My experiences when visiting new parishes have been that the people are extremely welcoming and helpful. Eastern Catholic parishes are also used to visitors from other Catholic churches, so feel free to ask questions of the laity or the priest, and if there is any community activities following liturgy coffee is common join in! Iconostasis The iconostasis is simply a screen of icons that separates the nave from the sanctuary. Christ is always to the right of royal doors the main doors in the middle , and he is our gateway to heaven.
Other traditional icons on the iconostasis all have deep theological meanings, for example, the Theotokos with Christ and the Mystical Last Supper. Iconography has been used for centuries as a means of communicating theology with the use of images. Especially in the early days of the church, when many could not read, this was extremely beneficial. Each of the icons in the church has multiple layers of meaning, but all communicate the central mystery that, as St.
Athanasius of Alexandria stated: "God became Man, so that we might become like God. Some will be completely opaque, basically a wall with painted icons. Others you may be able to see through in between the icons. The Sign of the Cross We do it 'backward' from Latin Catholics—right shoulder to left shoulder—and we do it all the time. You may also see people making the sign of the cross if a prayer petition is made that has special meaning for them, or at various points of the consecration.
Most Eastern Catholics will not even notice if you continue to make the sign of the cross in the Latin tradition, so do not be embarrassed. Kneeling Kneeling has a very interesting history in the Eastern Catholic Churches. In most parishes, no one will kneel during the sanctification of the gifts.
Please do not mistake this for a lack of respect for the Eucharist. Rather, traditionally kneeling is seen as a sign of penance, of sorrow, in Eastern Christianity. Here is a local situation with which I am familiar. The first lady is a Catholic who had been a widow for some years; then she married a man who had been married three times before, and they were married by a Protestant minister.
The second lady, a Catholic who had been divorced from her first husband, later married a divorced man who is not a Catholic. They, also, were married by a Protestant minister. Both of these women were eucharistic ministers before they remarried and still serve in that capacity today.
Is it wrong for them to continue to distribute Communion in a Catholic church? I have chosen not to take the host from either of these women. Someone who is married outside the Catholic Church — i. An extraordinary minister of holy Communion gives public witness to his or her fidelity to church teaching. So I would hold off on making any judgments. Meanwhile, though, it would be wise for you to speak with a priest at the parish in question and tell him of your concern.
He may be able to assure you that everything has been done properly — or he may not be privy to the same information that you are and would want to take action to avoid continuing scandal. Questions may be sent to Father Kenneth Doyle at askfatherdoyle gmail.
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My home parish's hybrid liturgy is about 50 minutes, including sermon, but shortened Proskomedia. Joined: Sep Medina, OH. Stephanie Kotyuh. Orange County CA. I think it is between an hour and ten minutes and an hour and twenty minutes. Rocky Hill, CT. John K. Joined: Jul New Jersey. Fr David Straut. People seem to be including things other than the public part of the Divine Liturgy of St John Chrysostom itself.
Here is my experience in my Russian Orthodox Mission Parish i. Originally Posted by Fr David Straut. Originally Posted by Ung-Certez. Wow, 60 minute Proskomedia! That's longer than our entire service! My ACROD parish has typically run an hour and a half not including the 3rd hour and concluding prayer, add 25 minutes for those.
It may change since we just had a Deacon Ordained and that may shorten things a bit. Joined: Aug Ours is about an hour and 10 minutes, depending on if our Deacon is present, then add another 10 minutes. If the resident Trad Lat "wannabee's" decide to go to Confession at our Liturgy starts at then add 5 minutes per person, usually members of the click If we have a panachida, add 10 minutes more Joined: Mar Baltimore, MD.
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