Friday, November 12, 2010

From the Vatican Basilica: Byzantine Rite

A touch of heaven: Divine Liturgy sung this morning atop the tomb of St. Jospehat on his feast day.

8 comments:

  1. Yes, Communion rail!

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  2. In St. Peter's Basilica you want an iconostasis?? Byzantiniacs think the universe revolves around their belly button!

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  3. Abp. Cyril Vasil, Secretary of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches, my fellow countryman

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyril_Vasil

    looks like at least the two clerics in the sanctuary are Redemptorists, according to their cassocks/collars

    Fr. Martin

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  4. Those "Redemptorist-like" collars are worn by the OSBM - "Basilians", which was the Order to which St. Josaphat belonged. They are the clerics at this Divine Liturgy.

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  5. of course

    http://baziliani.net/node/248?id=1

    http://www.cssr.sk/index.php?show=775&id=12&n_page=2&detail=287#

    close, but no cigar :)

    Fr. Martin

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  6. Wouldn't it show the collegiality and respect for the different Churches in the Catholic communion if this chapel was redone as a Eastern chapel? If it was so important to entomb him in a Latin church to show his unshakable faith in the communion with the See of Rome, wouldn't it be equally important to have his body repose in a chapel of his own Church where the rites of his church could be properly celebrated? If all the Churches are of equal dignity, let's prove it.

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  7. Thanks for that! I wasn't able to make it to Mass on his feastday, although technically belonging to the Byzantine Rite.

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