Bishop Velychkovsky National Martyr`s Shrine
Canada's second martyr's shrine
On May 30, Bishop Athanasius visited the Blessed Vasyl shrine with Alex Begin, Rev. Canon Adrian Sequeira and Dr. Peter Kwasniewski. His excellency spent a considerable amount of time in the museum and the shrine. He was most appreciative of the artifacts, especially those of the underground church. In the shrine, the bishop prayed parts … Read more
Every year Bishop Velychkovsky Martyr`s Shrine takes part in this event to share the jewel of Catholicism, the martyr, with winnipeggers. This years event took place and many visitors came to the shrine to visit the church, the shrine and learn more about Blessed Vasyl. You can read more about Doors Open here.
The way of the cross held in Chortkiv honoured Blessed Vasyl Velychkovsky who spent two months imprisoned here in 1945. See More Photos
Farewell to Anastasia Delikatna who has worked for the shrine these past two years. Anastasia has just graduated from the University of Manitoba. We wish her God’s blessings and all the best in the future.
Blessed Vasyl’s relatives Yuri and Christina Welleck (Welyczkowsky) from Austin, Texas, along with friends visit the Blessed Vasyl apartment/museum in Lviv, Ukraine.
On April 17, the grades 7 and 8 classes from Christ the King Catholic School visited the shrine. They later made rosaries with pieces of bread similar to the ones made by Blessed Vasyl when he was in prison.
