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FROM The Magazine of the Romanian Catholic Diocese of Canton

FALL 2019 VOLUME 68: NUMBER 3

Becoming a vital part of the Church

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interview with Father Michael Kirila by Raul Botha

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A visual guide to the Romanian Catholic Diocese of Canton

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We aim to make Unirea/Canton a vehicle for the presentation of news and ideas of importance to the members of our parishes, and we encourage everyone to submit articles to be considered for publication. Therefore, the opinions expressed in this publication are those of the authors themselves, and do not necessarily reflect the opinion or viewpoint of the Eparchy of St. George.

In the Spring 2019 issue of Unirea/Canton on page 11, a technical mistake was made. Bishops Valeriu Traian Frentiu and Vasile Aftenie had the same biographical description. We apologize for the inconvenience. The error was fixed for the Summer 2019 issue. Thank you for understanding. Unirea/Canton team 2

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Bishop John Michael Botean

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În numărul de primăvară 2019 al revistei Unirea/ Canton la pagina 11, a fost făcută o greșeală tehnică. Episcopii Valeriu Traian Frentiu și Vasile Aftenie aveau aceeași descriere biografică. Ne cerem scuze pentru inconvenient. Eroarea a fost remediată în ediția de vară 2019 a revistei. Vă mulțumim pentru înțelegere. Echipa Unirea/Canton

uring this calendar year, Unirea/Canton has been examining various levels of the “Church” of Jesus Christ. In previous issues, we have featured the universal and regional levels; now, we look at the diocesan level. Our cover story/interview with Father Michael Kirila gives an interesting perspective on what it means to be a diocesan Church within the univerJACK FIGEL sal Catholic Church. Editor of Unirea

In his first letter to the Corinthians, St. Paul teaches: “For just as the body is one and has many members, and all the members of the body, though many, are one body, so it is with Christ ... Now you are the body of Christ and individually members of it.” (RSVCE: 1 Cor 12:12 & 27). He reminds us that we are both a member of the Romanian Catholic Church, and that Church is one member of the universal Catholic Church, the Church of Christ. The Church at all levels is a singular and unique institution. We are initially brought together by our baptism into Christ, confirmed together by the Holy Spirit by our chrismation, and take part in the One Body of Christ every time we receive the eucharist. The Church is not an ethnic social club, a place where we gather for a meal, or a place where we meet others with the same political views. It is not a school, supermarket, factory, office or any other kind of institution. The Church is the ONLY gathering of people that offers us the grace of God and the hope of eternal life. Therefore, we should rejoice at being a member of that Body of Christ, and share it with the whole world.

The diocese:

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It made a difference to me

I have learned, in 26 years of diocesan leadership, that it is by no means clear to everyone in our eparchy (the term used in Canon Law for dioceses of Eastern Catholic Churches) what a diocese—or, for that matter, a bishop—is all about, and why we need both a defined jurisdiction and the church structure known as the episcopacy. “After all,” goes the thinking of some of us, “when I show up in church on a Sunday, the priest is there celebrating the Divine Liturgy. What else is there? Isn’t that enough to be a church? Why do we need anything more than that?” There are lots of ways I could try to explain this: from the perspective of the theology of the Church, from Sacred Scripture, from Canon Law, from pastoral theology, from the Fathers and Mothers of the Church (Patristics), and so forth. Each of these perspectives has its own emphasis and its own way of looking at the phenomenon of Church and its various structures. I decided instead to tell you about how having a diocese made a difference in my life. I first began to have a sense of attraction to the priesthood in eighth or ninth grade, if memory serves me correctly. It was far in the background of my thinking, though, and I did not pursue anything directly. The fact is, my parish, St. George in Canton, at that time used no English in the Divine Liturgy. (Well, not quite. I used to read the Creed in English from time to time.) I literally never heard a Gospel read or a homily preached, because I spoke no Romanian whatsoever, apart from mămăligă and a few related edibles. In short, it is hard to say where on earth my vocation to the priesthood came from. To make matters worse, when I approached my pastor about my developing vocation, he was not at all interested in helping me out. But at that time, all our parishes belonged to the Roman Catholic dioceses in which they were geographically located, so I was able to participate in a vocational discernment program provided by the Diocese of Youngstown. Through that, I participated in retreats and got to know several wonderful priests who guided and mentored me through the process. None of them, though, really knew or cared much about being a Romanian Catholic. All of them assumed I was heading for ordination as a Roman Catholic priest. And so did I. To collapse a great deal of experience into a few sentences, my discernment prompted me to become a candidate for the Pittsburgh Province of the Capuchin Franciscans (St. Padre Pio’s order); my involvement

