Melkite Archbishop Cyril to visit Rochester, NY

[Friar_David_O.Carm]

On April 9th and 10th the Melkite Archbishop Cyril Salim Bustros of the Eparchy of Newton will be visiting St Nicholas Melkite Greek Catholic Church in Gates, NY.

On Saturday 4/9, Great Vespers will be held at 7 pm.

On Sunday 4/10, the Divine Liturgy of St John Chrysostom will be held at 10:30 am.

Just a note of warning, the normal Divine Liturgy at St Nicholas takes about an hour to an hour and fifteen minutes. When the bishop is present the liturgy takes about an hour and fortyfive minutes to two hours and fifteen minutes (depending on if the bishop vests in the Church at the start of the liurgy or if he is already vested when it starts).

If there are any changes I will let you know.

 

[Friar_David_O.Carm]

BUMP

Just bumping this up as I know most of my Byzantine brethren are taking a break from forums for Lent.

 

[Lance]

I will help you keep this at or near the top of the forums. He will be there after Easter so people will have a week or so to see it on the forums if they gave them up for Lent. It would be very educational for those of us who are of the Latin rite to go and experience an Eastern rite service. If I were in the Rochester area I would go. I am Latin but my son-in-law is Maronite so I have been to some of their services and think they are very beautiful. If they are done in Aramaic they are a little long because I don’t understand what is being said. What language do the Melkite’s use. I have never been to one of their services.

 

[Friar_David_O.Carm]

Lance:

I will help you keep this at or near the top of the forums. He will be there after Easter so people will have a week or so to see it on the forums if they gave them up for Lent. It would be very educational for those of us who are of the Latin rite to go and experience an Eastern rite service. If I were in the Rochester area I would go. I am Latin but my son-in-law is Maronite so I have been to some of their services and think they are very beautiful. If they are done in Aramaic they are a little long because I don’t understand what is being said. What language do the Melkite’s use. I have never been to one of their services.

I can only really speak for St Nicholas but I have heard that many other Melkite parishes are like us.

I would say that about 90% of it is in English.

The first litany the response (Lord, have mercy) is in Greek. The second and third litanies the response is in English.

The Thrice Holy Hymn is done in Eniglish the first time, Greek the second time, and Arabic the third time.

The litany after the Homily the response is done in English, until we get to the part where the response is “Lord, have mercy (x3)” then it is done in English the first time we do it, Greek the second time we do it, and Arabic the third time. We repeat this pattern until the end of the litany.

There is one Hymn we sing multiple times, it is in English first then Arabic.

Now with the archbishop there, there are extra prayers that he does, when Bishop Nicholas wat at St Nicholas he prayed those in Greek.

As this is a special occasion the Epistle reading will be done twice (most likely), first in English then in Arabic.

Hows that?

 

[Lance]

ByzCath:

I can only really speak for St Nicholas but I have heard that many other Melkite parishes are like us.

I would say that about 90% of it is in English.

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As this is a special occasion the Epistle reading will be done twice (most likely), first in English then in Arabic.

Hows that?

Thanks for the info. I know there is an Eastern Rite Church in Aurora, IL. which is about 1/2 hr from where I live. I don’t know exactly what Rite it is but I think my son-in-law and I will go to mass there next time he is in town. There is more diversity in the Catholic Church than most of us realize.