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    From rich@1:396/4 to All on Tue Oct 13 10:21:02 2020
    From: rich <richarra@gmail.com>

    14 October ' Blessed Roman Lysko

    Memorial
    =C2 =E2=80=A2 14 October
    =C2 =E2=80=A2 2 April as one of the Martyrs Killed Communist Regimes in = Eastern Europe

    =C2 Priest and Martyr (Ukrainian: =D0 =D0=BE=D0=BC=D0=B0=D0=BD =D0=9B= =D0=B8¤=81=D0=BA) was a Ukrainian Greek
    Catholic. Born on 14 August 1914 at Horodok, Lviv District, Ukraine
    and died by being tortured and starved to death on 14 October 1949 in
    prison at Lviv, Ukraine. He died for the Faith under the Communist
    regime.
    Blessed Roman was born on 14 August 1914 in Horodok, Lviv Oblast. He
    studied theology and graduated from the Lviv Theological Academy. On
    28 August 1941 he was ordained a priest by Metropolitan Andrey
    Sheptytsky. He was Pastor of the Archeparchy of Lviv for Ukrainians.

    He was assigned as the administrator for the parish in the village of
    Kotliw, Oliyiv county. In 1944 he was appointed to a parish in the
    village of Belzets, Zolochiv county. He was also a member of the
    underground Ukrainian youth organisation =E2=80=9CPlast=E2=80=9D in his 30=
    's and
    leader of the Plast group =E2=80=9CFox=E2=80=9D (Lys).
    Blessed Roman was active in working with youth, together with his wife (ordaining married priests is a common practice in the Eastern
    Churches).

    On 9 September 1949, he was arrested by the secret Police, the NKVD
    (KGB). He was put into prison in Lviv. The people of Liviv reported to
    one another that after being tortured, the young Fr Roman sang Psalms
    at the top of his voice. It was then reported that they had immured
    him alive in the prison walls. His death is officially dated on 14
    October 1949.

    A plaque on that building on Lonsky Avenue reads that here, within the
    walls of this building, entombed alive, lies Father Roman Lysko, who
    gave up his life for his faith.
    He was beatified by St Pope John Paul II on 27 June 2001.

    Note: Immurement (from Latin im- =E2=80=9Cin=E2=80=9D and murus =E2=80=9Cwa= ll=E2=80=9D, literally
    =E2=80=9Cwalling in=E2=80=9D) is a form of imprisonment, usually until deat=
    h, in which
    a person is placed within an enclosed space with no exits. This
    includes instances where people have been enclosed in extremely tight confinement, such as within a coffin. When used as a means of
    execution, the prisoner is simply left to die from starvation or
    dehydration. This form of execution is distinct from being buried
    alive, in which the victim typically dies of asphyxiation. In Blessed
    Roman's case, he was actually cemented alive into the prison walls.

    from Anastpaul 2019


    Saint Quote:
    There is nothing more dangerous in the spiritual life, than to wish to
    rule ourselves after our own way of thinking.
    --St. Philip Neri

    Bible Quote:
    And he said to me: My grace is sufficient for thee: for power is made
    perfect in infirmity. Gladly therefore will I glory in my infirmities,
    that the power of Christ may dwell in me.=C2 (II Cor 12:9)=C2 DRB


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    PRAYER ' Eternal, almighty God and Father, teach us true sorrow and repentance.=C2 Grant us the grace of trust and hope in Your unfailing
    love, that we may resist despair as we face the sin of the world and
    the wiles of the evil one. As we walk always in the Light of Christ,
    Your Son, following His way, we may never fall into temptation. May
    the intercession of Your saints and martyrs, be always an assistance
    to us all. Mary, our Mother of merciful love and Blessed Roman Lysko,
    pray for us. Through Christ our Lord and the Holy Spirit, God for
    always and forever, amen.



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