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  What Are the Eastern Rites?
The Syrian Rite is located primarily in Lebanon, Iraq, Egypt and Syria, with healthy communities in Asia, Africa, Australia, and North and South America, reunited with Rome in 1781 and uses the Syriac and Arabic languages in its liturgies.
The Armenian Rite, technically a distinct rite, derived from the Antiochene Rite and is an older form of the Byzantine Rite.
The Romanian Rite, centered in Romania with a significant population in the United States, reunited with Rome in 1697 and uses Modern Romanian in their liturgy; in 1948, they were forced to join the Romanian Orthodox Church in Romania, but since the fall of communism, the Catholic Romanian Rite has regained independence.
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There are also Eastern Rite Catholics whose liturgy is similar to that of the Orthodox, and also allow married men to be ordained as priests, but who recognize the Roman Pope as the head of their church.
However, in the Eastern rite married men are admitted as diocesan priests, but not as bishops or monastic priests; and on rare occasions married priests converting from other Christian groups have been permitted to be ordained in the Western rite.
In the Western rite, married men may be ordained as permanent deacons but they may not remarry if their spouse dies or if the marriage is annulled.
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 Catholicism. Who is Catholicism? What is Catholicism? Where is Catholicism? Definition of Catholicism. Meaning of ...
Holy Orders is the entering into the priesthood and involves a vow of chastity; the sacrament of Holy Orders is given in three degrees: that of the deacon (since Vatican II a permanent deacon may be married before becoming a deacon), that of the priest, and that of the bishop.
Anointing of the Sick used to be known as "extreme unction" or the "last rites"; it involves the anointing of a sick person with a holy oil blessed specifically for that purpose and is no longer limited to the seriously ill or dying.
Historically, the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass in the Roman Rite (the "Tridentine Mass") was conducted entirely in ecclesiastical Latin; since the Second Vatican Council ("Vatican II") in the early 1960s, a new version of the Mass has been promulgated (Novus Ordo Missae), which is celebrated in the vernacular, or local languages.
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 The Eastern Rite Church
The Eastern Rite Catholics are part of the Roman Catholic Church, not the Orthodox Church.
The Maronite Rite, located primarily in Lebanon, Cyrpus, Egypt, and Syria but with large populations of the faithful also in the United States, Argentina, Brazil, Australia, and Canada, has remained united with Rome since the time of its founder St. Maron, and uses the Syriac and Arabic languages in its liturgies.
The Syro-Malabar Rite, located in India, claims to have originated with St. Thomas the Apostle, and uses the Syriac and Malayalam languages in the liturgy.
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 The Maronites of Cyprus   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
The Antiochene rite, of which the Maronites use a romanized form, is that of the undivided patriarchate of Antioch, replaced centuries ago by that of Constantinople by the Byzantine Catholics and Orthodox who live in that part of the world but retained by the Jacobites, Catholic Syrians and Maronites.
It is not possible to place all the blame for the hybridization of the Maronite rite on the mediaeval Latin bishops in Cyprus and on the later Western missionaries working in the Near East generally.
That these missionaries of the Latin rite, often openly working as political agents for certain "Catholic powers," frequently latinise the native Catholics is admitted: Leo XIII had to inflict severe penalties for it.
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 Encyclopedia: Catholic Communion
The major rites are the Alexandrian Rite, the Antiochene Rite, the Armenian Rite, the Byzantine Rite, the Chaldean Rite, and the Latin Rite.
Historically, the Eucharistic liturgy in the Latin Rite, the Mass, was conducted entirely in Ecclesiastical Latin.
The corresponding liturgy in the Eastern Catholic Churches, the Divine Liturgy, is conducted in various liturgical languages depending on the rite the church follows and the church itself.
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 CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Liturgy of Jerusalem
The Rite of Jerusalem is that of Antioch.
There is a reference to the Cross among the prayers for catechumens--"Lift up the horn of the Christians by the power of the venerable and life-giving cross"--that is always supposed to be a reference to St. Helena's invention of the True Cross at Jerusalem in the early fourth century.
The earliest notices of an Antiochene Rite that we possess show that it is this one of St. James.
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 The Rites Of The Catholic Church   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
Also, as a matter of record there are a number of other "so-called rites" known as 'historic rites of religious orders', which are not truly rites per se, but are mainly variations of the Latin Rite to which they belong.
The Apostolic Exarchate for Catholics of Byzantine Rite in the Czech Republic was established by Pope John Paul II in his Bull of March 13, 1996.
The first Catholics of the Byzantine rite in what was Yugoslavia were Serbians living in Croatian territory under Hungarian control in the early 17th century.
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 Catholic Communion - free-definition   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
The Latin Rite, being used by the Roman Catholic Church, is dominant throughout most of the world, being used by the vast majority of Catholics (approx.
