Melkite Service Languages?

[peso73]

Hello everyone, can anyone familiar with St. Andrew’s/St. Paul’s in El Segundo, CA, let me know if their Melkite service is in English, or multiple languages at the same liturgy, or do they take turns saying the liturgy in different languages revolving Sundays? I tried calling them to find out, but no one answered, hoping to get a quicker answer here (?)

 

[Woodstock]

mliles.com/stpaul/

The congregation of St. Paul Mission comprises mainly Greek Catholics from various parts of the Middle East–Egypt, Sudan, Lebanon, Jordan, Palestine, Syria, and Iraq. But parish membership is not limited to Arabic-speaking Christians; St. Paul welcomes everyone interested in the Bible-based, family-oriented Christian tradition given to the Apostles and handed down by them in the lands of the Byzantine Empire.

Sunday Divine Liturgy, in Greek, English, and Arabic, is celebrated at 8:45 am. Confessions are heard before Sunday Liturgy and by appointment. Visitors are cordially invited to attend services.

 

[peso73]

Thanks “Woodstock”!
I am trying to find eastern catholic service I can get to early in the morning while evryone else is getting ready, then buy the time I am back, hopefully my family will be ready to go to “regular church” and I won’t have to get so mad when my 2 year old starts scrambling around and yelling at church and needs to be taken out…hmmm…it may be too confusing to go to a multi-lingual liturgy for me :hypno:
Oh well, thanks again.

 

[Woodstock]

You are welcome, “Peso”!

The multilingual liturgies take many forms. Most of the people’s part in the Liturgy is to say, “Lord, have mercy!” Some parishes have this in a rotation where it is said once in Greek, next in Arabic, third in English, then starting over again in Greek during the litanies. Some have the Lord’s Prayer and the Creed recited in both/all languages. Some have everything repeated while others don’t repeat. I wouldn’t write it off just because it is multi-lingual.

On the other hand, I want to remind you of the importance of the role of husband and father. Attending to the emotional, social, health, educational, and religious needs of your 2 year old is doing the Lord’s will. You shouldn’t get frustrated by your child’s needs interfering in your ability to take what you would like from the Liturgy or Mass. Your role as husband and father is how you were called to attain salvation, so attending to her needs and to the needs of your wife (like help getting ready on Sunday morning) is exactly what will get you there.

If you find that you need a spiritual respite from the work in order to give it your all, what I would suggest as a better option to consider is a Saturday evening prayer service which would help you center and focus yourself for Sunday. You could see if the parish or its mission have Vespers as one way of doing so. It would be a good time to confess as well.

 

[peso73]

…true…there is an Antioch Orthodox Church very nearby that has Saturday evening services, but I don’t know…
My wife didn’t like the Divine Liturgy we attended the 15 minutes of Sunday, so I don’t know
Thanks for your advice! :tiphat:

 

[Woodstock]

…true…there is an Antioch Orthodox Church very nearby that has Saturday evening services, but I don’t know…
My wife didn’t like the Divine Liturgy we attended the 15 minutes of Sunday, so I don’t know
Thanks for your advice! :tiphat:

I would discuss going to a non-Catholic Church with your priest or confessor. While there is nothing wrong with praying with non-Catholics, individual circumstances could make it an unwise decision for some people. If you are not strong in your faith right now or are at risk of putting your faith in danger, it would be better to take up another practice. A long walk around the block with a chotki or a rosary could meet the same goal of spiritual respite.

I would recommend discussing your ideas with your wife and coming to a joint decision in conjunction with your priest or confessor.

 

[Diak]

The Melkite mission in El Segundo is also (used to be, anyway) the location of the Russian Catholic parish of St. Andrew’s. You won’t be disappointed with either community or Liturgy.
FDRLB

 

[Deacon_Ed]

The Melkite mission in El Segundo is also (used to be, anyway) the location of the Russian Catholic parish of St. Andrew’s. You won’t be disappointed with either community or Liturgy.
FDRLB

Yup, still is! Fr. Alexei Smith presides over both communities assisted, on the Russian side, by Deacon Irenaeus.

Deacon Ed