PROGRAM
X Velehrad Congress
Velehrad, Czech Republic, June 28 – July 1st 2007
On the occasion of the 100th anniversary
of the first Velehrad Congress
(1907-2007)
Towards a deeper Solidarity
among Christians in Europe
“In necessariis unitas, in dubiis libertas, in omnibus caritas”
Under the auspices of
His Excellency Jan Graubner,
Archbishop of Olomouc
and His Beatitude Cardinal Lubomyr Husar,
Head of the Synod of Bishops of
the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church (Kyiv)
Program
Thursday 28. 6. 2007
14.00-17.00: Registration
17.00: Opening Session
Chairman : Prof. Pavel Ambros SJ
Prayer : Veni Creator Spiritus, Tsariou Nebesnyij
Greetings:
Welcoming words from His Excellency Archbishop Jan Graubner, Archbishop of Olomouc, Cardinal Lubomyr Husar, Head of the Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church, Archbishop Simeon, Orthodox archbishop of Olomouc and Brno
17.30 – 18.00: His Excellency Jan Graubner, Archbishop of Olomouc, “The New Evangelization of Europe”
18.00 – 18.30 : His Beatitude Cardinal Lubomyr Husar “Christian Identity in Europe”
19.00: Dinner
Friday 29. 6. 2007 - Morning Session
Chairman : Prof. Iwan Dacko
9.00 – 9.45: His Eminence Stephanos (Charalambides), Metropolitan of Tallinn and all Estonia: “A Vision of the Communio Ecclesiarum for Contemporary Europe”
9.45-10.15: Discussion
10.15-10.45: Coffee Break
10.45 -11.30: His Eminence Cardinal Tomáš Špidlík S.J., Rome: “The Message of the Velehrad Congresses for today”
11.30-12.00: Discussion
12.30: Pontifical Mass in the Latin rite (main celebrant and homilist : His Excellency Archbishop Diego Causero, Apostolic Nuncio in the Czech Republic)
13.30: Lunch
Afternoon Session
Chairman : His Excellency František Radkovský, bishop of Plzeň
15.30: His Excellency prof. Viliam Judák, bishop of Nitra, “The Purification of Memory and Reconciliation”
16.00: Fr. Petro Zuev-Dr. Konstantin Sigov, Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Moskow Patriarchate: “The Healing of Wounds, an Orthodox Outlook”
16.30-17.00: coffee break
17.00-18.30: 3 groups (English, Ukrainian, Czech) on each of these themes. Each speaker has 10 minutes.
1) Communio Ecclesiarum in Europe
2) The Message of the Velehrad Congresses for Today.
3) The Future of Europe in Light of the Gospel/the Purification of Memory.
19.00: Dinner
20.00: Concert
Saturday, June 30 - Morning Session
Chairman : His Excellency Bishop Sophron Mudry, OSBM.
9.00: Prof. Marko I. Rupnik, Director of the Centro E. Aletti, Rome: ‘The Calling of the Slavic Christians according to the documents written by Popes John Paul II and Benedict XVI.’
9.45-10.15: Discussion
10.15-10.45: Coffee break
10.45: Prof. Iwan Dacko, President of IES, UCU, Lviv: “The Ecumenical Vision of Metropolitan A. Sheptytsky”
11.15: Dr. Michal Altrichter SJ, Theology Faculty of Saints Cyril and Methodius, Olomouc: “The Ecumenical Vision of Archbishop A. C. Stojan”
11.45-12.15: Discussion
12.30: Pontifical Mass in the Latin Rite (main celebrant and homilist : His Excellency Bishop Rudolf Baláž, Bánská Bystrica)
13.30: Lunch
Afternoon Session
Chairman : Prof. Ludvík Armbruster, Dean of Theology faculty of Prague
15.30: Prof. Borys Gudziak, Rector of UCU, Lviv, “Solidarity among Christians in Europe”
16.00: Dr. Antoine Arjakovsky, Director of IES, UCU, Lviv, “The Ecumenical Dimension of Social Justice”
16.30: coffee break
17.00-18.15: 3 groups (English, Ukrainian, Czech) on each of these themes. Each speaker has 10 minutes.
1) Ecumenical perspectives on cooperation among Christians in Europe
2) Testimony of martyrs – the examples of cooperation among Christians in history
3) The contemporary pastoral situation – challenge for ecumenism
18.30 : Meeting of the Moderators
19.30: Dinner
20.30: Vespers in the Byzantine Rite (celebrant: His Excellency Ihor Voznyak, Archbishop of Lviv )
Sunday 1. 7. 2007: Final conclusions
Chairman : Prof. Borys Gudziak, rector of UCU, Lviv
9.00: Summaries of the working groups (His Excellency Bishop Rudolf Baláž, Bánská Bystrica, Prof Yury Avvakumov, Dean of the Faculty of Humanities, UCU, Lviv, Prof Myroslav Marynovytch, Vice Rector of UCU, Lviv)
9.40: Final speech – His Eminence Cardinal Miloslav Vlk, Archbishop of Prague
10.10: Final speech – Fr. Milan Zust, Pontifical Council for promoting Christian Unity, Rome
10.40 : Final Message
10.45 : Closing of the X Velehrad Congress, His Excellency Jan Graubner, Archbishop of Olomouc
11.00: Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom, (Main celebrant and homilist : His Beatitude Cardinal Lubomyr Husar, Kyiv)
13.30: Lunch and departure
