Vico, pray tell what Bishop and chancery you are referring too? I would like to speak to him myself. I cant believe you are being given this info from a Byzantine catholic bishop in the year 2010. Thank you. Feel free to PM me if you are reluctant to post this info publicly.
Earlier in this thread I mentioned the book, and that it has a forward in it from the Metropolitan Basil Myron Scott, D.D., Byzantine Catholic Church sui iuris of Pittsburgh, Chairman Association of hte USA Eastern Bishops, where he is recommending it for general use by the faithful and by the hierarchy. My Byzantine pastor is also aware of this book, since I showed it to him, and it getting a copy. Before seeing that book, he also answered my questions about administration of the sacraments and the permissions he has to get for Latins, and how they are not always granted.
Vico
I possess the work in question in addition to several other commentaries. These are just that, commentaries with guidance for adjudication, and are most certainly not the law itself. I do not necessarily obtain the same conclusions you do from not just this work, but the larger corpus of applicable commentary. As someone involved in parochial and mission ministry I trust those who have experience in the specific pastoral application and those familiar with the history of precedent and economia in this regard, rather than one seemingly misinformed Latin Catholic.
Yes. Any obligation can be fulfilled by attending the divine worship service in “any Catholic rite” on the day the obligation is held, or on the vigil. If one is of a tradition that permits, the office of the Hours of Vespers or Matins will also fulfill the obligation ( Orientalium Ecclesiarium and CCEO.)
Really? I’ve always heard the opposite, that until you formally change enrollment to the Maronite church you’re required to observe the Latin calendar.
Yes, this is what the priest in the Latin Rite Archdiocese informed he! I was told by the Cardinal’s office that this is the priest who handles those who desire to transfer from an Eastern Rite tradition to the Latin Rite tradition. Following the other rites holy day of obligation is ONLY if you regularly attend the opposite traditions church on a REGULAR basis.
No. That is not enough. You have to formally change churches. Till then, no matter how regularly you attend the Maronite church, you are not Maronite, you are Latin. Registering in a parish does not constitute a change of church. Until you go through tbe formal change of church, you are bound by Latin law.
Perhaps the Latin bishop, in this case, has chosen to handle things differently and has dispensed those who regularly attend non-Latin parishes from Latin Holy Days. Nobody said that he was now Maronite. He was just told that he could follow the Maronite calendar. There are already provisions in the law for doing so under some circumstances. Apparently, his bishop has chosen to allow this. That doesn’t make it applicable universally, but it is enough for him.
FWLIW, I agree. And I feel compelled to add that, even in the absence of an episcopal dispensation, the Latin rules are less strict. Even in the case of the Maronites. For example, there are no Latin Holy Days that would conflict with Maronite Holy Days. By observing the latter, one would fulfill any “obligations” attached to the former. The same is true with fasting. The calendar itself is, of course, different, but not in a way that would affect any “obligation” that may attach. And I’d venture to say that the same would hold true for any ECC/OCC, not only the Maronites…
The only day that comes to mind for Byzantines would be November 1 (All Saints Day). Do Maronites have a Holy Day on that day? Also, in some Byzantine Churches, the Maternity of St. Anna (Immaculate Conception) is observed on December 9. It would also be an issue if a parish were on the Julian calendar. Christmas on December 25 or January 7?
Well yes, of course the Maronites observe “All Saints” on Nov 1, and that despite the redundancy with the Sunday of the Righteous and the Just.
For some years, Nov 1st was suppressed as HDO but was revived along with the self-imposition of Novus Ordo-inspired neo-latinizations in the past 10 years.