with the Capuchins brought me in touch with a Melkite Greek-Catholic parish in Virginia, Holy Transfiguration, BISHOP and its pastor, Father Joseph Francavilla. They spoke JOHN MICHAEL English! I finally learned about and was drawn back BOTEAN is the second into my own Church, and entered formation at the St. bishop of the Gregory Melkite Seminary in Newton Centre, Mass., Romanian through the Apostolic Visitator we had at the time, Catholic Father Octavian Barlea of Munich, Germany. Again, Eparchy of I met and was mentored by some wonderful priests St. George in Canton, Ohi0 who became great friends in the process. But it was not until the creation of the Apostolic Exarchate (which later became our diocese) and the ordination of our first Bishop, Vasile Louis Puscas, that my vocation solidified, that I was ordained, and that I was smack into the middle of things in our fledgling Romanian family. This is what having a diocese has meant for me personally: I was ordained (ultimately to the episcopacy) in and for this diocese to serve you. I was able to come home. What might it mean to you? It might surprise you to know that, in canon law and the traditional language of the Catholic Church, the diocese, not the parish, is the “local church.” Our parishes are part of this one local church that is our diocese, and you are members of the Body of Christ through the communion of parishes that the diocese is. In the Church, the Romanian Catholic Diocese, Eparchy of St. George in Canton, is our home. And it is our home: ours to care for, to be served by, to enter into Godly relationships through, and, ultimately, to be saved, to find eternal life, in. In the “neighborhood” that is the Church of Christ for all of us—faithful, monastics, clergy—our diocese is the See this article in address where our family lives. Romanian on UNIREA.ORG

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FATHER MICHAEL, CAN YOU TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOURSELF? I was born in Detroit, Michigan. My parents came to this country from Transylvania in the early 1900s. They originally went to Pennsylvania, where my sister, Julia, was born, and then moved to Detroit, where my brothers and I were born. I was baptized at St. John the Baptist. When I was 6 years old in 1930, my whole family moved back to Romania to Vezendiu, Salaj. My father had been sending money to his brother, who purchased property for us. When I was 13, I went to Oradea Normal Teachers School—the school that was connected to the Greek Catholic Seminary. Music was a required course and I served as the cantor at the seminary liturgies. I also studied violin, which I loved. In 1946, after the Second World War, being a U.S. citizen, I returned to Detroit, where my two brothers had already returned. I also had two uncles there. Soon after that, I joined the U.S. Army and served for 18 months. After leaving the Army, I attended college under the GI Bill. I worked at a bank, where I met my wife. We were married in 1956. During this time, I always stayed close to the Romanian Catholic Church, teaching the choir and children’s catechism and the Romanian language. In 1960, our family moved closer to St Mary’s Romanian Catholic Church in Dearborn and we became members there. I became the choir director there for Father Julius Aron. Father Aron encouraged me to become a deacon to help him, because he was aging and needed help. So, I took classes at Sacred Heart Seminary in Detroit and was ordained for the Byzantine Church by Cardinal Dearden, who received permission from Rome.

In 1986, my sister, Julia, who had been married to a Byzantine Catholic priest, came to the U.S. for a visit. Bishop Puscas told me to ask her if she could arrange for a bishop in Romania to ordain me to the priesthood. After a few months, she wrote to us, using a kind of code to tell us that my ordination was possible. In May 1987, my wife and I traveled to Romania and were received graciously by Bishop Alexandru Todea. He ordained me to the priesthood in his home, where he was under house arrest. A priest who assisted at the ordination was Father Virgil Bercea, Bishop Todea’s nephew, now Bishop of Oradea Mare. We returned to the U.S. and called Bishop Puscas. He told me not tell

anyone until the ARCA Convention in June when he would announce my appointment at St. John’s. WHAT WAS IT LIKE IN THE EARLY DAYS OF OUR ROMANIAN CHURCH IN THE UNITED STATES? Our parishes were under the local Roman Catholic bishops, who pretty much left them alone. The parishioners were faithful and supported the parishes. In most cities the people lived near the church. When I returned to Detroit in 1946, St. John’s was a large, vibrant parish. The church was located in an area of Detroit that was getting old and the pastor, Father George Pop, and

Father Michael and his nephew, Valentin Bosca, who arranged the ordination in Romania.

