UGCC announced transition to new calendar
The Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church announced the transition to a new calendar from September 1, when the new church year begins.
This is stated in the resolution of the session of the Synod of Bishops of the UGCC, which took place on February 1-2, Censor.NET reports.
"Taking into account the numerous requests of the faithful and having conducted preliminary consultations with the clergy and monastics of our Church about the urgent need to reform the Liturgical Calendar of the UGCC in Ukraine, as well as taking into account pastoral radios:
A. The UGCC in Ukraine will switch from September 1, according to the new style (beginning of the Indictus) of the year of God 2023, to a new style for non-moving holidays with the preservation of the current Easter.
B. For those parishes or individual communities that feel they are not yet ready for such a step (with the separate blessing of the diocesan bishop), to leave the possibility of liturgical life according to the Julian calendar for the period until the year of God 2025," the resolution of the Ninety-third Session says of the Synod of Bishops of the UGCC in Ukraine (February 1-2, 2023 Bozhoi, Lviv-Bryukhovychy).
Fixed holidays are those that always fall on the same day of the year, for example, Christmas (according to the new style - December 25), Nicholas the Wonderworker (December 6), etc.
