Bi-Ritual home--looking for ideas on the nuts and bolts

[MichaelinMD]

ZENIT (1-8-2008) Father Edward McNamara
“Most Catholics understand that following a televised Mass cannot, strictly speaking, fulfill the festive obligation. But it is a source of spiritual comfort and growth to those legitimately impeded, and thus dispensed, from attending Mass due to age, infirmity, distance or some other just cause.”
ewtn.com/library/Liturgy/zlitur200.htm

Thanks, Vico! How did you find that so quickly??

 

[SerbCath]

I was raised in both EC and RC prior to it becoming
“cool” to do so lol. And married an RC.
Something’s are just natural to the persons upbringing
and will occur regardless.
I make the sign of the Cross right to left with three fingers in a point
and always
remember the wounds in the side as well. I can’t really
tell you exactly which rite that came from as my mother
just simply taught it to me and that’s what she always did
In our RC Church. My husband used to make the sign of the
Cross left to right with five extended fingers until we
got a priest in our RC from the Syro Malabar Rite.
Now my husband makes the sign three different ways
depending on what he’s thinking about. Haha! It’s
all good we have all our bases covered here. But I tell
people who gawk not to follow our example lol.

We have one home altar. The right side has icons
of Mary the left side has a western painting of Joseph
and in another area slightly removed we have a statue
of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel. Our primary altar Crucifix
hangs from the ceiling and is actually of the Holy Trinity
with an image of the Crucifixion in the center.

We attend an RC parish but occasionally retreat
privately to either a Byzantine Carmelite house or
a Melkite. Both are at least three hundred miles
from where we live so tough to go frequently.

We usually observe the stricter fasts. This has never
been an issue- the RC is most certainly not
anti fast.

We also participate quite frequently in the Exhibition
of the Zholy Sacrament and First Fridays- that is more
of an RC thing than EC actually.

Our biggest issue has been the Theotokos.
While yes there are any number of RC devotions
to Mary her role is… Or veneration…is a
slightly different thing between the two.

I remember my kids being shocked in an RC
school when they were the only ones to have heard
the story of the Dormition the witnessing by the Apostles
the early life and consecration of the Holy
Mother. We now read and remember these days
with more attention at home because you know?
It’s sad to me that all of that is missing in the RC.

We do use the Little Office which helps me out
and the Rosary helps my husband.
But just the slightly different views and celebrations
of the Holy Mother can be…problematic.

Good luck- bi ritual to my mind is the fullness
of truth.

Thank you! Another great response. Also, I didn’t know about the Dormition until you wrote about it. RCIA (which I have stopped attending) taught me about the Assumption.

 

[marywarfield]

Thank you! Another great response. Also, I didn’t know about the Dormition until you wrote about it. RCIA (which I have stopped attending) taught me about the Assumption.

Yes we celebrate the Assumption but not quite with
detail found in the East and in Orthodoxy. Later
today I will post the writings of John the Theologian
and others concerning the Dormition, the Nativity of the Holy Mother
herself and her own Presentation. As I said these are
big celebrations in the rest of the Catholic world but
not so much RC.

 

[marywarfield]

Thank you! Another great response. Also, I didn’t know about the Dormition until you wrote about it. RCIA (which I have stopped attending) taught me about the Assumption.

The Nativity and Presentation of Mary
stathanasius.org/site/assets/files/2614/study_11_21_13.pdf

The Full Dormition According to John the Theologian
pages.uoregon.edu/sshoemak/texts/dormitionG2/dormitionG2.htm

This is wonderful information to have. I believe
not making it common in the RC makes it more
difficult for persons in the RC to explain their own
devotion. They are kind of driving on four cylinders
rather than six when explaining Mary to non Catholics.

 

[SerbCath]

I am so glad I posted this question. It has given me several months worth of links and other information to ponder!

 

[MichaelinMD]

The Nativity and Presentation of Mary
stathanasius.org/site/assets/files/2614/study_11_21_13.pdf

The Full Dormition According to John the Theologian
pages.uoregon.edu/sshoemak/texts/dormitionG2/dormitionG2.htm

This is wonderful information to have. I believe
not making it common in the RC makes it more
difficult for persons in the RC to explain their own
devotion. They are kind of driving on four cylinders
rather than six when explaining Mary to non Catholics.

Good stuff!! Thanks!

 

[ivan94]

I don’t think there’s an universal answer, but the links posted above will help you for sure. I think you should be really glad to have such a diverse and rich family, from different cultures and rites, it is really wonderful.Good luck with exploring and learning about the Catholic faith and its richness, and God help you and your family with your confession and sacramental life in the future.