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parishioners decided to move to a better neighorhood of the city, near the outskirts, near the suburbs. A lot was purchased and a new church and parish house were built. The old church can still be seen from Interstate 75. HOW DID YOU SEE YOUR PARISH/CHURCH EVOLVE OVER TIME? The parish got smaller, people moved away and stopped coming. Or they came only for funerals, weddings, or major holidays. The older parishioners were dying off and the next generations were not as committed to the Romanian Catholic Church as were their parents. As new generations grew up, a lot of the families sent their children to Roman Catholic schools and they began attending and joining Roman Catholic churches. Of course, many stopped going to church at all. We would have children and grandchildren coming back to get married in St. John’s because Grandma and Great-grandma wanted it. We would also see them for the baptism and chrismation of their children. Then they would come for Easter and Christmas, or for occasional banquets, to get the good Romanian food that they remembered from their childhood. WHAT IS ARCA AND HOW DID EVERYTHING BEGIN? The Association of Romanian Catholics of America (ARCA) was founded to bring Romanian Catholics together to lobby for rights being denied to our Romanian Catholic Church in Romania and to show that we did exist. The Communist government in Romania had closed our churches and tried to force our bishops, priests, and people to join the Orthodox Church. In 1948, we started ARCA to carry out the goal of being a voice in the world for our Church. I think ARCA 6

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developed gradually, with the priests getting together occasionally and then regularly. Soon, lay people joined them and the organization had a yearly convention at one of the parishes; it would include a meeting, a dance, and a banquet, usually on the last weekend in June. WHAT WAS THE JOURNEY LIKE FROM ESTABLISHING ARCA ALL THE WAY TO SEEING OUR FIRST ROMANIAN EXARCHATE? Over the years, ARCA sent many petitions to Rome asking for our own Bishop. We also spoke to political representatives in this country, asking for recognition of the rights of our Church. WHY DID THE ROMANIAN GREEK-CATHOLIC FAITHFUL DESIRE TO HAVE AN EPARCHY/DIOCESE OF THEIR OWN? Having our own Bishop showed the world that the Romanian Byzantine

“Having our own Bishop showed the world that the Romanian Byzantine Catholic Church exists even though she has been persecuted and denied existence.”

Catholic Church exists even though she has been persecuted and denied existence. There were some people and even a few priests who were not so sure we needed a bishop. I definitely was in favor, as were most of the priests and people. We needed to have a voice and presence in the greater Church. I think at least one of our priests went to Rome with the purpose to petition for a bishop but with no success. HOW DID YOU DISCERN YOUR PRIESTHOOD VOCATION? WHAT DREW YOU TOWARDS BECOMING A PRIEST LATER IN LIFE? I was always close to the Church; I love my Romanian Greek Catholic Church. My brother-in-law was a Greek Catholic priest and I admired him greatly. I spent many summers with him and his family, and he had a good deal of influence on me. Over the years, people asked why did I not become a priest. The simple reason was because married men could not be ordained, and I always said it

Father Michael and Bishop Louis Puscas (the first Bishop of the Romanian Catholic Diocese of Canton)

HOW WERE YOU ORDAINED A PRIEST?

“At the liturgy as I was being ordained, and during the litanies, we prayed for the persecutors of our Church.” Father Michael as a newly installed priest at St. John the Baptist Church in Detroit, MI. (June, 1987)

The actual ordination had been arranged by my nephew, Valentin Bosca. He traveled to Reghin and met with Bishop Todea and was assured that it could be arranged. Bishop Todea was a beautiful man. I think he is a saint who was imprisoned by the Communist government for, I believe, 16 years. He told us that his work in the prison was to clean toilets. He was grateful for that because he heard many confessions there. At the liturgy as I was being ordained, and during the litanies, we prayed “for the persecutors of our Church.”

HOW WERE YOU FORMED? WHO WERE YOUR MENTORS?

YOU WERE THE FIRST PRIEST, I BELIEVE, WHO WAS ORDAINED (MAY 16, 1987) AFTER THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE ROMANIAN EPARCHY IN THE U.S. (MARCH 26, 1987). HOW DID YOU EXPERIENCE THINGS AFTER THE CREATION OF THE EPARCHY? WHAT HAS CHANGED? WHAT REMAINED THE SAME?

