Changing rites - how do you know?

[collin_nunis]

As a Catholic, there is no reason to change sui iuris churches unless:-

i) You’re seriously thinking about being an integral part of the Rite i.e. liturgy by being a priest or deacon (celibate or married, changing rite is not an option)’

ii) You’re married to a beautiful lady from the Eastern Rite (not like there aren’t any in the Latin Rite)

iii) You’re really convicted or you “feel” the theology within the Eastern Rite.

If you don’t belong in these categories, just live and let live. These legalities are of no consequence at all, and it is merely a piece of paper.

And oh, legalities are not something well-liked in the Eastern Rite. The CCEO is not something we like as well. Cheers.

 

[Vman358]

Hello,
what does EF, SSPX, and CCEO stand for?
Also, what are the differences in theology between Byzantine Rite and Latin Rite?

 

[Ora_et_Labora_1]

EF - Extraordinary form (meaning the mass according to the 1962 rubrics, if I’m not mistaken)
SSPX - Society of Saint Pius X
CCEO - Code of Canons of the Eastern Churches

 

[Ungcsertez]

Glory to Jesus Christ, Ora et Labora!

In our case, while it was technically a change of Churches (Roman to Byzantine Greko-Catholic), it was really more of a conversion. I know the complimentary two lungs approach is prevalent in parlance, but the two churches are really very different. Different theologies, different ecclesiologies and different spiritualities, for example. It really is a change in practice too.

In my case I had been actively drawn to Eastern Christianity since high school. Many years later I finally entered a Byzantine Greko-Catholic Catholic temple for Divine Liturgy and participated in heaven on earth. I felt the Holy Spirit and was filled with tears. I knew I was home.

Prayers for your discernment.

… but there isn’t just “One Lung” in the east, but many Eastern and Oriental Particular Churches that are in union with the Roman Catholic Church.

U-C