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Father Cyril Mykytiuk, O.S.B.M., Pastor
In the fall of 1954 Fr. Cyril joined the Ukrainian monastic
Order of Saint Basil-the-Great and began his studies in the Novitiate
in Mundare, Alberta. From 1959 to1963 he was in Rome for his theology
studies, and was ordained a priest in July,1963. From the fall of 1963
till the spring of 1967 he studied in the Faculty of Math and Science
at the University of Ottawa in preparation for his teaching assignment
in Saint Basil-the-Great Catholic High School in Toronto. From the fall
of 1967 till the spring of 1997 he taught math, science, chemistry,
physics and geology, and was a Vice-Principal for 27 of those years.
In July, 1998 he was assigned Pastor of St.John the Baptist Shrine in
Ottawa.
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Pastor's Message "Jesus... saw a man named Matthew sitting by the customs house, and He said to him, follow me. And he got up and followed Him." (Matthew 9/9). "Follow me." Few other words capture the true meaning of what it means to be a Christian more than these two words with which Jesus called His disciples. And just as Jesus invited the apostles to follow Him, in the same way He invites each of us. And when He states: "I am the Way, the Truth and the Life" (John 14/6). He offers us the opportunity to discover meaning, fulfillment and the way to deal with the mystery of our journey through life. Christ invites us to set out on our journey with the assurance that
He will not fail us, and that we need only to allow ourselves to be
guided by the Holy Spirit. This is how we continue to grow into the
fullness of the life of Christ, for only Christ can fill the emptiness
within us. With the pervasive influence of the technological worldview,
and the materialism from which it springs, it is not surprising that
many people have become increasingly uneasy with the form of their traditional
beliefs and worship. Nevertheless, there remains in most people an unfulfilled sense
of something greater in life that goes beyond the boundaries of one's
daily existence and which alone gives meaning
to life. Each of us cries out for meaning which will allow us to reach
our potential and fulfillment as a person. And it is the meaning that
is contained in the message of Christ that gives to each of us the opportunity
to reach our own potential and find the depest possible fulfillment
and meaning in life. |