I would say my mentors were first of all my brother-in-law, Father Vasile Bosca; and, secondly, the priest, Father Lazar, who was my pastor in Vezendiu. I was also influenced by the many priests that I knew over the years. When Father Aron suggested that I become a deacon, I attended the Sacred Heart Seminary, taking classes at night for about five years. When my class was ready for ordination, Cardinal Dearden of the Archdiocese of Detroit was on a visit to Rome and applied for permission to ordain me for the Romanian Byzantine Church.

We were very happy to be given our own Bishop. It was wonderful to be recognized as an individual Romanian Catholic Church within the Catholic Church. Finally, we were acknowledged as a vital part of the Church. When Bishop Puscas was named as our first Bishop, he called to tell me the news. I am not ashamed to admit, I cried. When it came time to install Father Puscas as Bishop, he chose to celebrate that at St. John’s in Detroit, and I was asked to lead the choir for the liturgy. At the time, I was still a deacon at St. Mary’s in Dearborn. It was glorious!

would not happen for me. However, when the opportunity arose, it felt right, it felt like it was meant to be. A bishop asked me to do it; my priest said I should; and my wife supported me.

ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST IN DETROIT WAS YOUR HOME PARISH AND WHERE YOU WERE APPOINTED AS A PRIEST. WHAT ARE SOME HIGHLIGHTS OF THESE 17 YEARS? I was able to bring the sacraments to my family and my friends. I was able to minister to them during illness and sadness. I performed funerals for them, married some of them, baptized their children. I baptized two of my own grandchildren. We started a Wednesday prayer group that met every week for most of that 17 years. Of course, St John’s was the church where I was baptized, where my wife and I were married, where three of our children were baptized, so it was quite emotional for me to be assigned there. During the time I was pastor there, we were able to install air conditioning in the church, and we restored the icons in the church. It took several weeks to repaint the inside of the church. We painted the basement hall and somewhat upgraded the hall kitchen. ANY ADVICE FOR THOSE WHO ARE DISCERNING THEIR VOCATION? Stay close to the Church, follow the teachings of your priests, and pray for guidance. WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO HEAR GOD SAY TO YOU WHEN YOU ARRIVE AT THE PEARLY GATES? “Well done, good and faithful servant!”

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Holy Theophany Monastery

St. Nicholas Church

St. Mary Church

St. John the Baptist

Annunciation Mission

Abbess: Mother Anastasia 10220 66th Ave., NE Olympia, WA 98513-9027 Tel: (360) 491-8233 Web:www.holytheophanymonastery.org Est./Anul infiintarii: 2007 Feast Day/Hram: Jan. 6

Admin: Rev. Alin N. Dogaru 4309 Olcott Ave. East Chicago, IN 46312-2649 Tel: (219) 398-3760 Est./Anul infiintarii: 1913 Feast Day/Hram: Dec. 6

Admin: Rev. Cristian Laslo 823 S. Military Ave. Dearborn, MI 48124-2109 Tel: (313) 451-1143 Est./Anul infiintarii: 1924

Admin: Rev. Constantin Hadarag Temp. Pastoral Assoc.: Sister Theresa Koernke, IHM 2371 Woodstock Dr. Detroit, MI 48203-1060 Tel: (313) 305-4781 Est./Anul infiintarii: 1915 Feast Day/Hram: Jan. 7, June 24

Admin: Rev. Fr. Ionel Maier 78 Clifton Rd. Toronto, ON, M4T 2G2, Canada Tel: (330) 826 1617 (ext. 3) or (416) 443 8796 (ext. 3) Web: www.bunavestire.org Est./Anul infiintarii: 2001 Feast Day/Hram: March 25

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St. George Cathedral

Rector: Very Rev. Ovidiu MÄ&#x192;rginean, Dean 1121 44th St, Canton, OH 44714-1297 Tel: (330) 492-8413 Website: www.stgeorgecc.org Est./Anul infiintarii: 1912

St. John the Evangelist Mission

Presentation of Mary Church

Admin: Rev. Calin Tamiian, BCC 1951 St. Andrew Court Oxnard, CA 93036 Tel: (805) 765-0761 Web: oxnardbyzantines.com Est./Anul infiintarii: 2009 Feast Day/Hram: May 8

