Are there any broadcast of Mass from Eastern churches?

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Does anyone know where I can find an online broadcast of any Mass for any of the Eastern churches? I would really like to check out a Byzantine Mass but there is no Byzantine church in my area I was wondering if maybe you could find it online somewhere.
 
Aydan said:
Does anyone know where I can find an online broadcast of any Mass for any of the Eastern churches? I would really like to check out a Byzantine Mass but there is no Byzantine church in my area I was wondering if maybe you could find it online somewhere.
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…That should be Byzantine Divine Liturgy. The word “Mass” refers to the Latin word “Missa” from the Latin/Roman liturgy and has nothing to do with Byzantine liturgies. In the Eastern and Oriental Christian Churches, the Eucharistic liturgy is called Divine Liturgy.

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okay I didn’t know that:blush: I’m from the Latin rite as you can tell and I know next to nothing about the Eastern churches. thanks for the correction.
Ungcsertez said:
…That should be Byzantine Divine Liturgy. The word “Mass” refers to the Latin word “Missa” from the Latin/Roman liturgy and has nothing to do with Byzantine liturgies. In the Eastern and Oriental Christian Churches, the Eucharistic liturgy is called Divine Liturgy.

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Most of the online Sunday Divine Liturgies regularly broadcast seem to be from the Greek Orthodox Church:

goarch.org/en/multimedia/live/

There were some audio sites via radio stations that had online streaming but they seem to have stopped the DL feeds. Probably a $$$ issue. Google searches can be frustraitng when trying to locate webcasts of things like Divine Liturgies.
 
There are lots of clips on Youtube of segments from the Divine Liturgy and other Byzantine services, but none are full-length as far as I know. Still good to check out. I particularly like this series: youtube.com/watch?v=Ff4DRWDlwMo
 
awesome I was able to find a radio station that has live and archived video broadcasts and a bunch of other resource from link you provided thanks.🙂
SVP said:
Most of the online Sunday Divine Liturgies regularly broadcast seem to be from the Greek Orthodox Church:

goarch.org/en/multimedia/live/

There were some audio sites via radio stations that had online streaming but they seem to have stopped the DL feeds. Probably a $$$ issue. Google searches can be frustraitng when trying to locate webcasts of things like Divine Liturgies.
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audio only, but byzcath.org/ has several of the liturgies from Holy Week available to hear.

Right hand side, scroll down a ways.
 
This isn’t exactly a video of the entire Divine Liturgy - but it does have a beautiful recording of the Cherubikon (“the troparion normally sung at the Great Entrance during the Byzantine liturgy; the hymn symbolically incorporates those present at the liturgy into the the presence of the angels gathered around God’s throne”) from St Elias’ Byzantine Catholic Church (just outside Toronto) commemorating the 30th anniversary of their temple’s consecration:

youtube.com/watch?v=Emcry2SU4vI
 
Aydan said:
Does anyone know where I can find an online broadcast of any Mass for any of the Eastern churches? I would really like to check out a Byzantine Mass but there is no Byzantine church in my area I was wondering if maybe you could find it online somewhere.
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WEDO, the “Station of Nations”, in McKeesport, PA broadcasts the Divine Liturgy each Sunday at 9 a.m. from a Byzantine rite Catholic church.
 
Kielbasi said:
WEDO, the “Station of Nations”, in McKeesport, PA broadcasts the Divine Liturgy each Sunday at 9 a.m. from a Byzantine rite Catholic church.
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I don’t think WEDO has any internet coverage of the Divine Liturgy from Holy Ghost in McKees Rocks, PA. They are a small (1000 Watt) daytime only broadcast station serving South Western PA, North Western West VA, and Southeastern Ohio. If you live way out yonder in CA like I do the coverage just doesn’t make it.

It does seem like the Greek Orthodox Church puts its “money where its mouth is” when it comes to evangelising by radio and internet. The other Orthodox and Byzantine Catholic churches could learn from them. It does cost some money, but it also gets the “word” out there especially on the internet.
 
wow thanks you guys for the great resources I am really leaning towards the Maronite church since it is also Catholic and I wouldn’t have to switch rites but it sure is fun learning about the different Eastern churches I wish EWTN would broadcast more divine liturgies instead of the Latin Mass all the time. I think it focuses a little too much on the Latin
 
Aydan said:
wow thanks you guys for the great resources I am really leaning towards the Maronite church since it is also Catholic and I wouldn’t have to switch rites but it sure is fun learning about the different Eastern churches.
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There are 23 branches of the Catholic Church. The Latin branch is only one. The Maronite is another, but there are 21 more Eastern branches, including many from the Byzantine tradition. You also do not need to change rites officially. You can attend any church as long as you like, and even become a member of their parish, without officially changing rites.

