VIDEO: A new Russian Greek-Catholic priest (from St. Elias)

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November 8 of this year witnessed an extremely rare event: the priestly ordination, in Russia and according to the Byzantine Rite, of a Russian Orthodox convert to Catholicism. On this day, Fr. Deacon Pavel (Paul) Gladkov was ordained by Bishop Milan Šášik of the Carpatho-Rusyn Greek Catholic Eparchy of Mukachevo in the Latin-Rite Cathedral of the Transfiguration in Novosibirsk (in Siberia).
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The new priest was born into Russian Orthodoxy in 1982 and became Catholic in 1999. The ceremony itself was according to the Byzantine Rite with some elements of the Latin liturgical tradition (such as the prostration for the Litany of Saints, which has been adopted by some Eastern Catholics for their ordination rites.)
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The new priest is now one of about 20 Greek Catholic priests serving the small but growing community of Greek Catholics in Russia, of whom only a minority – sometimes called “Russian Orthodox United with Rome” – worship according to the Russian tradition (the majority are from Ukraine and follow the Ukrainian Greek Catholic tradition). He is part of a minority (Russian Greek Catholics) in a minority (Greek Catholics) in a minority (Catholics) in Russia. (The vast majority of Catholics in Russia belong to the Latin Rite.) The Greek Catholic community in Russia is governed by Bishop Joseph Werth S.J. who is also the Latin-Rite Ordinary for the Diocese of the Transfiguration in Novosibirsk. (Bishop Werth is biritual and was present in Byzantine vestments at the ordination of Fr. Pavel Gladkov.)
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Phillip_Rolfes said:
I don’t believe Met. Milan Sashik is bi-ritual. I’m pretty sure he made a full canonical transfer. But I could be wrong. 😛
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The article mentioned Bishop Joseph Werth as biritual. Unless the 😛 means its a joke that I didn’t get 😃
 
ConstantineTG said:
The article mentioned Bishop Joseph Werth as biritual. Unless the 😛 means its a joke that I didn’t get 😃
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Sorry, my misunderstanding. I thought you were referring to Met. Sasik. The video mentions him as being the celebrant (I believe: I don’t actually know any Slavic language, I just recognized the name).
 
In_All_Things said:
it looks somewhat latinized
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Somewhat 😉 See paragraph two of the rorate-caeli blog quoted in OP.
Fr. Pavel does appear however to have the longest hair there which is very encouraging. Perhaps his next photo he’ll be sporting a pony tail, one hopes. 👍

It’s interesting that the only English language coverage of this so far seems to have been on the traditional Latin Church Catholic blogger Rorate Caeli.
 
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Awesome news! The ordaining of a new priest of God is definitely a cause for celebration.
 
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Interesting that such priest was to be trained in Lvov seminaria and then to St Petersburg and then to Novosibirsk!! His felon is like Ukrainian Catholic and not Russian. Bishop from Mukachevo - very interesting pleasant accent!! If you understand this video - perhaps are Russian speakers who would like to hear Russian video about priesthood and hand-placing priest-mystery ceremony in Orthodox church. But I am not being at all unhappy for Catholics that they have new priest. God will explain to me why He is wanting such Orthodox man to become Catholic. Here is such from the Faith of Saints series of television series:

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Hesychios said:
Isn’t bishop Milan Sashik a Slovak? I think I remember something about that when the Pope appointed him to Mukachev.

I wish him and his flock well, and hopefully the Pope will give the Russians and the Bielorussians their own bishops eventually.
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Hesychios - thanks for your kind wishes for the success of this new servant of God.

You are indeed correct in that Bishop Milan was presiding, together with Bishop Joseph Werth, the Latin ordinary for this area and a bi-ritualist (you will note he is also seen in traditional vestments of an Eastern Catholic hierarch).

We pray not only that a true Eastern Catholic Bishop will be appointed for the Russians and Bielorussians as you have suggested, but also that such hierarch would be graced by the Holy Spirit not only to lead his flock well, but to foster strong, collaborative relations with Patriarch Kirill and the Russian Orthodox community. Heaven knows that times are indeed interesting in Moscow these days, and it would be to the benefit of all the people of Russia for its religious leaders to stand firmly together. It is inspiring in many ways to see Patriarch Kirill’s leadership in these troubled times. My how far we have come!
 
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