There were formerly many lesser rites in the Roman Catholic Church, but these were replaced by the Roman Rite by the Council of Trent's liturgical reforms.
Major archiepiscopal churches are basically the same as the patriarchal churches, with the exception that the leader of the church does not have the title patriarch due to historical reasons.
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 Bambooweb: Catholicism
Doctrinal disputes, including those represented in the filioque clause, conflicts between methods of Church government, and perhaps the evolution of separate rites and practices, precipitated a split in AD 1054 that divided the Catholic Church once again, this time between a "West" and an "East".
In Western Christianity the principal groups that regard themselves as "Catholic" without full communion with the Pope are the Ancient Catholic Church, the Old Catholic Church, the Liberal Catholic Church, the Chinese Patriotic Catholic Association, similar groups among Filipinos and Poles, and some elements of Anglicanism ("High Church Anglicans" or "Anglo-Catholics").
In the Latin rite of the majority Roman Catholic Church, this sacrament is most often administered by a bishop, but in certain circumstances is administered instead by a priest using oil blessed by the bishop.
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 Rites
The essential elements of the public wcrship of the Church, in the Sacrifice of the Mass and the administration of the sacraments, are the same in all Catholic rites.
The derived rites are: The Armenian, the Chaldean and the Maronite rites,
The expansion of the Byzantine rite was intimately connected with the political ambitions of the Emperors, eager always to spread their 'Influence throughout the Balkan and Russian lands, to Syria, to Palestine, to Egypt and even to the coasts of Italy.
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 One Catholic Mass, TCRNews2.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
Then one of these local rites, because of the importance of the place that uses it, spreads, is copied by the cities around, drives out its rivals, and becomes at last the one rite used throughout a more or less extended area.
The earliest form of the Antiochene Rite is that of the "Apostolic Constitutions" written down in the early fifth century.
It used to be said that the Gallican Rite came from Ephesus, brought by the founders of the Church of Lyons, and from Lyons spread throughout North-Western Europe.
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 History of the Maronites
The Roman Catholic Church is made up of several Eastern and Western Rites and the Maronites belong to the Syro-Antiochene rite of the one, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church.
The Maronite Liturgy belongs to the Antiochene Tradition and is a West Syro-Antiochene Rite.
The Maronite College in Rome and the missionaries (Franciscan and Jesuit) in Lebanon continued the latinisation of the Maronite Rite and they were opposed to any reform so as to maintain their strong tie with the See of Rome.
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 Eastern Rite Churches, Uniate Churches
Eastern Rite churches are communities of eastern Christians in union with the Roman Catholic church.
The Eastern Rite Churches are Eastern Christian churches consisting of five rites derived from ancient traditions of Christian churches in the East.
The five rites are the Byzantine, Alexandrian, Antiochene, Chaldean, and Armenian.
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 GLOSSARY OF MARONITE TERMS
A "church" is to be distinguished from a "rite." A rite is a liturgical tradition, which members of a Particular Church follow.
Rite; members of the Syro-Malabar Church (India) follow the Chaldean Rite (Church of the East); members of the Maronite Church follow the West Syro-Antiochene Rite.
One may speak, for example, of the Rite of Initiation (Baptism, Chrismation and Eucharist); the Rite of Holy Crowning; the Rite of Ordination; the Rite of Kneeling on Pentecost.
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 CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: West Syrian Rite
The rite used by the Jacobite sect in Syria and by the Catholic Syrians is in its origin simply the old rite of Antioch in the Syriac language.
The fact that the Jacobites as well as the Orthodox have the Jerusalem-Antiochene Liturgy is the chief proof that this had supplanted the older Antiochene use before the schism of the fifth century.
The Maronite Rite is merely a Romanized adaptation of that of the West Syrians.
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 Catholicism   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
In English the "Roman Catholic Church" is frequently referred to, and the Vatican itself uses the term, [1] although in different contexts it may call itself the Holy Roman Church, [1] or the Roman Church.
A recently-created 'Use' of the Roman Rite known as Anglican Use is available to former Anglican or Episcopalian churches that have reunited with the Catholic Church and the Papacy, toward which end a confession of faith is required by both clergy and faithful.
The Eastern Rite Catholics, whose liturgy is similar to that of the Orthodox, allow married men to be ordained as priests, have their own hierarchies with Patriarchs as heads, and recognize the Roman Patriarch as the head of the whole Church.
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With the erection of the Cathedral Church of the Resurrection, the rites of the Church of Jerusalem became the focus of attention for pilgrims, as well as the source of liturgical blossoming throughout the whole East.
