The Society of Saint John Chrysostom is a group of Catholics of the Latin and Eastern Churches, along with our friends in other traditions, which promotes greater appreciation of the spiritual, theological and liturgical traditions of Eastern Christendom, works and prays for the unity of the Churches of East and West, and encourages support for the Eastern Churches: ✠ the Byzantine and Oriental Catholic Churches in communion with the Apostolic See of Rome (especially in their contemporary calling to promote reconciliation and the recovery of union between Catholics and Orthodox); ✠ the Orthodox Church; ✠ the Oriental Orthodox Churches and; ✠ the Church of the East. We do this through prayer and liturgy, conferences and lectures, pilgrimage and ecumenical encounters. Join us here.

“Surrender means death” — Ukrainian Synod responds to Pope’s “white flag”

Statement of the Permanent Synod of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church In light of the interview of Pope Francis Conducted by Radio Télévision Suisse We do not yet have a full version of the interview given by Pope Francis to the RTS (Radio Télévision Suisse) that apparently will be published only on March 20. According to the Holy See Press Office, the reference to a “white flag” in the interview is a summons to negotiations not…

February & March 2024 calendars published

The Society has published its Byzantine liturgical calendar for February and March 2024. The menologion, as it is known in Greek, follows the Gregorian calendar for both the solar and lunar year and features feasts and rankings as used by the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, as well as those of Britain & Ireland, with readings and…

January 2024 calendar published

The Society has published its Byzantine liturgical calendar for January 2024. The menologion, as it is known in Greek, follows the Gregorian calendar for both the solar and lunar year and features feasts and rankings as used by the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, as well as those of Britain & Ireland, with readings and fasting…

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