An ecumenical gathering of Church leaders, theologians and music experts took place at the Blessed Theodore
Romzha Seminary in Uzhorod, Ukraine to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the publication of the Book of Prostopinije (Plain
Chant Singing) of the Carpathian Mountains developed by Father Ivan Boksai. These recordings are the various liturgical
celebrations that took place during that conference.
For the 40th anniversary of the death of Blessed Theodore Romzha, the bishops of the Ruthenian Greek Catholic
Church gathered in Uzhorod, Ukraine and these recordings are of the various liturgical celebrations during that week.
These recordings include various Holy Week and Pascha services at the Blessed Theodore Romzha Seminary and
Cathedral of the Holy Cross in Uzhorod, Ukraine, especially the Holy Thursday Divine Liturgy with the washing of the
feet of priests by Bishop Milan Sasik, and Resurrection Matins and Divine Liturgy.
These recordings include six categories of liturgical music by the Blessed Theodore Romzha Seminary Choir,
and the last concert during their tour of Ruthenian Byzantine Catholic parishes. Music categories include Divine Liturgy,
Vespers and Panachida, Marian Hymns, Eucharistic Hymns, Lenten & Pascha Hymns, and the Eight Tones (Octoechos) sung according
to the Plain Chant melodies of the Carpathian Mountains.
These recordings include several Divine Liturgies and other services for Christmas in the Carpathian Mountains,
including Bratislava and Uzhorod. Two liturgies were served by Bishop Milan Sasik in the Uzhorod and Mukachevo Cathedrals,
and two were served for nearby villages by Bishop Sasik outdoors in the church cemetery where Orthodox congregations will
not permit the Greek Catholics to use the church building.
These recordings include all the liturgical services of the Romanian Greek Catholic Monastery of the Holy
Resurrection located in Valyermo, California during a weekend visit. The services include Friday evening Vespers, Saturday
Matins and Liturgy, Saturday evening Great Vespers, Sunday Matins and Sunday Divine Liturgy.
These other events include a Melkite Patriarchal Divine Liturgy in Rome, Hierarchical
Divine Liturgy of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church Synod in Washington, and the Funeral services of Archbishop Vsevolod
of Scopelos.
Also included is a special education program called "Safeguarding Our
Children" from the Melkite Greek Catholic Eparchy of Newton.
