Chaldeon liturgy

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Hello everyone. My husband and I wish to go to a Chaldeon liturgy sometime this month. We are Roman Catholics and go to the NO mass at our local church. I need to know what to wear that is appropriate for the Liturgy. Also any info as to what to expect. I have never been to an Easten Liturgy.
 
You can find the Chaldean Catholic recension of the Liturgies of Addai and Mari in the official English translation somewhere on this site:

www.kaldu.org
 
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Hello everyone. My husband and I wish to go to a Chaldeon liturgy sometime this month. We are Roman Catholics and go to the NO mass at our local church. I need to know what to wear that is appropriate for the Liturgy. Also any info as to what to expect. I have never been to an Easten Liturgy.
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In general, for any catholic liturgy…

what to wear, minimum:
long trousers or knee-or-longer skirt
shirt with sleeves, and for men, with a collar. Polo shirt minimum for men.
Sensible shoes.

If a woman has a nice outfit and a hat that matches, that’s usually accepted.
A headscarf is appropriate for women, especially married women, in most eastern churches.

Expect a lot more to be sung. Almost everything will be different.

You should arrive early, and speak to a priest or deacon.

IIRC, Chaldeans normally use unleavened hosts, so communion will be familiar in form.
 
I too am Roman Catholic, we have a Chaldean parish near us, and I have taken the kids there a few times.

As noted above, the Eucharist is the same form that is found in Catholic Churches. There isn’t much in the way of Communion in the hand, so don’t presume that.

The 'Sign of Peace" is also somewhat different.It is not the handshake with the people around you that is common in most Roman Catholic parishes.

It is given by opening up the hand and ‘sliding’ your fingers along with the person’s next to you. It is kind of like offering a hand shake to the person, but sliding the fingers instead of grasping the hand.

It is also given in a particular order.

The priest will offer the sign to the deacon, the deacon will give that to the altarboys, and the altar boys will offer the sign to the first person in each row. They then pass it along the pew.

While the liturgy might be in English (and it might also be in Arabic or Aramaic), the Eucharistic prayer is said in Aramaic. That is one of the reasons I go, so the kids can hear the language that Christ spoke.

Have fun, it’s a very worthwhile experience.
 
Does anyone know of a video on youtube that shows the Liturgy that the Chaldean Catholics use?
 
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