Thy Kingdom Come; Prayer Book by LUHOVY, ANTHONY - 1940

Mundare, Alberta: Basilian Fathers Press, 1940. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine. Trace wear, with slight separation at gutter of pp. 32-33. Binding tight, text clean & bright.. 32mo. 3.375 x 4.875 in. 139, [1] pp. Black cloth, titled & ornamented in gilt on upper cover, all edges red. Contents include Daily Prayers, the Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom, Tropars & Kondaks, Devotion to Our Blessed Lady, Morning & Evening Prayers, Stations of the Cross, Hymns, etc. Illustrated with black & white reproductions of several devotional images, and ornamented with headpieces & tailpieces. Text in Ukrainian & English. Compiled & translated by Rev. ANTHONY LUVONY (d. 1976), this prayer book was designed to assist those who, although unfamiliar with the Slavic alphabet, desire to hear Ukrainian Catholic masses ('the ancient Divine Liturgy according to St. John Chrysostom'), and even follow along with the Ukrainian text ('in Roman characters'). At the turn of the 19th century, tens of thousands of Ukrainians were immigrating to Canada & were deprived of the liturgy & sacraments of their country; consequently, Ukrainian Catholic missionaries were sent out from Galicia. Thus the Basilian Fathers Press was founded in 1936 in Mundare, which became the center of Ukrainian Catholicism in North America. This is a fresh copy. Very scarce.