On Lebanon visit, Pope will see 'mosaic of Eastern rite' [CC]
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ByzCathCantor
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This is certainly a notable trip, especially given the state of affairs in the region.
The agenda for the trip was recently published. A lot of activity over a few days.
The impetus to have the various Eastern Catholic churches in the country and region work more closely together is also noteworthy. Perhaps some additional outreach and cooperation with the various Orthodox churches would also bear fruit in these troubled times.
As described in the full article, the Mass should prove to be an interesting celebration, and I am most curious to see and hear how they plan to interject elements of Eastern Catholic worship into the Latin Rite celebration. Personally, I was hoping His Holiness might have considered celebration of a Divine Liturgy.
The agenda for the trip was recently published. A lot of activity over a few days.
The impetus to have the various Eastern Catholic churches in the country and region work more closely together is also noteworthy. Perhaps some additional outreach and cooperation with the various Orthodox churches would also bear fruit in these troubled times.
As described in the full article, the Mass should prove to be an interesting celebration, and I am most curious to see and hear how they plan to interject elements of Eastern Catholic worship into the Latin Rite celebration. Personally, I was hoping His Holiness might have considered celebration of a Divine Liturgy.
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Credo_ergo_sum
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Lebanon has loads of Eastern Rite Catholics and Orthodox. It must be an utopia for us
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malphono
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As I read it, this “interjecting” will concern music (emphasis added):
which is fine in and of itself. Given that it’s not likely they’d be using full Gregorian Chant, I’d rather have it the “Eastern/Oriental” way than using the usual Novus Ordo-style stuff. (Depending, of course, on precisely what is sung: I have a horrible feeling that the Maronite contributions are going to reflect the neo-Maronite style, rather than anything truly authentic.)
That said, though, I’m not all that thrilled with
which has the potential to be a melting-pot of a mess.
Now, OTOH, if the plan was to include mixing-and-matching of liturgy per-se, I’d have to say the whole idea is bad from the get-go. It’s one thing to mix music, but quite another to play around with rites. Heaven know the Maronites (and to a lesser extent, the SCC) already have more than enough of that sort of thing by way of the ubiquitous Novus Ordo-inspired neo-latinizations.
Not that it matters, but I wasn’t. Which would he choose? Much better this way, although I’d prefer if Benedict XVI were to offer Mass in the Usus Antiquior. Yeah, I know … wishful thinking.
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Seamus_L
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A visit to Lebanon in September could be a very scary situation.
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dzheremi
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Is that all the activity planned for the visit? The musical performance and the Latin liturgy? I wonder why Pope Benedict isn’t visiting any of the monasteries?
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Trebor135
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Why do you say this?
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ByzCathCantor
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It is a short, three day trip. The schedule / itinerary was published in Vatican Insider earlier this month (link).
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Trebor135
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The Lebanese Christians are very blessed. We could attend Armenian Orthodox Vespers and Melkite Divine Liturgy one weekend, Maronite Vespers and Coptic Orthodox Divine Liturgy the second, Antiochian Orthodox Vespers and Syriac Catholic Divine Liturgy the third…http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f8/Religions_of_Lebanon.png
Lebanon has loads of Eastern Rite Catholics and Orthodox. It must be an utopia for us
The combinations are numerous, the liturgical settings all beautiful and edifying in their own way.
Ahh, to live in the land of Hezbollah fighters and nightclub belly dancers…
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dzheremi
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Ah, thank you. I hope that the Pope’s visit will be a strengthening one for the region’s Christians.
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robertericleech
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I’m just old enough to remember the days when Lebanon experienced decades of horrific civil war, occupation by Syrian troops, invasion by Israel…I think that’s the first time I’ve ever seen ‘Lebanon’ and ‘Utopia’ in the same sentence! They certainly deserve some peace, as does that whole region. I’m sure the genocide currently being committed in Syria will be uppermost in the Pope’s mind.http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f8/Religions_of_Lebanon.png
Lebanon has loads of Eastern Rite Catholics and Orthodox. It must be an utopia for us
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