Patriarch Sviatoslav Greets Roman Catholics of Ukraine on Christmas

On December 24, the head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, Patriarch Sviatoslav Shevchuk, participated in the Christmas Mass of the Roman Catholics of Ukraine in the Church of Assumption of Blessed Virgin Mary in Lviv. 

Archbishop Mieczyslav Mokrzycki of Lviv of the Roman Catholic Church expressed his joy over the fact that the head of UGCC participated in the Liturgy “to share together the joy of the Birth of Christ,” reported the Information Department of UGCC.

“We had opportunities many times to meet and today I am very glad that you have come to us, to Lviv to share with us the joy of the Birth of Christ. It is a very great honor and joy for us,” said the archbishop.

In his turn, Patriarch Sviatoslav said it is “a great honor for him to greet everyone on the bright feast of Christmas on behalf of the entire Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church.”