted
by the
UCCABranches
and
Member Organizations
to
Governors
of
Statesand Mayors
of
Cities urgingthem
to
issue special "Ukrainian Independence
Day'"
proclamations
on
January
22,
1962.in commemoration
of the
44thanniversary
of the
proclama-these words from Pope SaintLeo
the
Great:
"It is the
Birth Iof Christ that determines the!
•
Joseph M., Schmondiuk,
D.D.
origin
of the
Christian people: Bishop
of
Stamford.2
On the
occasion
of the
Ukrainian Christmas,
The
>3
Ukrainian National Association, with
the
Editors
Jv
and Staff of
SVOBODA
antt
THE
UKRAINIAN WEEKLY,
5
send warm greetings
to all the
readers,
and
wish
3
them
a
happy
and
merry celebration
of the
Saviour's birth.
Ukrainians Slow Down ProjectOf Installing "Big Brother's"Voice
ANNE MARIE GLUTRECEIVES
MA.
DEGREEFROM COLUMBIA
tion
of the
Ukrainian National
NEW
YORK. Installation
.
Republic
in
Kiev.
of
one phase
of
George Orwell'sThe UCCA Executive
Com-
nightmare projection
of
life
J
mittee stresses that
all
pro-
і
under socialist conditions
in
his
j
cceds from celebrations
of
the
I
novel. 19H4.
is
running into
ob-j
•Mth anniversary
of
Ukraine's
I
stnclcs
In
Soviet Ukraine..WhcrejIndependence should
he
turned!
its
completion
had
been sched-over
to the
Ukrainian National •'uled
for the end of the
yearFund, which finances
all the
ac-! 1961.tivities
of the
UCCA.
The end of the
month
of De-
!
comber
had
been
set by the
NEWS BRIEFS
I
Ukrainian Council
of
MinistersNEW DELHI.
An
Indian
I
last year
as the
target date
for
editor who just returned from
a
j
equipping
all
apartments
in the
visit
in
Germany said: "East
1
republic with loudspeakers.Germans'arc angrier
at
the. According
to the
research staffWest
for not
knocking down Jot "Radio Liberty."
n
freedomthe wall that divides Berlin
|
network broadcasting
to the
than they
are at the
commu-i U.S.S.R..
a
recent issue
of the
nists
for
putting
it up.
'Ukrainian youth publication
ЧГ>їЯ)«3«ї»ЯЯЯЙЯЯігЯЯ^З«л«5«)вЙїадз«ЯЯїад?«?^К^3^5!ЯЯ
Soviet Radio Listeners to HearChristmas Programs
on
January
6
cial).
— On
December 28, 1961.the Supreme Executive Committee
of the
Ukrainian
Na
tional Association held
its
regular monthly meeting, whichwas devoted
to a
survey
of
UNA activities
and
accomplishments during
the
year
of
1961.The meeting, which
was
presided
by the
Supreme Presidentof
the
UNA. Joseph Lesawyer,was attended
by
Stephen
Ku-
ropas. Supreme Vice-President,Mrs.
Ann
Herman, SupremeVice Presidentess,
Dr.
JaroslawPadoch. Supreme Secretary. Roman Slobodian,
Su
preme Treasurer,
Dr.
WalterGallan, Chairman
of the UNA
Auditing Committee,
and An
thony Drngan. Editor-in-Chiefof Svoboda.Mr. Slobodian reported thatsince
the
last meeting
of the
Supreme Executive Committee,the UNA
has
rearranged
its in
vestments, including
the
saleof
tax
exempt municipal bondsand reinvesting them
in
higheryield corporate bonds
and
realestate mortgages. Present
in
vested funds exceed
two
million dollars annually. Unas-signed reserve funds
for 1961
are expected
to be in
excess
of
the
1960
increase whichamounted
to
approximatelyS300.000.00.
The
overall finan-meraberahip, higher yield
on
new investments
and a
favorable mortality rate continuesto indicate further strengthening
of all
reserves.
In
view
of
the strong
and
favorable position, dividends
to be
paid
for
1961,
were substantially
in
creased.In
his
report
Dr.
Padochstated that
the
membership
of
the
UNA
would pass 81,000mark
at the end of
December,
1961.
This success
was
made possible mainly becauseof
a
specially initiated programof competition among
the
various district committees
of the
UNA.Mr. Lesawyer also reportedon
the
financial status
of So*
yuzlvka.
In
1961. that
Is by the
end
of
November,
the
overallrevenue from
the UNA
EstateIn Kerhonkson was $212,000.00,which
was
almost $30,000.00more than
in 1960. The ex
penditures
for the 1961
yearwere $185.000.00. After
the
summer season
of 1961 the
UNA began construction
of a
huge pavilion which
is
almosthalf completed.Other matters discussed
at
the meeting were connectedwith
the
publications
and the
administration
of the
UNA.
as
well
as the
forthcoming 25thUNA convention...
