Does anyone know what occasion this was?

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Hmm…it’s definitely during the Second Vatican Council. Looks a bit like a Divine Liturgy.
 
Thank you for the replies but I’m curious to why the Mar Papa did not take part as a celebrant? Do Popes often know how to celebrate the other liturgies?
 
Thomas48 said:
Thank you for the replies but I’m curious to why the Mar Papa did not take part as a celebrant? Do Popes often know how to celebrate the other liturgies?
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There are no hard-and-fast rules, but I suppose personal familiarity and/or interest might have a bearing.

It’s rare that any Pope celebrates in other than the Roman Rite but it is theoretically possible. He is technically the one person who is omni-ritual, meaning that he may freely and at his own discretion celebrate according to any Rite he so chooses. For example, I believe PP Pius XI once publicly celebrated according to the Byzantine Rite (Italo-Greek usage), and John-Paul, IIRC, publicly celebrated according to the Byzantine Rite (Ukrainian usage) at least twice.

The same is true of the non-Roman Western Rites as well. IIRC, Paul VI (who had, of course, been Abp of Milan and therefore ex-officio “capo rito” of the Ambrosian Rite) celebrated in that Rite at least once after his election. And I seem to recall, (I think it was sometime during the 1990s) that John-Paul II celebrated in the Mozarabic Rite.
 
Do Popes often know how to celebrate the other liturgies?
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Well… all I can say is that Maran Mar Papa Yohannan Paulos II looks very nice in these Malabarese vestments! 😃

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God bless,

Rony
 
LegoGE1947 said:
I understand that Bishop Fulton Sheen could celebrate multiple ritual liturgies.
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It’s important to realize that any bishop may celebrate any rite he has faithful in his care from. Bishops are all polyritual by virtue of their office. The Archbishop of Denver celebrates both the Roman and Byzantine Rites (Nikonian Recension), since he has a parish that is Russian Catholic under his Omophor.

Bishop Fulton Sheen was exceptional in that he was trained, and trained fairly well, in several. He was specifically granted faculties for rites that he didn’t have canonical care of the faithful of.

He’s even more exceptional in that he was making it clear to the Roman Catholic multitudes that the “Greek Catholics” were fully Catholic. He, as much as any Roman bishop besides the Bishop of Rome, was instrumental in teaching about the unity in diversity.
 
Aramis said:
It’s important to realize that any bishop may celebrate any rite he has faithful in his care from. Bishops are all polyritual by virtue of their office. The Archbishop of Denver celebrates both the Roman and Byzantine Rites (Nikonian Recension), since he has a parish that is Russian Catholic under his Omophor.

Bishop Fulton Sheen was exceptional in that he was trained, and trained fairly well, in several. He was specifically granted faculties for rites that he didn’t have canonical care of the faithful of.

He’s even more exceptional in that he was making it clear to the Roman Catholic multitudes that the “Greek Catholics” were fully Catholic. He, as much as any Roman bishop besides the Bishop of Rome, was instrumental in teaching about the unity in diversity.
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Really looking forward to Bishop Sheen being canonized:thumbsup:
 
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