Admin: Rev. Adrian Rosca 5329 Sepulvada Blvd. Sherman Oaks, CA 91411 Tel: (617) 615-2352 Est/Anul infiintarii: 1974-1978 Feast Day/Hram: Nov. 21

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St. John the Baptist Mission Holy Resurrection Monastery 16791 E. Main St. Tustin, CA 92780 Web: www.sfioan.org Est./Anul infiintarii: 2009

Rt. Rev. Archimandrite Nicholas (Zachariadis), Abbot; Rev. Hieromonk Maximos (Davies); Rev. Hierodeacon Moses (Wright) 300 S. 2nd Ave. (PO Box 276) Saint Nazianz, WI 54232 Tel: (920) 881-4010 Web:www.hrmonline.org Est./Anul infiintarii: 2005

St. George Church Pastor: Rev. Hieromonk Frederick Peterson, OSB 720 Rural St. Aurora, IL 60505-2551 Tel: (630) 851-4002 Est./Anul infiintarii: 1935 Feast Day/Hram: April 23

The Nativity of the Mother of God Mission Admin: Rev. Fr. Gheorghe Sorin Avram Suta 2310 Rue Denonville, Ville Emard Montreal, QC, H4E1M8, Canada Tel: (514) 745-7565 Web: www.sfantamariamica.org Est./Anul infiintarii: 2005 Feast Day/Hram: Sept. 8

Saint Helena Church

St. Basil Church

St. Mary Mission

St. Joseph Mission

Pastor: Very Rev. Petru Stinea, Iconom Stavrofor 1367 W. 65th St. Cleveland, OH 44102-2109 Tel: (216) 651-0965 Est./Anul infiintarii: 1903 Feast Day/Hram: May 21

Pastor: Very Rev. George David, Dean 238 Adeline St. Trenton, NJ 08611-2420 Tel: (609) 695-6093 Est./Anul infiintarii: 1909 Feast Day/Hram: Jan. 1

Admin: Rev. Radu N. Titonea 31-12 30th St. Astoria, NY 11106 Tel: (347) 935-5378 Est./Anul infiintarii: 1987 Feast Day/Hram: Sep. 8

Attended by: Very Rev. Michael Moisin, Dean 3 Norwood Ave. Rockport, MA 01966 Tel: (617) 216-4980. Est./Anul infiintarii: 1998 Feast Day/Hram: Jan. 1

Most Holy Trinity Church Admin: Rev. Charles W. Works 8549 Mayfield Road Chesterland, OH 44026-2625 (440) 729-7636 Web: www.mhtohio.org Est./Anul infiintarii: 1912

St. Michael Church

Ss. Peter and Paul Church

St. Mary Church

St. Theodore Church

St. Mary Church

Admin: Rev. Ronald H. Hilt 609 N. Lincoln Ave. Aurora, IL 60505-2112 Tel: (630) 897-8115 Est./Anul infiintarii: 1907 Feast Day/Hram: Nov. 8

Pastor: Rev. Sergiu Cornea 3107 W. Fullerton Ave. Chicago, IL 60647-2809 Tel: (630) 896-4807 Est./Anul infiintarii: 1994 Feast Day/Hram: June 29

Rev. George Wendt 318 26th St. McKeesport, PA 15132-7014 Tel: (412) 673-5552 Web: www.StMaryChurch.us Est./Anul infiintarii: 1918 Feast Day/Hram: March 25

Very Rev. Iuliu V. Muntean, VG 820 Linden Ave. Alliance, OH 44601 Tel: (330) 493-9355 Est./Anul infiintarii: 1909

Attended by: Very Rev. George David 181 Norman Ave. Roebling, NJ 08554-1125 Tel: (609) 695-6093 Est./Anul infiintarii: 1912 Feast Day/Hram: Sept. 8

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and back into our lives

GRATITUDE EXERCISE

A good Christian is a grateful Christian, the saying goes. We have been, and continue to be, showered with so many gifts. Just think about the daily things we take for granted: air to breathe; fresh water to drink and bathe in; food of an enormous diversity; a place called home (which is probably warm in the winter and cool(er) in the summer); clothes to wear (probably more than one kind); people (family, friends, co-workers, neighbors); a body that can take you places; a mind that can process millions of information daily; and many, many more. Consider: What are the things/people/experiences/events that I’m most grateful for in my life?