«44 «««««(««««4
Mrs. Anne Marie Glut,
nee
Herman,
a
graduate
of Mis-
ericordia College, Dallas,
Pa.,
last month received
her
Master's Decree
in
Germanfrom Columbia University.
At
present
Mrs.
Glut teaches
the
German language
in the
LodiHigh School
in New
Jersey.She
is a
member
of UNA
Branch
395 in
Maplewood,
N.J.
NEW YORK. "Radio Liberty" will mark
the
OrthodoxChristmas this weekend with
a
wide array«
of
religious programs
for its
audience
in the
Soviet Union
and for
Soviettroops
in
East Germany.
Po
land
and
Hungary,
it was an
nounced here
by a
spokesmanfor
the
freedom network.The anti-Communist network's Ukrainian languageservice will include, besides
its
traditional programming
of
Christmas carols, yuletide messages
by
four Ukrainian Catholic bishops
in
Western Europe,and
a
special program
of
Christmas greetings
by
Ukrainian children
in the
.UnitedStates
to the
children
in U-
kraine.
The
radio's Byelorussian Desk will feature,
on the
Christmas
Day.
January
7. a
religions service from
the
Byelorussian Cathedral
in New
York,
as
well
as
Christmasnarration
and
carols.The freedom network willalso include
a
live transmissionof Russian religious servicesfrom
a
"Russian OrthodoxChurch
in
Paris."Radio Liberty.'' which broadcasts into
the
Soviet Unionaround
the
clock from stationsin Europe
and the Far
East;recently increased
its
broadcasting strength
to the
Soviettroops
In
East Germany.
Po
land
and
Hungary from 20.000to 320.000 watts. The network'sover-all transmitting' powernow exceeds
one and a
halfmillion watts. Besides Russian.Ukrainian
and
Byelorussian,the network.
.
known also
as
"The Voice
of
Former SovietCitizens." carries broadcastsin fourteen other languages
і
spoken
in the
Soviet Union.Komsomotskoye Znamya (Banner
of
Communist Youth)
re
ported that installation work
is
seriously lagging behind
in six
regions
of
Ukraine.
The U-
krainian Comsomol (Communist Youth Organization)
\глн"
ordered every regional committee
to
enlist
all
availableyouths
in the
work
of
installingthese speakers.
The
Comsomolewill work
on
Saturdays
and
Sundays under
the
direction
of
technicians from
the
Ministryof Communications.
The
loudspeakers, which will carry government programs piped
in
from
a
centra! relay center,
are
to
be
installed also
in all
highschools
by the end of
this yearand
in all
grade schools
by the
end
of the
current school year,the decree
of the
UkrainianComsomol stated.
The
programs
are
heavily interlardedwith propaganda,
of
course."Radio Liberty." the "Voice ofFormer Soviet Citizens." broadcasts
to the
Soviet Unionaround
the
clock
in
Ukrainianand
16
other languages fromhigh powered transmitters
in
Western Europe
and the Far
East.
'Dumka" Chorus PresentsUkrainian Christmas CarolProgram
NEW YORK, N.Y. (Special).Under
the
sponsorship
of the
Pvt. Nicholas Minue Post1260-American Legion.
the
mixed Ukrainian Chorus
I)um-
ka ifnder
the
able
and ex
perienced direction
of
JohnZadorozny presented
a
selectprogram
of
Ukrainian Christmas carols
at
Town Hall
on
Saturday, December
30, 1961.
before
an
enthusiastic audience, which overfilled TownHall.The program included
U-
krainian traditional carol songsof three different types:
the
church koliady,dealing with
the
theme
of the
birth
of
Christ.tlie koliadky, which althoughthey have underlying religiousthemes,
are
rather apocryphalin character,
and the
shelled-rivky, which
are
sung duringthe Christmas season,
but not
in church. These were originalworks
or
arrangements
of
noted Ukraininu composers,
і
jtich
as M.
Lysenko.
A. Ko-
shelz,
V.
Barvinsky.
D. Bor-
tniansky,
T.
Kontsevych,
P.
Pecheniha-Uhlitsky,
K. Ste-
tsenko.
I.
Verykiveky,
P. Ko-
zytsky.
M.
Kolessa.
A. Ber-
nyk
and one. by A.
Adam
("O
Holy Night" i, which
was by
В non-Ukrainian composer.Mrs.Martha Kokolsky-Kob-ryn
of the New
York CityOpera
was the
guest soloist.and Roman Stecura
was the
piano accompanist. Other soloists were Andrew Dobriansky,bass. Nadine Dworakiwsky
and
Olena Zamiaty. sopranos,
and
Bohdan Perozak
and
Olch
Bo-
hachevsky tenors.Although
the
concert
was
given
in the
midst
of
holidayand
New
Year's celebrations,it attracted
an
impressive audience, among which there weremany Ukrainian clergymen,who enthusiastically applaudedeach number rendered
by
thispopular Ukrainian chorus
in
the metropolitan area
of New
York.
UKRAINIAN "Ш.МКЛ" CHORDS
OF NEW
YORK CITY
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