Tomorrow, Friday, in addition to the usual 8:30 morning Mass (from an exotic location with some special guests!) we will also celebrate a Divine Liturgy in the Byzantine Rite at 5:00 pm. After the Divine Liturgy, we will together make the Consecration to St Joseph. Please join us!
Their Livestream is on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/GlenCoveCatholic/
I do not know much about the Byzantine Rite so this should be interesting to see.
Catholic Answers give a little info -
"The Byzantine rite is one of several Eastern rites recognized by and in full communion with the Bishop of Rome. Its origin can be traced to the ancient city of Byzantium (modern-day Istanbul), renamed Constantinople when the emperor Constantine relocated his capital city there from Rome in A.D. 330.
Although in full communion with the Church in the West, the Byzantine rite retains distinctive features. Byzantine churches are beautifully adorned with icons, and the sanctuary is separated from the congregation by an iconostasis, a screen covered with icons. Leavened bread is used for the consecration of the body of Christ in the liturgy (not called the “Mass” in Eastern rites), which is either the liturgy of St. John Chrysostom or that of St. Basil the Great. Communion is received under both kinds and administered by the priest from a spoon."
No comments:
Post a Comment