Eastern Divine Liturgy

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What are the basic parts of a typical Eastern Divine Liturgy? What should a first-time participant pay attention to in an Eastern parish?
 
I think it may be similar to EO :
  • lots of incensing
  • lots of making sign of the Cross
  • creeds and Our Father prayers being chanted
  • standing in the whole service
I hope to attend an Eastern Catholic Church someday as it’s far from where I live 😦

I’m watching this thread for more info 🙂
 
Oh…I think the TLM also has a lot of incensing and chanting, though Eastern liturgies have even more, haha.

I also wanna an Eastern liturgy around home! There’s an Orthodox community nearby but it’s not Catholic…

I’m trying to turn to the other lung of the Holy Mother Church for spirituality enhancement. 🙂
 
anonymous1995 said:
Oh…I think the TLM also has a lot of incensing and chanting, though Eastern liturgies have even more, haha.

I also wanna an Eastern liturgy around home! There’s an Orthodox community nearby but it’s not Catholic…

I’m trying to turn to the other lung of the Holy Mother Church for spirituality enhancement. 🙂
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Indeed it’s not Catholic, but if you’ve visited EO Church once, you won’t feel like a total stranger when you visit an Eastern Catholic Church.

What makes difference is that at EO Church, before you come in, there are two icons to be kissed, when you come in, there is no Holy water to dip your fingers.

(Someone on other thread has mentioned this link orthodoxchurch.com/12_things/ , i forgot the username, but i find it useful, thank you! ❤️ )
 
Vico said:
Parts are:
mci.archpitt.org/legacy/liturgy/Divine_Liturgy_Chrysostom.html

There is the text of the Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom (and others) are here:
mci.archpitt.org/legacy/Publications2.html
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If you venture to explore the material at the links given by Vico, especially the second, you will find the full text of the Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom, which is the Liturgy celebrated by all Particular Churches following the Byzantine Rite / tradition.

The specific example referenced in the link is used by the Ruthenian Church in America. This text is marked throughout with captions denoting the sections of the Divine Liturgy, most of which correspond to the parts listed in the first link given. That said, there are also captions given for the major sections of the Divine Liturgy, which sometimes go unnoticed. They are the Enarxis (opening litanies, prayers and Antiphons), the Liturgy of the Word (Epistle and Gospel Readings for the liturgical day) and the Liturgy of the Eucharist (the latter is sometime referred to as the Liturgy of the Sacrifice).

Viewed this way and at this higher level, the commonality with the Latin Mass is often more easily seen.
 
Thank you for the texts 🙂

Have there been liturgical reforms in the Eastern world before? If so was it carried out by the local bishop or Patriarch of Constantinople?

Why do Latin Catholics switch to the Eastern Rites? Which parts in the Eastern liturgy are so fascinating?
 
The largest difference is that the Western Liturgy is more focused on Collect style prayers, and the
Eastern liturgy is mainly expressed in litanies.
 
Vanez said:
I think it may be similar to EO :
  • lots of incensing
  • lots of making sign of the Cross
  • creeds and Our Father prayers being chanted
  • standing in the whole service
I hope to attend an Eastern Catholic Church someday as it’s far from where I live 😦

I’m watching this thread for more info 🙂
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We sit, kneel, and stand at different points in the Liturgy.
 
Vanez said:
I think it may be similar to EO :
  • lots of incensing
  • lots of making sign of the Cross
  • creeds and Our Father prayers being chanted
  • standing in the whole service
I hope to attend an Eastern Catholic Church someday as it’s far from where I live 😦

I’m watching this thread for more info 🙂
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Yes, ordinarily it’s the Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom
 
anonymous1995 said:
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Why do Latin Catholics switch to the Eastern Rites? Which parts in the Eastern liturgy are so fascinating?
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What I understood is that Catholic Church of Eastern Rite was an Orthodox who had decided that they too had to be in a full communion with the Holy See, hence they have EO Divine Liturgy, but have RC theology.

Fascinating? For me, it’s heaven on earth! But this is my personal opinion

Actually, I wish that Catholic Churches in my country are Byzantine Catholic Churches (Because the teachings I’ve received in my life have always been Catholic and I think like a Catholic.)
 
Vanez said:
What I understood is that Catholic Church of Eastern Rite was an Orthodox who had decided that they too had to be in a full communion with the Holy See, hence they have EO Divine Liturgy, but have RC theology.

Fascinating? For me, it’s heaven on earth! But this is my personal opinion

Actually, I wish that Catholic Churches in my country are Byzantine Catholic Churches (Because the teachings I’ve received in my life have always been Catholic and I think like a Catholic.)
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Yes, I know this feeling 🙂

Eastern liturgy to a ‘Westerner’ like me is charming and mysterious!
 
Ignatius said:
We don’t kneel.
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I know there is a lot of standing in an Eastern Divine Liturgy, but why don’t people kneel?

Are there any special ways of kissing the icons at the entrance?

Sorry for always chasing after the thread since I’d like to know more! 😃
 
anonymous1995 said:
I know there is a lot of standing in an Eastern Divine Liturgy, but why don’t people kneel?
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In the Eastern tradition, kneeling is seen as a penitential act, and was historically forbidden on Sundays. In the West, kneeling came to be seen as an act or adoration.
 
RyanBlack said:
In the Eastern tradition, kneeling is seen as a penitential act, and was historically forbidden on Sundays. In the West, kneeling came to be seen as an act or adoration.
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Ryan is quite correct. In addition, in weekday Lenten observances and services, prostration is the more common liturgical gesture.
 
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