Gregory Palamas in Byzantine Catholicism?

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Orthodox theology is heavily steeped in Palamism, and St. Gregory Palamas is basically the Thomas Aquinas of the Orthodox Church. However, Palamas is a post schism saint since he lived from A.D. 1296 - A.D. 1359, so what are Byzantine Catholic views on him? He widely venerated in the Orthodox Catholic Church, and hesychasm has flourished because of him. Do Byzantine Catholics practice hesychasm?
 
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He is highly venerated among Byzantine Catholics and his feast day is celebrated on the second Sunday of Lent, if memory serves me correctly. There have been a number of scholars (both Roman Catholic and Eastern Catholic) who have written volumes demonstrating that Palamism and Thomism aren’t incompatible… although I don’t know why such a demonstration is necessary considering that Thomistic theology isn’t equal to Catholic theology.

As far as Palamas being a post-Schism saint is concerned, that doesn’t seem to be a problem among Catholics. We even have a Doctor of the Church who was a post-Schism saint.

Incidentally, even the Orthodox honor post-Schism saints. St. Isaac the Syrian is considered one of the greatest spiritual masters in the Orthodox tradition, and he belonged to what is now called the “Assyrian Church of the East,” which was not in communion with the Orthodox Church of its day since it was a “Nestorian” Church.

As far as Eastern Catholics practicing hesychasm, I suspect it’s more widespread in Eastern (Byzantine) Catholic monasteries than among the lay faithful. And it’s not something that would be practiced among Eastern Catholic of the Syriac, Coptic, or other so-called “Oriental” traditions.
 
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St. Pope John Paul II referred to “Saint Gregory Palamas” and quoted him numerous times in public.

I think it’s safe to say Saint Gregory Palamas is a Saint of the Catholic Church.
 
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He’s pre-schism (just barely), so my understanding is that the Catholic Church recognizes him along with all other pre-schism Orthodox saints.
 
You’re correct. I don’t know how the fact that he’s pre-Schism escaped my notice! Thanks for pointing that out. 😁
 
I just found the reference the other day and posted it in another thread. It’s a 1979 “Homily at Ephesus”.

http://www.vatican.va/content/john-...ments/hf_jp-ii_hom_19791130_turkey-efeso.html
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Eastern theology has insisted a lot on the “katarsis” which takes place in Mary at the time of the Annunciation; it suffices to recall here the moving commentary made by Saint Gregory Palamas in one of his homilies: “You are already holy and full of grace, O Virgin,” said the angel to Mary. But the Holy Spirit will come to you again, preparing you, by an increase in grace, for the divine mystery. »(Homily on the Annunciation: PG 151, 178.)
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