Patriarch Sviatoslav Calls Greek Catholics To Comply With Catechism

“Please note that from today, the texts of daily prayers and catechisms truths in all our prayer books and catechetical textbooks and, primarily, in the catechetical training and prayer practice should comply with the wording of the catechism of UGCC “Christ is Our Easter” of 2012 (Addendum 1). This step will be an expression of unity,” reads the letter of the Head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, Patriarch Sviatoslav (Shevchuk) to bishops, clergymen, catechites, directors of publishing houses and laymen of 14 August, 2012.

The Primate, in particular, instructed “Persons who prepare for the print and publish prayerbooks and catechetical textbooks to comply with the established wording of daily prayers and catechism truths contained in the Catechism of UGCC “Christ is Our Easter” (edition of 2012); all the Church committees, monasteries, parishes using the texts of daily prayers and catechism truths to comply with the approved wording of the texts; the clergy to use this text in all prayers; catechites and educators to teach the truths of the Faith and prayers according to the approved text of daily prayers and catechism truths; all the faithful of the Church to know the approved texts of prayers, truths of the Holy Faith and “Social guide of the belivers.”