Dual Rite

[eichenb2]

I am in the process of formally entering the Catholic Church. I benefit greatly from the ExtraOrdinary form of the Mass and will, God willing, enter the Church in the Latin rite. That being said, I also benefit from the Melkite Catholic (Byzantine) rite. Is is possible to be a dual rite Catholic and attend both? For that matter, would I even need to?

 

[tee_eff_em]

A layman, AFAIK, has no need to do anything formal to assist at the liturgy of any Catholic rite, and a liturgy celebrated in any Catholic rite satisfies one’s obligation to assist at Mass. There may be a formal process for some of the other sacraments, however (I do not really know).

A priest, of course, requires training and a formal process to be granted bi-ritual faculties to celebrate in other rites. (And I believe this applies only as a prinicpal celebrant – I am pretty sure I have witnessed Latin Rite priests concelebrating a Byzantine service, and vice versa)

tee

 

[Angel_Gabriel]

you can only be enrolled in 1 sui iuris church…but you can practice in any of them. Priests can be granted bi-ritual faculties but they are still only enrolled in 1 church. whichever church you are enrolled in, you need to uphold their laws and obligations regardless of where you practice…although I do know of people who uphold several churches’ traditions.

 

[Aramis]

A priest, of course, requires training and a formal process to be granted bi-ritual faculties to celebrate in other rites. (And I believe this applies only as a prinicpal celebrant – I am pretty sure I have witnessed Latin Rite priests concelebrating a Byzantine service, and vice versa)

tee

Any Catholic rite which permits concelebration may be concelebrated by any Catholic priest “for just cause.” One may be principal celebrant in a public celebration only of a rite in which one has faculties. If one is concelebrating in a rite other than one in which one has faculties, one vests as per one’s own rite.

 

[twf]

As a Latin Catholic you be free to worship at any licit Catholic Eucharist of any rite - that’s the beauty of being in full communion with each other . As another poster has alluded to, it is important to note the following:
-As a Latin you must observe Latin obligations (though in theory you could observe Latin holy days in any Catholic rite even if that particular church doesn’t observe the same feasts).
-If you wish to receive a sacrament that requires specific jurisdiction (marriage, baptism of children, etc), this must be done in consultation with your canonical Latin pastor(determined by geography whether you attend that parish regularly or not).

Otherwise you are free to receive holy communion and penance in any Rite at any time.

 

[Aramis]

Note that only one sacrament may not be recieved outside one’s Rite of canonical enrollment: Ordination.

 

[Friar_David_O.Carm]

Note that only one sacrament may not be recieved outside one’s Rite of canonical enrollment: Ordination.

I know this to be true but could you provide the references for this?

 

[Aramis]

I know this to be true but could you provide the references for this?

Minor Clerics governed by Church Sui Iuris: CCEO #327

Multiple Churches sui iuris may share seminary, providing the rite suffers no harm: CCEO #330

Own rite only: CCEO #343

Canon 343

Students, even if admitted into a seminary of another Church sui iuris, or into a common seminary for several Churches sui iuris, are to be formed in their own rite. Any custom to the contrary is reprobated.

 

[Friar_David_O.Carm]

Minor Clerics governed by Church Sui Iuris: CCEO #327

Multiple Churches sui iuris may share seminary, providing the rite suffers no harm: CCEO #330

Own rite only: CCEO #343
Canon 343

Students, even if admitted into a seminary of another Church sui iuris, or into a common seminary for several Churches sui iuris, are to be formed in their own rite. Any custom to the contrary is reprobated.

This only speaks of formation, does not speak to Ordination. Also is there a corresponding Canon in the Latin Codes?

 

[tee_eff_em]

This only speaks of formation, does not speak to Ordination. Also is there a corresponding Canon in the Latin Codes?

Maybe these? (Which, however, implies that permission *is *possible, but I imagine in extreme circumstances )

Can. 1015 §1. Each person is to be ordained to the presbyterate or the diaconate by his proper bishop or with legitimate dimissorial letters from him.
§2. If not impeded by a just cause, the proper bishop is to ordain his own subjects personally; without an apostolic indult, however, he cannot ordain licitly a subject of an Eastern rite.
§3. The person who can give dimissorial letters to receive orders can himself also confer the same orders personally if he possesses the episcopal character.

Can. 1016 As regards the diaconal ordination of those who intend to be enrolled in the secular clergy, the proper bishop is the bishop of the diocese in which the candidate has a domicile or the bishop of the diocese to which the candidate is determined to devote himself. As regards the presbyteral ordination of secular clerics, it is the bishop of the diocese in which the candidate was incardinated through the diaconate.