**The 23 branches of the Catholic Church are (the dates listed refer to the year of reunification with Rome):

Western tradition**
  1. The Latin Catholic Church
    **
    Alexandrian Tradition**
  2. Coptic Catholic Church (patriarchate): Egypt (1741)
  3. Ethiopian Catholic Church (metropolia): Ethiopia, Eritrea (1846)
Antiochian (Antiochene or West-Syrian) tradition
4) Maronite Church (patriarchate): Lebanon, Cyprus, Jordan, Israel, Palestine, Egypt, Syria, Argentina, Brazil, United States, Australia, Canada, Mexico (union re-affirmed 1182)
5) Syriac Catholic Church (patriarchate): Lebanon, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Palestine, Egypt, Sudan, Syria, Turkey, United States and Canada, Venezuela (1781)
6) Syro-Malankara Catholic Church (major archiepiscopate): India, United States (1930)
**
Armenian tradition**
7) Armenian Catholic Church (patriarchate): Lebanon, Iran, Iraq, Egypt, Syria, Turkey, Jordan, Palestine, Ukraine, France, Greece, Latin America, Argentina, Romania, United States, Canada, Eastern Europe (1742)
**
Chaldean or East Syrian tradition**
8) Chaldean Catholic Church (patriarchate): Iraq, Iran, Lebanon, Egypt, Syria, Turkey, United States (1692)
9) Syro-Malabar Church (major archiepiscopate): India, United States (at latest, 1599)

Byzantine (Constantinopolitan) tradition
10) Albanian Byzantine Catholic Church (apostolic administration): Albania (1628)
11) Belarusian Greek Catholic Church (no established hierarchy at present): Belarus (1596)
12) Bulgarian Greek Catholic Church (apostolic exarchate): Bulgaria (1861)
13) Byzantine Church of the Eparchy of Križevci (an eparchy and an apostolic exarchate): Croatia, Serbia and Montenegro (1611)
14) Greek Byzantine Catholic Church (two apostolic exarchates): Greece, Turkey (1829)
15) Hungarian Greek Catholic Church (an eparchy and an apostolic exarchate): Hungary (1646)
16) Italo-Albanian Catholic Church (two eparchies and a territorial abbacy): Italy (Never separated)
17) Macedonian Greek Catholic Church (an apostolic exarchate): Republic of Macedonia (1918)
18) Melkite Greek Catholic Church (patriarchate): Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Israel, Jerusalem, Brazil, United States, Canada, Mexico, Iraq, Egypt and Sudan, Kuwait, Australia, Venezuela, Argentina (1726)
19) Romanian Church United with Rome, Greek-Catholic (major archiepiscopate): Romania, United States (1697)
20) Russian Byzantine Catholic Church: (two apostolic exarchates, at present with no published hierarchs): Russia, China (1905); currently about 20 parishes and communities scattered around the world, including five in Russia itself, answering to bishops of other jurisdictions
21) Ruthenian Catholic Church (a sui juris metropolia, an eparchy, and an apostolic exarchate): United States, Ukraine, Czech Republic (1646)
22) Slovak Greek Catholic Church (metropolia): Slovak Republic, Canada (1646)
23) Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church (major archiepiscopate): Ukraine, Poland, United States, Canada, Great Britain, Australia, Germany and Scandinavia, France, Brazil, Argentina (1595)

Any Catholic is free to attend the services, liturgies, and sacraments of ANY other branch of Catholicism at any time.
I wish EWTN would broadcast more divine liturgies instead of the Latin Mass all the time. I think it focuses a little too much on the Latin
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The problem is that the 22 Eastern branches of the Catholic Church together make up only a tiny fraction of the total number of Catholics. That said, EWTN does broadcast the Divine Liturgy from time to time.
 
wow that is amazing I had no idea the Catholic Church has so many branches that’s awesome. I had no idea it was so diverse thanks for the information. It’s good to know I don’t have to change rites either so I can stay in my current Parish but go visit the Eastern Churchs like visiting the Maronite church if I want to honor Antioch. Very cool.
Rolltide said:
There are 23 branches of the Catholic Church. The Latin branch is only one. The Maronite is another, but there are 21 more Eastern branches, including many from the Byzantine tradition. You also do not need to change rites officially. You can attend any church as long as you like, and even become a member of their parish, without officially changing rites.

