tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3427243111279814147.post8931822403804412719..comments2023-06-11T00:49:23.591-07:00Comments on Charisms on Campus: Eastern RitesCharisms on Campushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14312118662106641305noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3427243111279814147.post-49680676170841601502010-08-02T17:57:30.346-07:002010-08-02T17:57:30.346-07:00Subscribing via emailSubscribing via email~Joseph the Workerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07512362705041608396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3427243111279814147.post-73008294204899510502010-08-02T17:56:45.198-07:002010-08-02T17:56:45.198-07:00You can attend an Eastern Rite parish no problems....You can attend an Eastern Rite parish no problems. The liturgy isn't radically different except a little with when there is standing and kneeling. The sign of the cross is done backwards, and there is no Eucharist present in the tabernacle. Finally, the host is spooned into your mouth after being intinctured in the blood of Christ. <br /><br />Its very beautiful, and can be in different languages depending on what rite it is (byzantine, marionite, etc.) <br /><br />As for you, you are Latin Rite (we are all Roman). The Holy Father is the spiritual leader on faith and morals for all rites, but he only sets discipline for the Latin rite (including whether or not priests are celibate, head coverings for women, etc.) Eastern Rites have their own disciplines set by the metropolitan or patriarch (not sure what their proper term is). <br /><br />Just for your info, it is generally discouraged to actually change rites. People who are of an Eastern Rite generally come from that background and have cultural and ethnic ties to that rite, and it is quite a serious matter to just leave behind your own tradition.~Joseph the Workerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07512362705041608396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3427243111279814147.post-28612771233827684002010-07-26T20:13:59.925-07:002010-07-26T20:13:59.925-07:00I would imagine that if they are affiliated with R...I would imagine that if they are affiliated with Rome, there wouldn't be any problem in your full participation in the service. I think most of the Eastern Rite churches are affiliated with Slavic communities, which means that the service is likely to be in Old Church Slavonic. Most probably there will be a bilingual booklet with the liturgy in it. Amber from Little Steps Home has been attending Greek Orthodox services lately and likes it. She's of Roman origin, so she can probably clue you in better on the differences. I'm told the atmosphere at the service is in some ways more laid back, the services are long and people come and go, in other ways people are so focused on what is going on at the service that they are too busy to be thinking about whether you are getting it right or not. At least this is the impression I have.caraboskahttp://caraboska.livejournal.comnoreply@blogger.com