Concelebrate, ecumenical, etc

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If two priests celebrate Mass, they are said to concelebrate.

If a priest joins another faith’s religious leader (minister, pastor, imam, rabbi, parson, preacher, etc.) in a religious observance, is it also considered concelebration? Or is concelebration reserved as a reference solely for a Mass or other Catholic service?
 
If two priests celebrate Mass, they are said to concelebrate.

If a priest joins another faith’s religious leader (minister, pastor, imam, rabbi, parson, preacher, etc.) in a religious observance, is it also considered concelebration? Or is concelebration reserved as a reference solely for a Mass or other Catholic service?
Concelebrate is just for the mass. One priest “celebrates” the Mass and the 2nd (or more who are not the main celebrant) celebrate with the main celebrant. Hence, they “concelebrate” with the main celebrant.

If/when a priests participates in an interfaith prayer session, he is doing exactly that… “participating”

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If two priests celebrate Mass, they are said to concelebrate.

If a priest joins another faith’s religious leader (minister, pastor, imam, rabbi, parson, preacher, etc.) in a religious observance, is it also considered concelebration? Or is concelebration reserved as a reference solely for a Mass or other Catholic service?
I think Phil is right. It would be like twins saying they “concelebrate” their birthdays. 🙂
 
Usually with another faith it’s not concelebration. Ministers of non-Catholic churches are not supposed to stand at the altar during Mass and say the prayers along with the Catholic priests.

However, this is not to say it’s always strictly followed when it comes to Orthodox (having a valid priesthood and sacraments). I’ve seen Eastern bishops in full Liturgical vestments stand together at the altar to celebrate the Divine Liturgy in an Orthodox or Catholic parish - with members of both Churches worshipping together. Both bishops stood at the altar and said the prayers in the Liturgy book, more or less concelebration. However, this is in a war-zone type area.
 
Usually with another faith it’s not concelebration. Ministers of non-Catholic churches are not supposed to stand at the altar during Mass and say the prayers along with the Catholic priests.

However, this is not to say it’s always strictly followed when it comes to Orthodox (having a valid priesthood and sacraments). I’ve seen Eastern bishops in full Liturgical vestments stand together at the altar to celebrate the Divine Liturgy in an Orthodox or Catholic parish - with members of both Churches worshipping together. Both bishops stood at the altar and said the prayers in the Liturgy book, more or less concelebration. However, this is in a war-zone type area.
Do you mean Orthodox or the Eastern Catholics in communion with Rome?

Similarly, can we have a Mass concelebrated between Catholic rites?
 
Do you mean Orthodox or the Eastern Catholics in communion with Rome?
i meant Eastern Catholics celebrating with Orthodox sister Churches.
Similarly, can we have a Mass concelebrated between Catholic rites?
sure. The concelebration is with priests of various Catholic Churches. The Mass will only be in one Rite however, not a mix of a bunch of things from either. This is a fairly common occurance.
 
Usually with another faith it’s not concelebration. Ministers of non-Catholic churches are not supposed to stand at the altar during Mass and say the prayers along with the Catholic priests.
I’ve been present - twice - at a concelebration of the Eucharist, where one priest was Roman Catholic and one Episcopalian. Neither was a Sunday mass, however. Both were in Catholic churches.

It happens.
 
I’ve been present - twice - at a concelebration of the Eucharist, where one priest was Roman Catholic and one Episcopalian. Neither was a Sunday mass, however. Both were in Catholic churches.

It happens.
Isn’t supposed to, though. (From the Catholic pov I mean.)
 
If two priests celebrate Mass, they are said to concelebrate.

If a priest joins another faith’s religious leader (minister, pastor, imam, rabbi, parson, preacher, etc.) in a religious observance, is it also considered concelebration? Or is concelebration reserved as a reference solely for a Mass or other Catholic service?
Correct me if I am wrong but this terminology is specific for celebrating the Catholic mass. When there there are two or more celebrants (priests) for one mass, they concelebrate.

