Passing the Peace in the Chaldean Church

[5Loaves]

Is this way of Passing the Peace, beginning at minute 2:14, unique to the Chaldean Church? The only place I’ve experienced it was in a Chaldean Church, but the Chaldean Church is also the only non-Byzantine Rite where I’ve been for liturgy.

Video “Saving the language Jesus spoke”, which Catholic News Service posted yesterday.

 

[malphono]

No, it’s actually not unique to the Chaldeans. The same gesture is traditionally used by the Maronite Church, (these days, unfortunately, often unofficially replaced with a Novus Ordo-style handshake), and they Syriac Church. I’m not sure about the custom in the Syro-Malankara and Syro-Malabar Churches.

 

[phil19034]

great video

 

[SyroMalankara]

No, it’s actually not unique to the Chaldeans. The same gesture is traditionally used by the Maronite Church, (these days, unfortunately, often unofficially replaced with a Novus Ordo-style handshake), and they Syriac Church. I’m not sure about the custom in the Syro-Malankara and Syro-Malabar Churches.

It’s the same for both Syro-Malabar and Syro-Malankara.

 

[AnthonyJ]

I believe all Eastern and Western Syriac Churches exchange peace this way

 

[Peter_J]

(these days, unfortunately, often unofficially replaced with a Novus Ordo-style handshake)

Very sorry to hear that. It’s been a long time since I’ve been to a Maronite liturgy, but the passing of the peace is one of the things that I remember best about it.

 

[378]

I know this is done among the Maronites, Syriacs, and the Armenians; hence, it is a common Oriental Christian practice. Don’t know if the Copts and Ethiopians practice this as well.

 

[janeway529]

When I first experienced that form of the Sign of Peace, I couldn’t help but think of the game “Hot Potato.” :getholy:

 

[Blind_Didymus]

The Assyrian Church of the East (including the Ancient Church of the East, their Old Calendarist branch so to speak) passes the kiss of peace basically like this.

The Coptic Orthodox Church (and I would assume the Coptic Catholic Church) also passes the kiss of peace in a similar, although less organised way. Everybody essentially passes the kiss with the people “around” them, although exactly who that is can vary quite a bit depending on how many people are at church that day. Also, almost always it is only passed with people of the same gender (although if a five year old at church with her dad wants to pass it with me I’m not going to say no).