Fr. Vasyl Kornitsky with some of the Ukrainian community who attended the Mass
Mass at St Eunan’s Cathedral in Letterkenny was celebrated in Ukrainian for the first time.
On December 26, the Ukrainian community gathered for the Mass, which was celebrated by Fr. Vasyl Kornitsky, a Ukrainian-born cleric who is a curate in Donnycarney.
Seminarians Mykhailo Kuz and Mykhailo Karpinets and Fr Andrii Khomen, all of whom came from Rome to Ireland, for the Christmas period, were also present.
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After Mass, a carol service took place and Fr Kornitsk thanked all present for the joint prayer.
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