About the Monastery
The Monastery is based in Saskatchewan, Canada.
The Monastery of the Three Holy Hierarchs
came into being on 8th October 2010.
The Monastery is of the Kyivan-Byzantine Tradition.
Model of Spirituality
The Monastery follows the typikon or rule of Saint Gregory of Nazianzus: a 'middle way', perfecting a holy balance between action and contemplation; speech and silence. Saint Gregory is one of the eponymous Holy Hierarchs; the other two are Saint Basil and Saint John Chrysostom.
Charisms
The Charisms of the Monastery of the Three Holy Hierarchs are:
Teaching
Preaching
Spiritual Direction
Living a Monastic Life of Prayer
About Us
Hieromonk Gregory is a prolific teacher and speaker throughout the region, and runs a weekly sacred scripture study in Saskatoon area. The Monastery is placed under the protection of Mary, Theotokos.
The Monastery is a place to for healing the "nous": “the pastoral care of human intelligence” was inspired by both St. John Paul II and Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI.
“I would like once again to encourage all who with generous willingness are involved in planning and directing catechesis for children, young people and adults. Speaking more generally, it is indispensable for you to promote the pastoral care of the intellect, of learning enlightened by the faith” (Address of his Holiness John Paul II, to the Bishops of France on their “Ad Limina Apostolorum” Visit, 5 April 1997).
“It is up to us to seek to respond to the question of truth, fearlessly juxtaposing the proposal of faith with the reason of our time. In this way we will help young people to broaden the horizons of their intelligence, to open themselves to the mystery of God, in whom is found life's meaning and direction, and to overcome the conditioning of a rationality which trusts only what can be the object of experiment and calculation. Thus, it is very important to develop what…we called “the pastoral care of intelligence” (Address of His Holiness Benedict XVI to the participants in the convention of the Diocese of Rome, 11 June 2007).
Our Team
Hieromonk Gregory Hrynkiw has been a Byzantine-Catholic monk since 1989. While serving as Protohegumen of the Most Holy Saviour Province of the Basilian Order from February 2004 to July 2007, he fought on the front lines against systemic corruption in Ukraine. After suffering threats to his life, he was ordered to return to Rome, and in 2010 made his solemn profession of monastic vows into the Monastery of the Three Holy Hierarchs.
The Coat of Arms
of the Monastery of the Three Holy Hierarchs
The Monastery Coat of Arms was designed in 2017, the seventh anniversary of the Hermitage. Seven is also the number of covenant and in Hebrew means to swear an oath. For these reasons, there are seven elements within the coat of arms.
The top of the shield indicates the geographical location of the Hermitage—green and gold are the colors of Saskatchewan, Canada. The three gold sheaves are redolent of the agricultural nature of the place, but also represent abundance and patriarchal protection: they symbolize the grain that Joseph of the Old Testament supplied to his brothers in time of famine; and the protection that Joseph of the New Testament gave to Our Lord Jesus Christ and continues to give to the Church today.
The body of the shield is in Mary’s blue—the Hermitage is placed under the patronage of the Theotokos. The one silver rose at the bottom is the Rose of Sharon (Song of Solomon 2,1 ), representing our Blessed Mother.
The three hares at the heart of the coat of arms represent the Three Holy Hierarchs (Saint John Chrysostom, Saint Gregory of Nazianzus and Saint Basil). Each of the hares shares an ear with the others, forming a triangle—this space is where we are invited to enter the perichoresis, the sublime relationship and shared divinity of the Trinity.
Around the coat of arms there is a silver chotky (prayer rope), illustrating the prayers that surround, protect and direct the Hermitage and all of those associated with it.