I think I have fallen in LOVE with the Eastern Catholic Churchs!

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I REALLY MEAN IT. I THINK THEY ARE BEAUTIFUL. I WAS WONDERING, DOES ANYONE KNOW IF THERE IS A WEBSITE I CAN LOOK AT TO SEE IF THEIR IS A EASETRN PARISH NEAR WHERE I LIVE. (DON’T WORRY, IM STILL GANNA BE ROMANryan), I JUST WANNA ATTEND MASS AT AN EASTERN CATHOLIC CHURCH.
 
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RomanRyan1088:
I REALLY MEAN IT. I THINK THEY ARE BEAUTIFUL. I WAS WONDERING, DOES ANYONE KNOW IF THERE IS A WEBSITE I CAN LOOK AT TO SEE IF THEIR IS A EASETRN PARISH NEAR WHERE I LIVE. (DON’T WORRY, IM STILL GANNA BE ROMANryan), I JUST WANNA ATTEND MASS AT AN EASTERN CATHOLIC CHURCH.
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I too love the Eastern Right, there is so much reverence, respect, and people are there to adore god, not to have an agenda and to place themselves in the place of the Priest. By the way, have you ever been to Roman: Latin Tridentine Indult Mass? I am sure you might like that too.
As per the Eastern Right churches: Locations, You may want to research where there are Eastern Catholic Churches, by using google?
Many blessings, and God Bless you.
 
good to hear it. I hope you will find a home in the Eastern Catholic Church.
 
Roman the nearest Eastern Rite Catholic churches to us are in the DFW area.

However there are Greek Orthodox churches in Lubbock, and San Angelo.
 
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Roman the nearest Eastern Rite Catholic churches to us are in the DFW area.

However there are Greek Orthodox churches in Lubbock, and San Angelo.
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Well Geez… thanks, um would that greek orthodox be good enough for my sunday obligation?
 
<< Well Geez… thanks, um would that greek orthodox be good enough for my sunday obligation? >>

Sorry - the quick answer is NO if there is a Catholic Church within reach.

And why the legalisitic comment << my sunday obligation >> ?

You should really want to go and worship , praise and think Him .

Sunday is a Resurrection Day - a day to rejoice - not a day when you go to Church becasue you have to.

You are most welcome to attend any Eastern Catholic Church and indeed you can receive the Holy Mystery there.

I’m sure that the Greek Orthodox Community will welcome you - but you may not Receive Communion there - not the Latin regulation but it is one of the Orthodox Church - and if you do go Greek O be ready to explain why you are going there.

It’s always a good idea to get in touch with the Priest first if you intend to visit a Church that is not your own
 
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Well Geez… thanks, um would that greek orthodox be good enough for my sunday obligation?
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The short quick answer is this,
  1. if you are of the Roman Catholic Church, then no. While you could fulfill your Sunday Obligation at a Byzantine Catholic Church, you could not do so at an Orthodox Church.
  2. if you are a Byzantine Catholic Church, then yes. While you will not be able to partake in the Eucharist (most likely) you could fulfill your Sunday Obligation (we do not really use these words). I believe that this is spelt out in our Canon Law but I can not find it a the moment. Maybe one of my more knowledgeable brethern will know it.
 
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ByzCath:
The short quick answer is this,
  1. if you are of the Roman Catholic Church, then no. While you could fulfill your Sunday Obligation at a Byzantine Catholic Church, you could not do so at an Orthodox Church.
  2. if you are a Byzantine Catholic Church, then yes. While you will not be able to partake in the Eucharist (most likely) you could fulfill your Sunday Obligation (we do not really use these words). I believe that this is spelt out in our Canon Law but I can not find it a the moment. Maybe one of my more knowledgeable brethern will know it.
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Could it be Canon 670? Sorta looks like it, but it doesn’t explicitly mention the Orthodox. It does seem to imply it, though. Incidentally, the Eastern Code of Canon Law can be found here intratext.com/IXT/ENG1199/_INDEX.HTM

Canon 670:
  1. For a just cause Catholics can attend the liturgical worship
    of other Christians and take part in the same, observing those
    things which, by reason of the degree of communion with the Catholic Church, are established by the eparchial bishop or by a superior authority. 2. If non-Catholic Christians lack a place in which divine worship can be celebrated with dignity, the eparchial bishop can grant the use of a Catholic building or cemetery or church according to the norm of particular law of his own Church sui iuris.
 
