Ahh, OK, thanks.
I have virtually no experience with Eastern Catholicism, so I don’t know enough to do that.Give it some thought.
Until you are able to receive, you should remain seated (or standing as the case may be with the Melkites) - only those who are to receive Our Lord should approach the altar. You will still receive great blessings and graces simply by participating in the divine liturgy. In reality, I would give the same advise when attending a Latin mass (either in the extraordinary form or the ordinary form) - despite the popularity of the practice in North America, it is not recommended - see here: forums.catholic-questions.org/showthread.php?t=543513Ahh, OK, thanks.
I have virtually no experience with Eastern Catholicism, so I don’t know enough to do that.
TWF: Thanks for your helpful comments.
Also… are there any gestures used among Melkites to indicate that they do not wish to receive communion, similar to the practice of crossing one’s arms among Latin Catholics? (I asked this earlier in the thread but it seems to have gotten lost in the shuffle.)
Actually, there is a great deal of bowing on Sundays. What doesn’t happen on Sundays is kneeling.
Once when I attended a Latin Catholic Mass, I went up to receive, and crossed my arms as I usually do in in my Byzantine parish. The priest gave me a blessing, but I persisted, and he asked me if I wanted to receive? I said yes. Apparently it is a NO signal when the arms are crossed in the Latin Church.Right, I had forgotten that the crossing of the arms wasn’t really something approved by the Catholic Church and is something one should avoid.
Thanks again
Cheers.
Melkite Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrystostom (English):
It says its only good until late 2010…
I read a comment in 2011 that it was still ad experimentum after the Synod met. (It is intended for use in the Eparchy of Newton, about 35 parishes.)
Yes, this is the case. I remember hear Fr. Tom Loya talk about this when he took some of his teenage parishioners to a Roman Church. He had to remind them not to cross their arms as that is the Roman’s way of saying you just want a blessing and not Communion.
Rather - it is a North American custom that has somehow become popular in the last few decades… it is not part of the Latin tradition and to my knowledge it is not found elsewhere in the world. Rome discourages it… we are all blessed at the close of the liturgy.Yes, this is the case. I remember hear Fr. Tom Loya talk about this when he took some of his teenage parishioners to a Roman Church. He had to remind them not to cross their arms as that is the Roman’s way of saying you just want a blessing and not Communion.