Tag: Byzantine Catholic
Introduction to the Divine Liturgy
Why the Byzantine Liturgy is great For kids…
This past week, a friend of mine visited my Byzantine Catholic parish. Afterwards, she admitted that she had been rather apprehensive about how her small child was going to react to the whole experience. After all, she knew that the Byzantine Liturgy was typically ninety minutes long, rather than the forty-five minute Mass which her son had previously been used to experiencing.
Even though I have no children of my own, I offered the somewhat counter-intuitive claim that the Byzantine Liturgy is in some ways better suited to children than a Novus Ordo or Tridentine Mass. A bold claim, I know, but I stand by it! So, here are my top ten reasons why I think the Byzantine Liturgy is great if you have small children…
Read moreWhere is Ruthenia?
I belong to a Ruthenian Byzantine Catholic parish and this morning at Men’s Huddle, the guys asked me where Ruthenia is…
Friday Frivolity: No Confessionals!
Another hilarious one from Catholic Memes – Eastern Edition… As you may know, in the Byzantine Church, we don’t have Confessionals. Instead, we confess before the icon of Christ and the priest is at our side…
Friday Frivolity: Wakandan Faith
(Explanation: While crossing your arms over your chest signals that you cannot receive Communion in the Latin Church, it is, in fact, the normal way for Byzantines to walk up to receive the Eucharist)