What is your favorite commonality between the sister churches?

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Aside from dogmatic disagreement, what is your favorite commonality?

Personally, I love how the Holy Spirit is always working in all of us to bring us to her (whether that constitutes unity or not, I don’t know). I would bet a pretty penny there is always at least one Roman Catholic or one Eastern Catholic in the world at every moment praying, “God, you are the divine head of the Church. Let not our own will be done, but let yours, such that both the Eastern and Western churches will fervently seek you until you come in glory on the last day. Amen!”
 
It seems that most Catholic and Orthodox churches have a devotion to our Blessed Mother, and of course she will always lead us to Jesus.
 
Anthony_V said:
Personally, I love how the Holy Spirit is always working in all of us to bring us to her
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It looks like you’re referring to the Holy Spirit as “her”, but the Bible and the Catechism both refer to him as male. Just saying…
John 16:13 New American Bible:
But when he comes, the Spirit of truth, he will guide you to all truth. He will not speak on his own, but he will speak what he hears, and will declare to you the things that are coming.
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Anyway, the Eastern Catholics are already in full communion with Rome. It’s the Eastern Orthodox (among others) that aren’t. I would certainly love to see a reunification though. It seems like our similarities outnumber our differences.
 
Since this is Pentecost week, perhaps it is appropriate to post this, the kontakion for the feast, and along the lines of your prayer:

When the Most High came down and confused the tongues, he divided the nations. But when he distributed the tongues of fire, he called all to unity. Therefore, with one voice, we glorify the All-Holy Spirit!
 
As soon as I read this a wonderful memory came to mind…

We had a joint church procession between our Catholic Church and our Chaldean (Eastern Rite) Brothers for Corpus Christi. We do it every year.

The new first communicants all wore their white outfits and strew flower petals over the street ahead of the Blessed Sacrament. There were songs in English, Tagalog, Polish and Aramaic.

Never have I been involved in a multi-cultural event that united us more. It moved me to tears many times.

I made a slideshow for youtube for the 2008 one. Here it is… Poor quality… but it does have a bit of the feel.

youtu.be/HOdMiHlVJbM
 
marlap2 said:
As soon as I read this a wonderful memory came to mind…

We had a joint church procession between our Catholic Church and our Chaldean (Eastern Rite) Brothers for Corpus Christi. We do it every year.

The new first communicants all wore their white outfits and strew flower petals over the street ahead of the Blessed Sacrament. There were songs in English, Tagalog, Polish and Aramaic.

Never have I been involved in a multi-cultural event that united us more. It moved me to tears many times.

I made a slideshow for youtube for the 2008 one. Here it is… Poor quality… but it does have a bit of the feel.

youtu.be/HOdMiHlVJbM
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Fr. Sarmed is an awesome priest 👍
 
Anthony_V said:
Aside from dogmatic disagreement, what is your favorite commonality?

Personally, I love how the Holy Spirit is always working in all of us to bring us to her (whether that constitutes unity or not, I don’t know). I would bet a pretty penny there is always at least one Roman Catholic or one Eastern Catholic in the world at every moment praying, “God, you are the divine head of the Church. Let not our own will be done, but let yours, such that both the Eastern and Western churches will fervently seek you until you come in glory on the last day. Amen!”
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The consecration…the Eucharist…hands down.
 
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