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+ Elijah
Patriarch of the Byzantine Catholic Patriarchate

Reflection on Jn 11:23-25

Jesus said to her: “Your brother will rise again.”

Martha answered: “I know he will rise again in the resurrection at the last day.”

Jesus said to her: “I am the resurrection and the life.

He who believes in Me will live, even though he dies.”

These words were spoken in Bethany before Jesus raised Lazarus who had been dead four days. Lazarus’ death was preceded by an illness. Jesus and the apostles were not in Judaea at the time. Mary and Martha, the sisters of Lazarus, sent word to Jesus: “Lord, he whom You love is sick.” When Jesus heard that, He said: “This sickness is not unto death, but for the glory of God, that the Son of God may be glorified through it.” Two days later, Jesus said: “Let us go to Judaea again. Our friend Lazarus sleeps, but I go that I may wake him up.” Then His disciples said: “Lord, if he sleeps, he will get well.” Jesus spoke of his death, but they thought He meant natural sleep. Then Jesus said to them plainly: “Lazarus is dead.” When Jesus came, He found that he had already been in the tomb four days. Bethany was near Jerusalem, about an hour away, and many Jews came to Martha and Mary to comfort them in the loss of their brother. When Martha heard that Jesus was coming, she went out to meet Him. Mary stayed at home. Martha said to Jesus: “Lord, if You had been here, my brother would not have died. But even now I know that whatever You ask of God, God will give You.” This was followed by the words which we are going to repeat seven times a day for a period of two weeks.

Jesus said to her, “Your brother will rise again.”

Martha said to Him, “I know that he will rise again in the resurrection at the last day.“

Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life.

He who believes in Me, though he may die, he shall live.

+ Elijah
Patriarch of the Byzantine Catholic Patriarchate

Ukraine, 1 May 2014

To bishops, priests, religious and faithful of the Catholic Church

By canonizing two heretical Popes, the Church de facto canonized heretical doctrine – an anti-Gospel, for which reason the Vatican and the apostate hierarchy are under an anathema – God’s curse acc. Gal 1:8-9. The Spirit of God had been gradually expelled from the church organization and the spirit of antichrist was officially canonized and elevated to the altar. Every bishop, priest and believer must decide whom they want to obey, Christ and His Gospel or the aggiornamento and Assisi spirit of antichrist.

At the present time, the true Catholic Church must raise the alarm and send an SOS! To be silent on the satanization of the Christian territory is de facto consent to global satanization associated with the legalization of homosexuality, stealing of children and their demoralization. These are mass crimes against humanity, the responsibility for which falls in the first place on the apostate Vatican. Canonization of two heretics is a shock and a scandalous mockery of the Gospel and apostolic tradition. The Bride of Christ has become the harlot of antichrist. Rome has turned into the spiritual Babylon.

+ Elijah
Patriarch of the Byzantine Catholic Patriarchate

Ukraine, 28 April 2014

Vatican Secretariat of State

Città del Vaticano

On Sunday, 27 April 2014, the Catholic Church canonized two Popes. The canonization officially confirmed the heretical teaching which denies the essence of the Gospel of Christ, the apostles’ teaching and the tradition of the Church. This canonization was an official declaration of an anti-Gospel and anti-Church. Not so long ago, both these Popes would have been burnt at the stake as heretics.

The so-called aggiornamento of John XXIII, or, in other words, conformity to the spirit of the world, gradually expelled the Holy Spirit from the Church. John XXIII opened the door to the heresies of Neo-Modernism which deny the very essence of Christianity. Instead of a true reform, the Second Vatican Council started a decay of the Church. It turned the altars to face the people but failed to turn the hearts to God by repentance. The Nostra aetate declaration led to the loss of Christian identity. The regard for paganism and its demons placed Christianity and paganism on the same level. This is the supreme heresy denying the sense of mission. The phrases of the two Popes about aggiornamento and peace were and are a mockery of true peace and the truth.

+ Elijah
Patriarch of the Byzantine Catholic Patriarchate

“My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me.

And I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish;

neither shall anyone snatch them out of My hand.”

Reflection on Jn 10:27-28

My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me.

And I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish;

neither shall anyone snatch them out of My hand.

In chapter 10 of John’s Gospel, Jesus says: “I am the Good Shepherd. The Good Shepherd gives His life for the sheep.”

Who is a shepherd, a bishop or priest, after the example of Christ? Which of the bishops or priests cares in the first place to feed the sheep entrusted to him with sound doctrine? Which of these shepherds is ready to give his life for the sheep? Many of them are no true shepherds but mere hirelings. Jesus emphasizes that His sheep hear His voice. They will never follow a stranger, but will flee from him, for they do not know the voice of strangers. Jesus repeats several times that He is the Good Shepherd, and knows His sheep and His sheep know Him. He gives His sheep eternal life, and they will never perish, and no one will snatch them out of His hand. The Father has given them to Him, and no one is able to snatch them out of the Father’s hand. In His dialogue with the Jews, Jesus stresses His Divinity, saying: “I and My Father are one.” (v. 30) What was the response to those words?

+ Elijah
Patriarch of the Byzantine Catholic Patriarchate

Pastoral letter of the Bishops’ Synod of the UO GCC to the Christians of Ukraine

Dear faithful!

We are coming to the close of the Lenten period which culminates on Good Friday when we commemorate the death of Christ on the cross. Jesus died on Calvary for us all, that means, for each of us individually. We form a community, we form the Ukrainian nation. The crucifixion of Christ was preceded by the betrayal of Judas. The betrayal was followed by unjust trial both before the Church and state. The plotter was the then religious hierarchy who opposed God and God’s word and delivered the Son of God to be crucified and disgraced. After being sentenced to death, Jesus suffered cruel scourging and painful and humiliating crowning with thorns. This was followed by the way of the cross during which Jesus fell to the ground several times until He reached the place of execution. When He had come to Golgotha, His hands and feet were nailed to the cross and the cross was erected. Three hours of extreme suffering, physical, mental and spiritual. Jesus suffers and dies. His suffering is associated with the last seven words from the cross.

18 April 2014

Prosecutor General of Ukraine

Minister of the Interior of Ukraine

Head of the Security Service of Ukraine

Dear Sirs!

This week, when Christians around the world commemorate the Passion of Christ (betrayal, unlawful condemnation, scourging and crucifixion of Jesus), it came to our knowledge that the leadership of the UGCC was finally successful with the government authorities when demanding religious genocide of the orthodox Greek Catholics.

According to our information, the Security Service of Ukraine of the Lvov Region prepared a large-scale action concerning this matter, which also involves physical destruction of undesirable people. The Security Service of Ukraine now just waits for a “command” from Kiev.