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Are you aware that you are breathing? Can you hear the words you are reading? How about the symphony of noises that are all around you? Can you sense the air in the room, the temperature, the fragrance? Can you feel the clothes touching your skin? What emotions are you experiencing right now? Being reconnected to our senses can be a powerful thing, and a great way to descend from our minds into our bodies. Take a moment and ponder: What am I seeing, hearing, smelling, touching, tasting, sensing, feeling right now?

AWARENESS EXERCISE

We live most of our lives torn between our unresolved past or concerned about the undisclosed future. To live mindfully is to live in the present moment, here and now. Here is where happiness exists, because now is the only thing that we have. Right here, right now. That is how the kingdom of God can be at hand. Consider: What object(s) or word(s) can I use to get me back into the now?

God is infinite in love, magnitude, and expression right where you are — whether healthy or sick, in good spirits or miserable, job or jobless, with family or alone, whether in sinner or saint mode. So, independent of my circumstances or how I feel, God is present, actively and unconditionally loving me as I am every moment of the day. Think: What are felt experiences from the past that can remind me of God’s loving presence?

GOD’S PRESENCE EXERCISE

IN CONCLUSION: We do not see the world as it is, but as we are. External change—or change of our reality—can only come once interior change is in place. Transformation comes only when we are gratefully aware, in the now, of God’s unconditional and loving presence. I think that is a pretty good way of getting God down from our “attic” and back into our lives. What do you think?

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DOWN FROM THE ‘ATTIC’

LIVING IN THE PRESENT MOMENT EXERCISE

GETTING GOD

A FEW WEEKS AGO, my family and I had the opportunity to go on an eight-day Ignatian silent retreat in a small, mountainous village in Romania. This experience of withdrawing “to a quiet place and resting for a while” (Mk, 6:31), away from contemporary technology, RAUL BOTHA excessive comfort, and urban noise, was recomforting. Director of Inspired from St. Ignatius of Loyola’s Spiritual ExCommunications ercises, and Father Anthony de Mello’s The Way to for the Love, this retreat was a memento, a reminder of how Romanian Catholic Diocese much we life up in our “attic” (a.k.a., in our heads), of Canton and how beneficial it would be for us to descend back into life—a reality that often happens all around us, and even passes by us, while we are busy doing other things. Thus, my fruits of the retreat that I would like to pass on are a few simple, yet meaningful, spiritual exercises to help increase the quality of your daily living.

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u vi s-a întâmplat niciodată să vedeți persoane care au credințe comune însă sunt în discrepanță pentru că nu au un limbaj comun? Se întâmplă mai ales atunci când vine vorba despre cuvinte uzuale, folosite în altă limbă, iar cei în cauză nu se mai străduiesc să le traducă ci le românizează, preluându-le și folosindu-le pretutindeni, chiar dacă în limba română ar putea însemna altceva. Pentru a înțelege ceea ce doresc să expun, permiteți-mi să vă sugerez câteva cuvinte care în engleză înseamnă ceva, iar în limba română total altceva: car (mașină sau vagon, nu căruță), to support (a sprijini, nu a suporta), library (bibliotecă, nu librărie) ș.a.m.d. Sunt sigur că cei care știți și alte limbi străine cunoașteți multe alte cuvinte care în limba respectivă înseamnă ceva, în timp ce traducerea de tip „furculițion” înseamnă cu totul și cu totul altceva în limba română.

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„Pacturi clare, prietenie lungă” – zice un proverb italian, cu alte cuvinte, cei care clarifică de la început lucrurile, evită situațiile neplăcute. Din aceste considerente, în articolul de față doresc să clarific cum e corect să folosim termenii Dieceză și/sau Eparhie. Dintru începuturi Biserica primară, chiar dacă nu a fost obligată să-și plăsmuiască împărțirile teritoriale ținând cont de cele civile, s-a bazat pe deli-mitările teritoriale pentru a-și putea rezolva mai ușor diferitele probleme. Astfel, Metropolele civile aproape întotdeauna au determinat Mitropoliile ecleziastice. Dioikesis în greacă și Diocesis în latină, înseamnă conducerea sau administrarea unei case (în limba română

