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For reception into the Church you had to provide your baptismal record to the RC church where you were being received. That baptismal record was from your Orthodox Church and *that would normally determine the Church sui iuris to which you’d be enrolled at the time of your reception, even tho your reception was physically taking place in a RC Church. * That could be Byzantine or other ECC, because it normally corresponds to the Orthodox one you were leaving.
My question in my prior post was about this-- whether the RC parish where you were received did follow this and enroll you in the ECC that corresponds to the Orthodox one you were leaving., or did that fall through the cracks, to put a polite spin on it. The RC church where you were received should tell you to which ECC are you enrolled now, if they did follow this procedure.
The Second Vatican Council Church emphasized the treasures of the Eastern churches and the importance of preserving and supporting them (in the face of the much larger numbers or Roman/Latin Catholics, and of much “latinization” that had occurred, and continues to happen). Also with this in mind Canon 35 of the Code of Canons of Oriental Churches says that “Baptized non-Catholics coming into full communion with the Catholic Church should retain and practice their own rite everywhere in the world and should observe it as much as humanly possible.”
As Catholics we can go to any Catholic church and receive Eucharist. However as the Canon indicates, one is encouraged to follow the practices of one’s rite regardless of where one attends Liturgy/Mass. Different rites do have different practices, in particular I’m thinking of fasting, before reception of Eucharist and at other times. Your tradition would be determined by the Church sui iuris to which you were enrolled at the time of your reception in the RC parish (if you RC parish actually did this). (For various reasons, mainly hurtful history, formally changing rites is not taken lightly and requires some specific steps.)
Unfortunately when reception of an Orthodox person happens in a RC church we RC (RCIA and parish priest) are usually inadequately informed what the implications are.
In any case, the priest and the deacons at the Byzantine parish you are now attending will be delighted to support you now as you move forward as part of that community.
Again, it’s wonderful you’ve taken this step!
For reception into the Church you had to provide your baptismal record to the RC church where you were being received. That baptismal record was from your Orthodox Church and *that would normally determine the Church sui iuris to which you’d be enrolled at the time of your reception, even tho your reception was physically taking place in a RC Church. * That could be Byzantine or other ECC, because it normally corresponds to the Orthodox one you were leaving.
My question in my prior post was about this-- whether the RC parish where you were received did follow this and enroll you in the ECC that corresponds to the Orthodox one you were leaving., or did that fall through the cracks, to put a polite spin on it. The RC church where you were received should tell you to which ECC are you enrolled now, if they did follow this procedure.
The Second Vatican Council Church emphasized the treasures of the Eastern churches and the importance of preserving and supporting them (in the face of the much larger numbers or Roman/Latin Catholics, and of much “latinization” that had occurred, and continues to happen). Also with this in mind Canon 35 of the Code of Canons of Oriental Churches says that “Baptized non-Catholics coming into full communion with the Catholic Church should retain and practice their own rite everywhere in the world and should observe it as much as humanly possible.”
As Catholics we can go to any Catholic church and receive Eucharist. However as the Canon indicates, one is encouraged to follow the practices of one’s rite regardless of where one attends Liturgy/Mass. Different rites do have different practices, in particular I’m thinking of fasting, before reception of Eucharist and at other times. Your tradition would be determined by the Church sui iuris to which you were enrolled at the time of your reception in the RC parish (if you RC parish actually did this). (For various reasons, mainly hurtful history, formally changing rites is not taken lightly and requires some specific steps.)
Unfortunately when reception of an Orthodox person happens in a RC church we RC (RCIA and parish priest) are usually inadequately informed what the implications are.
In any case, the priest and the deacons at the Byzantine parish you are now attending will be delighted to support you now as you move forward as part of that community.
Again, it’s wonderful you’ve taken this step!
I’ve been practicing Orthodox for almost 15 years (baptized in childhood, but started practicing faith being 15 years old); and, I was always drawn to the Catholic Church, and it was long journey for me…