You might have not violated Latin Catholic law but depending on your Church you might have violated your laws.So I attended my first Latin mass this morning. I was a little disappointed as I expected there to be more smells and bells. Now I’ve learned there is a high and low mass and apparently what I witnessed was a low may. It’s in an extremely beautiful church that was built at the turn of the last century. Another thing that impressed me was there was a very long line for confession. On the surface it appears to be a spiritually healthy parish.
I would also say it was kind of surreal knowing that according to the rules of the Catholic Church I could legitimately present myself for communion. Either way it was a nice experience. My next trip will be to the Syriac Catholic parish down the street from me. I want to check them out too.
I would never receive communion from any non Orthodox priest (no offense). I attended simply out of curiosity and what stood out to me the most was the line for confession. I bet 40% of the parishioners were in line for confession. I attended an ordinary form mass the week before and there were just a few people in line. It was an interesting dichotomy.You might have not violated Latin Catholic law but depending on your Church you might have violated your laws.
I don’t think some Othrodox are allowed to receive the Eucharist in Western Church’s unless it’s an emergency.
Your statement is not offensive in the least. Assuredly, Rome encourages all those who are able to avail themselves of Canon 844 §3 to comply with the law that has been established by the other Church.I would never receive communion from any non Orthodox priest (no offense).
True. Personally I am a fan of the Eastern Divine Liturgy because there is a lot more reverence involved. Whenever I go in, I get the feeling that God is there. I’m not saying you can’t find that in the Latin Mass or this Mass. I’m just saying that Mass nowadays seems more like a buddy-buddy experience. I will have to concede that the first Mass was in Aramaic, not in Latin.Well I have never had any skin in the game and I have to disagree with you. The Divine Liturgy is glorious and I encourage everyone to participate in one, but the Tridentine Latin Mass to me, is the window of time where Heaven and Earth meet. I wouldn’t give it up for the world.
We don’t have a Syriac Orthodox church in town. We have two (that’s right, two) Ethiopian Orthodox parishes, one Armenian, one Coptic and one Indian Orthodox parish. I’ll get around to visiting them at some point. I’ve heard some stories of praise music being used in Coptic parishes so I’m a little nervous to go there. I don’t want to inadvertently offend anyone.Yes, there is quite the disparity between the low and solemn high mass. I also recommend attending solemn vespers if you can.
As for you mentioning your next visit, might I suggest you visit a Syriac Orthodox church - otherwise be ready for a potentially very truncated St. James liturgy.