Does the Byzantine Catholic Mass fulfill my obligation

[TK421]

I was in Albuquerque on new years after flying in from the holidays, and before driving to my hometown in the pre-Jurassic wilderness of northern NM, I googled nearby parishes and saw a Byzantine catholic church and thought “cooooool” (never been to an eastern rite Mass)

After walking the circumference of the building twice to locate the door, I successfully penetrated the wall and was in the sanctuary proper. I was confused basically the whole time, but what I did notice is that the feast we were celebrating was the Circumcision of Our Lord… so did this fulfill my obligation? I guess they follow a slightly different calendar or something. Not sure. Somebody fill me in. Ty.

 

[porthos11]

I was in Albuquerque on new years after flying in from the holidays, and before driving to my hometown in the pre-Jurassic wilderness of northern NM, I googled nearby parishes and saw a Byzantine catholic church and thought “cooooool” (never been to an eastern rite Mass)

After walking the circumference of the building twice to locate the door, I successfully penetrated the wall and was in the sanctuary proper. I was confused basically the whole time, but what I did notice is that the feast we were celebrating was the Circumcision of Our Lord… so did this fulfill my obligation? I guess they follow a slightly different calendar or something. Not sure. Somebody fill me in. Ty.

Yes. Any Catholic rite.

 

[TK421]

The only thing that concerned me is if a different feast was somehow relevant.

 

[Casilda]

Yes, we celebrated the same vigil Feast, and actually its the same calendar that existed for both Eastern Catholics/Orthodox and Roman, the Roman Church is the one with a different calendar now.

 

[porthos11]

The only thing that concerned me is if a different feast was somehow relevant.

It is not.

Readings, Feast have no bearing on whether or not the obligation was fulfilled. The fact is that you heard a Eucharistic Divine Liturgy on a day when you were supposed to. This is all that is required.

As Canon Law, says, any Catholic rite.

 

[TK421]

Thank you.

On a side note, Byzantine has a sentimental place in my heart because of Age of Empires 2.

 

[twf]

As noted above, the Octave of Christmas (January 1) was traditionally the feast of the circumcision in the Roman Rite as well. Even under the title of “the feast of Mary, Mother of God”, the Gospel reading is that of the circumcision of Our Lord.
Regardless, readings / rite have no bearing on whether one satisfied the obligation.

 

[5Loaves]

… I did notice is that the feast we were celebrating was the Circumcision of Our Lord… so did this fulfill my obligation? I guess they follow a slightly different calendar or something. Not sure. Somebody fill me in. Ty.

Hope you’ll visit our Eastern Catholic Churches again.

January 1st was also the Feast of St. Basil the Great.
Xronia polla!

Troparion
Your proclamation has gone out into all the earth / Which was divinely taught by hearing your voice / Expounding the nature of creatures, / Ennobling the manners of men. / O holy father of a royal priesthood, / Entreat Christ God that our souls may be saved.

Kontakion
You were revealed as the sure foundation of the Church, / granting all mankind a lordship which cannot be taken away, / sealing it with your precepts, / venerable Basil, revealer of heaven.

Kontakion
You were revealed as the sure foundation of the Church, / Granting all men a lordship which cannot be taken away, / Sealing it with your precepts, / O Venerable and Heavenly Father Basil.

 

[adamhovey1988]

It absolutely does I often go to the Melkite Greek Catholic Church in Augusta for the Dormition the Nativity and Pascha. I used to go once every month

 

[Ontheway]

Which churches will actually satisfy my requirement to attend Mass on Sunday?

I an assume that a Byzantine Catholic church will do that. What are some of the other ones?

 

[adamhovey1988]

Which churches will actually satisfy my requirement to attend Mass on Sunday?

I an assume that a Byzantine Catholic church will do that. What are some of the other ones?

Any church in communion with the Bishop of Rome if you are unsure call them and ask

 

[TK421]

Hope you’ll visit our Eastern Catholic Churches again.

January 1st was also the Feast of St. Basil the Great.
Xronia polla!

Troparion
Your proclamation has gone out into all the earth / Which was divinely taught by hearing your voice / Expounding the nature of creatures, / Ennobling the manners of men. / O holy father of a royal priesthood, / Entreat Christ God that our souls may be saved.

Kontakion
You were revealed as the sure foundation of the Church, / granting all mankind a lordship which cannot be taken away, / sealing it with your precepts, / venerable Basil, revealer of heaven.

Kontakion
You were revealed as the sure foundation of the Church, / Granting all men a lordship which cannot be taken away, / Sealing it with your precepts, / O Venerable and Heavenly Father Basil.

I don’t suspect I’ll be attending another one anytime soon. They are very few and far between, particularly in my neck of the woods/desert. I just went to one while flying to the airport the next day after New Year’s.

 

[Nyika]

I was in Albuquerque on new years after flying in from the holidays, and before driving to my hometown in the pre-Jurassic wilderness of northern NM, I googled nearby parishes and saw a Byzantine catholic church and thought “cooooool” (never been to an eastern rite Mass)

After walking the circumference of the building twice to locate the door, I successfully penetrated the wall and was in the sanctuary proper. I was confused basically the whole time, but what I did notice is that the feast we were celebrating was the Circumcision of Our Lord… so did this fulfill my obligation? I guess they follow a slightly different calendar or something. Not sure. Somebody fill me in. Ty.

 

[Nyika]

Nyika:
With Merit Ariane Stephanos,Lebanese priest Abouna Shafiq Abouzayd and Jon Banks on qanun and santur.

Zanubia -Chants (for Easter) from the early Arab Christian traditions

A rare opportunity to hear chants from the Syriac and Byzantine traditions, harking back to the time of Queen Zanubia’s reign of Palmyra.

It was in the second century, during the reign of Queen Zanubia, that Christianity reached the ancient Syrian caravan city of Palmyra. Her rule witnessed the emergence of the first church melodies out of the secular Aramaic music of Syria and Iraq.

Coptic Egyptian/German singer Merit Ariane Stephanos and Father Shafiq Abouzayd introduce the audience to this music, in particular to the chanting traditions of the Levantine and Byzantine churches.

The sound world of these chants is rich with quartertones and virtuosic ornamentation. Accompanied by multi-instrumentalist Jon Banks on qanun and santur, this concert illuminates the earliest roots of Christianity and celebrates the diverse musical traditions of the ancient Middle Eastern world.

Performed by Arabic song specialist Merit Ariane Stephanos with Lebanese priest Abouna Shafiq Abouzayd and multi-instrumentalist Jon Banks on qanun and santur.