Strictly speaking it does not apply to joint services between people of different religions because in the Catholic context only Catholic priests can celebrate the mass validly.

If another priest is with the main celebrant, that priest concelebrates with him, as if he is celebrating the mass fully, alone. That is why this term does not apply to joint services with other religions which sometimes were done for goodwill purpose.
 
Correct me if I am wrong but this terminology is specific for celebrating the Catholic mass. When there there are two or more celebrants (priests) for one mass, they concelebrate.

Strictly speaking it does not apply to joint services between people of different religions because in the Catholic context only Catholic priests can celebrate the mass validly.

If another priest is with the main celebrant, that priest concelebrates with him, as if he is celebrating the mass fully, alone. That is why this term does not apply to joint services with other religions which sometimes were done for goodwill purpose.
Totally correct and thank you for a lucid explanation. A priest of a different denom cannot celebrate or thus concelebrate at Mass,

When I was working at big retreat centre here there was a Diocesan Priests retreat and all the 50 or so priests concelebrated, It was quite amazing,
 
Totally correct and thank you for a lucid explanation. A priest of a different denom cannot celebrate or thus concelebrate at Mass,

When I was working at big retreat centre here there was a Diocesan Priests retreat and all the 50 or so priests concelebrated, It was quite amazing,
That must be really awesome. 👍 🙂
 
If two priests celebrate Mass, they are said to concelebrate.

If a priest joins another faith’s religious leader (minister, pastor, imam, rabbi, parson, preacher, etc.) in a religious observance, is it also considered concelebration? Or is concelebration reserved as a reference solely for a Mass or other Catholic service?
Concelebrating is really a term related to the Eucharist because of the underlying theology of the priesthood and theology of the Eucharistic celebration. In that moment, we are simultaneously acting in persona Christi Capitis

I have had a few occasions at which I have presided at a baptism of a baby and another priest will be present, for reason of an association of some sort with the parents, godparents or so forth. I would invite the priest to vest and to join me at my side in the narthex, baptistery, and sanctuary. He would sign the child with me and the parents and godparents. He would read the Gospel and pray the litany. Having done the homily, I would do the rite of baptism itself. Then I would ask him to do the rites after baptism…the post baptismal anointing, bestowal of the white garment, and the Lumen Christi. It was not concelebrating theologically since we do not simultaneously confect a sacrament but I would imagine that was the term likely used to informally describe what happened by those attending who were laity.

The rites make provision for the Presider to associate with himself others priests who are present in the bestowal of a sacrament on multiple persons – Confirmation, Penance, and Anointing of the Sick most notably – but here we are dealing with multiple ministers imparting a sacrament individually to distinct individuals in association with the one who presides at the rite of conferring the sacrament.

In services that are ecumenical above all but also applicable for inter-religious events, the normative terms would be co-officiate/co-officiant and co-preside/co-presider. These are the terms relative to Pope Francis and Bishop Younan of the Lutheran World Federation who will co-officiate at a Service of Common Prayer in Lund, Sweden, next month to inaugurate the Joint Lutheran-Catholic commemoration of the 500th anniversary of the Reformation.

There is a special Service of Common Prayer, promulgated and published by the Holy See and by the Lutheran World Federation, for use all over the world since Catholic Bishops and Priests and Lutheran Clerics will locally be hosting these joint commemorations at which a cleric from each will co-preside and impart together the final blessing at the dismissal. The agreed upon terms used for the Lutheran Cleric and the Catholic Cleric who will together co-officiate these Services of Common Prayer is “Presider I” and “Presider II”

In cases where I have been formally invited or formally sent to be present in some official way at service of prayer at a non-Catholic/non-Christian event and put in some place of honour or prominence, one is usually simply acknowledged in some form such as “[Title] So and So, [ecclesiastical office], honoured guest” or “[Title] So and So, [ecclesiastical office], envoy of _____”…the latter especially if one is asked to convey greetings or otherwise speak or act.
 
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