**The 23 branches of the Catholic Church are (the dates listed refer to the year of reunification with Rome):

Western tradition**
  1. The Latin Catholic Church
    **
    Alexandrian Tradition**
  2. Coptic Catholic Church (patriarchate): Egypt (1741)
  3. Ethiopian Catholic Church (metropolia): Ethiopia, Eritrea (1846)
Antiochian (Antiochene or West-Syrian) tradition
4) Maronite Church (patriarchate): Lebanon, Cyprus, Jordan, Israel, Palestine, Egypt, Syria, Argentina, Brazil, United States, Australia, Canada, Mexico (union re-affirmed 1182)
5) Syriac Catholic Church (patriarchate): Lebanon, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Palestine, Egypt, Sudan, Syria, Turkey, United States and Canada, Venezuela (1781)
6) Syro-Malankara Catholic Church (major archiepiscopate): India, United States (1930)
**
Armenian tradition**
7) Armenian Catholic Church (patriarchate): Lebanon, Iran, Iraq, Egypt, Syria, Turkey, Jordan, Palestine, Ukraine, France, Greece, Latin America, Argentina, Romania, United States, Canada, Eastern Europe (1742)
**
Chaldean or East Syrian tradition**
8) Chaldean Catholic Church (patriarchate): Iraq, Iran, Lebanon, Egypt, Syria, Turkey, United States (1692)
9) Syro-Malabar Church (major archiepiscopate): India, United States (at latest, 1599)

Byzantine (Constantinopolitan) tradition
10) Albanian Byzantine Catholic Church (apostolic administration): Albania (1628)
11) Belarusian Greek Catholic Church (no established hierarchy at present): Belarus (1596)
12) Bulgarian Greek Catholic Church (apostolic exarchate): Bulgaria (1861)
13) Byzantine Church of the Eparchy of Križevci (an eparchy and an apostolic exarchate): Croatia, Serbia and Montenegro (1611)
14) Greek Byzantine Catholic Church (two apostolic exarchates): Greece, Turkey (1829)
15) Hungarian Greek Catholic Church (an eparchy and an apostolic exarchate): Hungary (1646)
16) Italo-Albanian Catholic Church (two eparchies and a territorial abbacy): Italy (Never separated)
17) Macedonian Greek Catholic Church (an apostolic exarchate): Republic of Macedonia (1918)
18) Melkite Greek Catholic Church (patriarchate): Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Israel, Jerusalem, Brazil, United States, Canada, Mexico, Iraq, Egypt and Sudan, Kuwait, Australia, Venezuela, Argentina (1726)
19) Romanian Church United with Rome, Greek-Catholic (major archiepiscopate): Romania, United States (1697)
20) Russian Byzantine Catholic Church: (two apostolic exarchates, at present with no published hierarchs): Russia, China (1905); currently about 20 parishes and communities scattered around the world, including five in Russia itself, answering to bishops of other jurisdictions
21) Ruthenian Catholic Church (a sui juris metropolia, an eparchy, and an apostolic exarchate): United States, Ukraine, Czech Republic (1646)
22) Slovak Greek Catholic Church (metropolia): Slovak Republic, Canada (1646)
23) Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church (major archiepiscopate): Ukraine, Poland, United States, Canada, Great Britain, Australia, Germany and Scandinavia, France, Brazil, Argentina (1595)

Any Catholic is free to attend the services, liturgies, and sacraments of ANY other branch of Catholicism at any time.

The problem is that the 22 Eastern branches of the Catholic Church together make up only a tiny fraction of the total number of Catholics. That said, EWTN does broadcast the Divine Liturgy from time to time.
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There is also the Georgian Catholic Byzantine Rite but they are not a self ruling church but under a Roman delegate. There are about 7000 members I think.
 
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