Roman they are correct you cannot fulfil your Sunday obligation by attending a Greek Orthodox church.

But it would be easy to go to an anticipated Mass on Saturday Evening and still experience Greek Orthodox liturgy on Sunday morning, it that is your desire.

BTW, I would avoid the San Angelo church. I was there many years ago, and they were very Greek, not very welcoming to us Xenoi at all. BTW I did fulfill my sunday obligation by attending a later Mass at Sacred Heart Cathedral.

The Lubbock church is much more welcoming since they have plenty of “American” converts. They even have liturgy in English, unlike San Angelo which at the time was completely in Greek.
 
And it’s sooo not fair that Latins can’t fulfill their obligation at Orthodox Liturgies. Why? The nearest Byzantine Catholic Church is three hours away from me. This won’t be an issue a month from now when I’m back at school, but since I am interested in attending ECF classes and being instructed in Eastern spirituality, I’ve wanted to regularly attend the Divine Liturgy and haven’t really been able to justify it canonically. I’m an organist in a Latin parish and thus I will always fulfill my Sunday obligation by attending a Latin Church Mass anyway, so I don’t see the big deal. But it seems like every time I mention visiting the Orthodox parish accross town I’m branded a schismatic by someone or other, including priests. Oy.
 
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And it’s sooo not fair that Latins can’t fulfill their obligation at Orthodox Liturgies. Why? The nearest Byzantine Catholic Church is three hours away from me. This won’t be an issue a month from now when I’m back at school, but since I am interested in attending ECF classes and being instructed in Eastern spirituality, I’ve wanted to regularly attend the Divine Liturgy and haven’t really been able to justify it canonically. I’m an organist in a Latin parish and thus I will always fulfill my Sunday obligation by attending a Latin Church Mass anyway, so I don’t see the big deal. But it seems like every time I mention visiting the Orthodox parish accross town I’m branded a schismatic by someone or other, including priests. Oy.
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I think you are confusing the Eastern CATHOLIC Church from the Eastern ORTHODOX Church.

We have had MANY Latin Rite people visiting and have been able to recieve the precious Body and Blood in the Holy Eucharist.
The Eastern Catholic Churches are in Union with the Pope of Rome. We have the connection with Rome, but our Divine Liturgy is our tradition of celebrating the Resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ.

There are quite a few other Byzantine Catholic on this site that can give you more direct answers to your questions. (I returned to my ByzRite fromt he LatinRite two years ago and I’m still learning my way back home). I hope this helps.

go with God!
Edwin
 
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Edwin1961:
I think you are confusing the Eastern CATHOLIC Church from the Eastern ORTHODOX Church.

We have had MANY Latin Rite people visiting and have been able to recieve the precious Body and Blood in the Holy Eucharist.
The Eastern Catholic Churches are in Union with the Pope of Rome. We have the connection with Rome, but our Divine Liturgy is our tradition of celebrating the Resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ.

There are quite a few other Byzantine Catholic on this site that can give you more direct answers to your questions. (I returned to my ByzRite fromt he LatinRite two years ago and I’m still learning my way back home). I hope this helps.

go with God!
Edwin
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Thanks for your (name removed by moderator)ut 🙂 I’m aware that Latins may freely receive the sacraments at a Byzantine Catholic parish and that a Latin may fulfill his Sunday obligation by attending a Divine Liturgy offered at an Eastern Catholic parish. I was venting about the fact that an Eastern Catholic, if there is no Eastern Catholic parish around, may attend an Eastern Orthodox Liturgy regularly without being branded a schismatic, but that Latins who are curious about the East cannot satisfy the Obligation by attending an Orthodox Divine Liturgy (yet we can theoretically do so at an SSPX church if no Ecclesia Dei Mass is available nearby, which is what confuses the heck out of me) and often are looked down upon for going.
 
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