Daily Mass in Eastern churches

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do they have daily mass in Eastern rites, like the Maronite, Chaldean, etc?
 
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do they have daily mass in Eastern rites, like the Maronite, Chaldean, etc?
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Yes some do. It is a norm in larger Orthodox monasteries. In my own Greek Catholic parish we have it daily as Father is celibate.

In theory there are rules governing abstinence from the marriage bed for clergy for a prescribed time before Liturgy. Where there is celibacy, widowers or monastics, this is not an issue, and in some parishes DL is served daily.
 
… then there is oikonomia… 😉

Especially for the married priest who still celebrates the Liturgy every day.:love:
 
If I’m not mistaken, the liturgy in St. Peter’s Chaldean Cathedral is still served every day.

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do they have daily mass in Eastern rites, like the Maronite, Chaldean, etc?
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In churches of Byzantine rite Mass would be known as Divine Liturgy; in the Chaldean Catholic Church it is the Qurbana or “hallowing.” Yes, in many places there is daily Liturgy.

However, certain days in the Byzantine rite churches are considered aliturgical, so there is no Divine Liturgy. It was a tradition during weekdays of Great Lent to have instead of Divine Liturgy the Liturgy of the presanctified, which the Latins had on Good Friday. I’m not sure how many parishes follow this tradition.
 
As previously noted, the Eucharistic fast from all fleshly passions traditionally includes a fast from the marriage bed the previous night. As most parish priests didn’t have afternoons available, it become customary for parish churches to have a weekly liturgy and to celebrate the hours during the week. In those churches with monastics or several priests who could rotate, daily liturgies were more feasible and more readily found.

Even in those circumstances, the rule of one liturgy per priest and per altar per day was still in force, so you won’t typically see anything more common than one liturgy per day. The Greek Orthodox and some Eastern Catholic parishes are known to have several a day on the weekends, though.

I only know of a few parishes which have liturgy on the weekdays of the Great Fast. Among the churches I’ve seen, there is a wide variety of replacements. Some have Pre-Sanctified Liturgy, some have nothing, some have para-liturgical services, a few have Stations of the Cross or the rosary, but few have Divine Liturgy.
 
Typically, at St Nicholas (Ruthenian) we get 3 “daily” liturgies a week: tuesday, wednesday, and thursday.
 
The posts here have been accurate.

In the Melkite Church, very few of our Churches in America have daily Divine Liturgy. Some have one additional Divine Liturgy during the week.

However, during certain periods, there may be several Divine Liturgies celebrated during the week. This may be due to feast days and such. Also, during the Great Fast, the Divine Liturgy of Saint Gregory the Dialogos (or of the Presanctified Gifts) is celebrated during the week.

The hours are offered in some Churches during the week. Usually Vespers, but Orthros in some as well.
 
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