Which am I? Eastern or Latin?

[agp2176]

Memory eternal! If Grandpap did not make the formal change of enrollment then regardless of the whole wedding business he probably remained canonically Greek Catholic as Aramis says. The term “Greek Catholic” doesn’t tell us in which Greek/Byzantine Catholic Church he was baptized.

Deacon John referred you to your your diocese for help sorting it out and that is who can help you track the records down. I encourage you to be persistent. It will be interesting and exciting to see what can be discovered.

yep – it is interesting. I am the only one in my generation (and beyond!) who seems to have any interest in this. When I went back to my ancestral homeland, it was like a breath of air filling my lungs. I was surrounded by more family than I had ever had embrace me in my entire life. And wow! Do we all look like family! Its amazing how much we look and act alike, especially since none of us had ever met before and contact with America was sparse if non-existent during the days of Communism. I am so proud to say that my family all held only their faith in spite of that tyranny.

But there is also this tug that I can’t explain inside toward the east, toward the byzantine church. I have heard some Greek Catholic Divine Liturgies on the radio and was almost in tears for the beauty therein. And as a cantor myself, well, hearing the cantors there, I was in awe! I can’t explain it.

And so, today, when I cantor in my Croatian Roman Catholic church, similar but different to my heritage, and I sing in Croatian (similar to Slovak), I can imagine a smile on my grandpap and grandma’s faces, as they both say ‘Dobre, moje Antonin’

God bless

Tony

BTW – this was my dad’s Father

 

[5Loaves]

yep – it is interesting. I am the only one in my generation (and beyond!) who seems to have any interest in this. When I went back to my ancestral homeland, it was like a breath of air filling my lungs. I was surrounded by more family than I had ever had embrace me in my entire life. And wow! Do we all look like family! Its amazing how much we look and act alike, especially since none of us had ever met before and contact with America was sparse if non-existent during the days of Communism. I am so proud to say that my family all held only their faith in spite of that tyranny.

But there is also this tug that I can’t explain inside toward the east, toward the byzantine church. I have heard some Greek Catholic Divine Liturgies on the radio and was almost in tears for the beauty therein. And as a cantor myself, well, hearing the cantors there, I was in awe! I can’t explain it.

And so, today, when I cantor in my Croatian Roman Catholic church, similar but different to my heritage, and I sing in Croatian (similar to Slovak), I can imagine a smile on my grandpap and grandma’s faces, as they both say ‘Dobre, moje Antonin’

God bless

Tony

BTW – this was my dad’s Father

Thank you for sharing that, Tony. It brought tears eye. It’s the most important part of the picture in many ways…

 

[thomas_jd]

The info I posted was from a catholic encyclopedia contained in a family bible.
I copied the words for a answer to what appeared to be a simple question.
In no way did I want to be drawn into something along these lines. If you are content with the various postings, great. It appears my info was outdated.

 

[5Loaves]

The info I posted was from a catholic encyclopedia contained in a family bible.
I copied the words for a answer to what appeared to be a simple question.
In no way did I want to be drawn into something along these lines. If you are content with the various postings, great. It appears my info was outdated.

The East is rarely simple as you’ve perhaps discovered. Do stick around and “update” your info. I’m constantly getting updated.

 

[bpbasilphx]

Actually, if the man changed his enrollment, yes, the priest could. At least, at that time.

But until fairly recently, such changes of rite (as they were called at one time) had to be approved by the Holy See.

 

[Aramis]

But until fairly recently, such changes of rite (as they were called at one time) had to be approved by the Holy See.

Going Latin, until the 1920’s, was rubber-stamped faster than the post… at least on the ground. It was handled by deegation to the nuncios.