Russian Orthodox?

[petitfleur]

is Russian Orthodox the same as Eastern Orthodox??? Are their sacraments valid???
I ask because I was baptized RO but converted toCatholicism.as an adult. My Grandma and her family were devout RO so just wondering.

 

[ConstantineTG]

is Russian Orthodox the same as Eastern Orthodox??? Are their sacraments valid???
I ask because I was baptized RO but converted toCatholicism.as an adult. My Grandma and her family were devout RO so just wondering.

Yes and yes. The Russian Orthodox is part of what we can refer to as the “Eastern Orthodox communion”. Or most commonly called Eastern Orthodox. Its made up of several self governing Churches, one of which is the Russian Orthodox Church.

 

[Monica4316]

is Russian Orthodox the same as Eastern Orthodox??? Are their sacraments valid???
I ask because I was baptized RO but converted toCatholicism.as an adult. My Grandma and her family were devout RO so just wondering.

yes, Russian Orthodox are Eastern Orthodox. They are not in Communion with Rome though. The Eastern Catholic churches are in Communion with Rome (they are fully Catholic), and have the same liturgy etc as the Orthodox.

The Orthodox Sacraments are valid, because although they are not in communion with the Pope, they still have Apostolic Succession.

God bless!

 

[petitfleur]

Does that mean I can go to services and participate???I wonder if I could take my mom to a service.

 

[ConstantineTG]

Does that mean I can go to services and participate???I wonder if I could take my mom to a service.

Of course! But as a Catholic you would still need to fulfill your Sunday Obligation in a Catholic Rite (any Rite, not just Latin Rite). But you can definitely attend any and all Orthodox services. Although you will not be allowed to receive Communion. But in the event you are allowed, the Catholic Church also does not prevent you from doing so because of the nearly identical theology of the Catholic and Orthodox Churches and the validity of the priesthood and all sacraments.

Many Eastern Catholics would go to Orthodox parishes for certain services, such as Vespers, if its not offered in their own parish.

 

[Hesychios]

Does that mean I can go to services and participate???I wonder if I could take my mom to a service.

You may go, many Roman Catholics visit, but you should not seek to receive communion.

If you are curious, for eastern Europeans (including Greek and Russian) Communion is taken this from a gold spoon way …

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If the pastor does not know the comnmunicant’s name, he/she will probably be expected to state the name. Then the formula is pronounced over the recipient …

The servant (handmaiden) of God, [Your name here], partakes of the precious and most holy Body and Blood of our Lord and God and Savior, Jesus Christ, for the remission of sins and for eternal life.

BTW, I don’t know the circumstances of your conversion, but there is a distinct possibility that in your church you are canonically considered an eastern Catholic because of your Orthodox baptism. The exposure to this liturgy would then be a good reference for you.

 

[petitfleur]

thank you.
I remember my baptism I was around age five when it happened. Sewers visiting my moms family upstate New York in a small town that had a RO church at it’s center. this is where my mom grew up.
I liven the far NW suburbs of Chicago and as far as I can tell there are noEastern Catholic orOrthodox churches near me.

 

[Hesychios]

… I liven the far NW suburbs of Chicago and as far as I can tell there are noEastern Catholic orOrthodox churches near me.

Yes, that seems to be so.

Many of the Eastern Catholic parishes listed in Illinois have actually been closed (or merged, which is the same thing) and they are listed for historical interests only. I don’t see anything open in the far northwest suburbs.