tradus ca dieceză, nu dioceză). Demn de amintit este faptul că Imperiul Roman, sub domnia lui Dioclețian (292), era compus din douăsprezece dieceze. Odată cu primul Conciliu din Nicea (325) această situație a fost canonizată, canonul 4 acceptând împărțirea Bisericii în Provincii, dând drepturile Mitropolitului asupra tuturor Episcopilor din jurisdicția sa. În greacă, cuvântul folosit pentru Provincie a fost Eparchia, termen reprezentând jurisdicția și guvernarea asupra a ceva cum ar fi o provincie, prefectură sau teritoriu. Dat fiind faptul că atât termenul Dieceză cât și cel de Eparhie provin din Imperiul Roman, se naște întrebarea: este Dieceza superioară Eparhiei? În momentul de față CIC (Codul de Drept Canonic latin sau romano-catolic), în vigoare din 1994, folosește termenul de Dieceză (can 369), în timp ce CCEO (Codul de Drept al Bisericilor Orientale/Răsăritene), în vigoare din anul 1991, folosește termenul de Eparhie (can. 177, §1). Ambele se referă la același lucru, adică o porțiune a poporului lui Dumnezeu, încredințată grijii pastorale a unui Episcop care, în colaborare cu preoții săi, aderând la Păstorul ei și „reunită de el în Sfântul Spirit, prin Evanghelie și Euharistie, să constituie o Biserică particulară în care este cu adevărat prezentă și acționează Biserica lui Hristos, una, sfântă, catolică și apostolică”. Pe scurt, în actuala terminologie, ambii termeni sunt corecți și echivalenți, niciunul însă fiind subordonat altuia: Dieceza se referă însă la Biserica Romano-Catolică, în timp ce Eparhia se referă la Bisericile Orientale sau Răsăritene. WWW.ROMANIANCATHOLIC.ORG

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KRISTIN ROSKA The Carpathian Men’s Club is proud to announce that the 2019 $1,000 college scholarship recipient is Kristin Roska. Kristin will be attending the University of Akron this fall to finish her undergraduate degree in social work. Kristin graduated from Canton South High School with honors and a 3.0 grade point average and currently carries a 3.82 cumulative GPA at the University of Akron. Kristin is an active member of St. George Romanian Byzantine Catholic cathedral where she volunteers at our annual Romanian Heritage Festival. Kristin is active with the Harvest for Hunger and YMCA Annual Campaign, plus serves in an Advocating Internship Program. Kristin is the loving fiancé of David Glyder and has a son, Jordan. Kristin is the daughter of Chuck and Colleen Roska. The entire Roska family are loyal contributors and serve as volunteers at our church for most every event. It is a treat to spend time with the Roska family and witness their long faithfulness to St. George Catholic Cathedral. The Carpathian Men’s Club would like to thank our outside panel judges, including Mrs. Beth Martin, Client Director from Medical Mutual of Ohio, Judge Edward Elum from the City of Massillon, and Ms. Julie Haymond of Romanian descent who is a Special Agent for the Stark County Safe Street Task Force. The Carpathian Men’s Club is looking forward to a successful 2019-20 and the opportunity to award another scholarship to a St. George Romanian Byzantine Catholic Church member or an individual affiliated with The Carpathian Men’s Club. A sincere congratulations to Kristin Roska, the 2019 Carpathian Men’s Club scholarship recipient. 12

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TORONTO, CANADA July 21, 2019, was a God-blessed day for the community of the Greek Catholic Mission in Toronto and for the Diocese of St. George in Canton. Marking a premiere for the Romanian community in Canada, Subdeacon Bogdan Pătrulescu was raised to the step of the diaconate by the placing of the hands of His Grace, Bishop John Michael Botean. In the church of Our Lady of Perpetual Help, a church made available with the goodwill of the Roman Catholic community, the faithful heard with joy the beautiful exclamation of the ordination, “He is worthy!” Besides Bishop John Michael, Father Iuliu Muntean (Eparchial Vicar) and Father Ionel Maier, the Administrator of the Toronto mission and community, there was a large number of guests from all over the metropolitan area of Toronto and from Romania who participated at the event. An extremely exciting moment for the entire community was when the ordained young man embraced his loved ones—his wife, daughter, and mother—along with all the faithful. At the end of the Liturgy, the believers received a small gesture reminding them of the ordination and the blessing of the Bishop. In the parish hall, a meal was served, on which occasion Deacon Bogdan Patulescu was congratulated by those present along with him on this special day. We entrust him to prayers, and we hope he will have a fruitful ministry in the Lord’s Way.

Father Ionel Maier, Bishop John Michael, and the newly ordained Deacon Bogdan Pătrulescu

Deacon Bogdan (born on June 27, 1984) was a student of the “Iuliu Maniu” Greek-Catholic Theological High School in Oradea, majoring in math and computer science, from 1999 to 2003. In 2003, he was admitted to the seminary of Three Holy Hierarchs in Oradea, where he received the minor clerical orders of Lector and Subdeacon. In 2007, he graduated from the Faculty of Greek-Catholic Theology in Oradea. During 2007-08, he attended the master’s courses in “Christian Foundations of European Identity” at the Faculty of Greek-Catholic Theology, in Oradea. In 2011, after completing his theological studies, he immigrated to Canada. he married Raluca, and on June 2, 2017 their daughter, Maria Hermina, was born.

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On June 30, 2019, at St. George’s Cathedral in Canton, “He is worthy!” echoed again. With the blessing and laying on of the hands of His Grace, John Michael Botean, our Bishop, Deacon George Wendt was ordained a priest, becoming a new worker in the Lord’s Vineyard. Throughout the diaconate, he has already shown himself to be a relentless preacher of the Gospel, performing pastoral-catechetical, liturgical, and

administrative duties and tasks. For him, this moment is both the crowning of a life of prayer, toil, and joy, but also the beginning of a way of ministry, of the cross, under the eternal seal of the priesthood. The atmosphere was particularly moving, as Father George being surrounded by his children and his wife Patricia, along with his grandchildren, countless relatives, and many faithful people in the cathedral.

At the end of the Divine Liturgy, the new priest, Father George Wendt, was presented to the community by Bishop John Michael, who congratulated him on the important step taken in serving the clergy and Greek-Catholic believers in the North American territory. For our community, the event can only be an opportunity to constantly praise the Lord and for giving thanks for His gifts and calls.

CANTON, OHIO On May 5, 2019, at St. George’s Cathedral in Canton, Ohio, His in the service of the clerGrace, Bishop John Michael Botean celebrated a Hierarchical gy and Greek-Catholic Divine Liturgy in the presence of approximately 100 believers. believers in the North In his sermon, Bishop John Michael emphasized the reading of American territory. the day (Acts 6: 1-7) and its special significance, being the story Congratulations to that expresses and explains the reason for the establishment Deacon Remus and his of the diaconate, namely the election of the first deacons by family. May God guide Jesus’ apostles. their steps in fulfilling In this context, an important moment of the Liturgy was their vocation! marked by the diaconal ordination of Subdeacon Remus Orian. After the singing of the Axion, he was led to the Altar of the Deacon Remus-AngChurch through the Royal Doors, signifying the bringing of hel Orian was born Feb. the sacrifice of Christ. Here, he was led around the Holy Altar 10, 1988 in Sibiu of Solothree times, each time kissing its four corners and the hand of mon and Leontina Orian. the Bishop, the Omophorion and the Epigonation. He was first a student at The ritual of surrounding the altar shows that the life, con- the St. Vasile cel Mare Bishop John Michael presents Deacon cern, and love of the deacon will be uninterruptedly centered Greek Catholic Theo- Remus Orian to the faithful. around Christ’s presence at the Holy Altar. The bowing, the logical College in Blaj kissing of the Bishop’s right hand, the homophore, and the from 2003-07. He then epigonate signify the obedience the deacon will have toward became a seminarian at the Buna Vestire Seminary in Blaj, his hierarch—a seen representative of Christ on earth. where he received the minor orders of Lector and SubdeaNext came the moment of kneeling on his right knee and con. In 2014, he graduated from the John Paul II Pontifical bowing his head on the Holy Altar—a symbol of surrender as Institute in Rome, specializing in “Marriage and Family” and a living sacrifice to God, with His Grace saying the prayers of earning a master’s degree. One year after returning to his investing the candidate as a deacon. native country, he married Gabriela-Georgiana. After more At the end of the Divine Liturgy, the new Deacon, Remus Ori- than two years, together with his wife, he settled in the an, was officially presented to the community by Bishop John United States. He now serves as the Vice Chancellor of the Michael, who congratulated him on the important step taken Episcopal Chancery. WWW.ROMANIANCATHOLIC.ORG

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