When the Maronites emerged as a Christian Syriac Antiochene community, during the fifth century and later, the Antiochene rites were under the influence of those of Jerusalem, particularly the liturgy attributed to Saint James, the first bishop of Jerusalem.
They were not influenced by the Hellenistic Greek legacy as was the Antiochene rite of Jerusalem; rather, they preserved their own distinctive features and expressions which were closer to the Holy Scriptures and to the original Christian theology.
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The holy catholic church is so named because its adherents are all in communion with the pope and bishop of rome.
Also, most parishes follow the roman or latin rite in worship.
The conflict over the images was so intense because it threatened the eastern church at its most vital pointits liturgy.
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 Rites of the Catholic Church
The truth is that the Roman Catholic Church is only one of a family of churches that vary in culture, but are united under the leadership of Christ's vicar, that is, the pope.
Rites of the Catholic Church in the West
Rites of the Catholic Church in the East
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 Catholicism - Information   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
They are not in communion with the Pope and do not recognise his claim to be the monarchial head of the universal Church, although they are willing to concede a primacy of honour.
The principal and largest Catholic denomination is the "Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church", often known as the "Roman Catholic Church".
A series of complex doctrinal disputes, along with the evolution of separate rites and practices led to a split in 1054 which divided the Catholic Church in the West from the Eastern Orthodox Church in the East.
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 Maronite   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
They trace their founding to John Maron and to St. Maron while they also claim full apostolic succession through the See of Antioch.
Although their doctrine is Catholic retain their own liturgy and hierarchy; strictly speaking Maronite church to the Antiochene Tradition and is a Syro-Antiochene Rite.
It is high time for Lebanon's true story to be told, not the same old jaded and dubious Arabist apologetics.I just finished reading Mordechai Nisan's Political Biography of Abu-Arz, and thankfully, the author does just that; he shatters the duplicity and...
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 Catholic Culture : Document Library : Eastern Rites Today
The third of a three-part series on the Eastern Rites which gives a quick survey of the present status of the Eastern Rites in the Church.
Saunders is dean of the Notre Dame Graduate School of Christendom College and pastor of Queen of Apostles Parish, both in Alexandria.
For the first and second part of this series see: Eastern Rites Reveal Beauty of Church: March 9, 2000 and Eastern Rites: The Patriarch: March 16, 2000.
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 DeoOmnisGloria.com: The Eastern Rites of the Catholic Church   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
Antiochene Rite and is an older form of the Byzantine Rite.
However, married clergy in both Rites have always followed guidelines concerning conjugal relations between themselves and their spouses and the celebration of the Mass, etc. In addition, both Rites have always mandated that if a married priest is consecrated a Bishop, he must live like "brother and sister" with his wife.
All the rites you mentioned are Eastern Catholic, in union with Rome.
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 L'OSSERVATORE ROMANO - calendario 2000
The involvement of the faithful of the world will also be made possible through use of the modern means of social communications which will promote the joyful participation of that which is celebrated in Rome during this "first Jubilee of the telematic era".
Divine Liturgy and the Akathistos Hymn in the Byzantine Rite
Divine Liturgy in the Syro-Antiochene Rite (Syrian and Malankarese)
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 Syrian Catholic Church --  Encyclopædia Britannica
The Christians of Syria had been Monophysites since the 5th century; that is, they rejected the rulings of the Council of Chalcedon (451) and believed in the existence of only one nature in Christ.
a Chaldean rite church of southern India (Kerala) that united with Rome after the Portuguese colonization of Goa at the end of the 15th century.
Eastern rite church prevalent in Iraq, Iran, and Lebanon, united with the Roman Catholic Church since 1830, and intermittently from 1551.
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 Jacobite Church on Encyclopedia.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
In Malabar, India, there is a Christian sect of “Malabar Jacobites” ; this group came into existence in the 17th cent., when the bulk of the Malabar Christians left the Roman communion and established relations with the Jacobite patriarch.
They are divided into two disputing jurisdictional parties, and there is a quasi-Protestant group of “Reformed Jacobites.” In the 20th cent.
These “Malankarese Catholics” are ecclesiastically separate from both the Syrian Catholics, whose rite they share, and from the “Syro-Malabar Catholics” (Chaldaean rite), who represent the Malabar Christians who did not leave the Roman communion when the Malabar Jacobites did.
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 The Syro-Malankara Church
While he was in Lisbon, Kariattil, his rite having been changed into Latin, was consecrated archbishop of Cranganore under the Padroado, on Dec. 16, 1782.
It is granted all the rights and privileges and its own liturgy and legitimate customs of the Antiochene Rite, and also administrative autonomy.
The Church also has adopted a few laws, customs and practices of the Latin Rite.
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 Encyclopedia: Maronite Catholic Church
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Maronites (Marunoye ܡܪܘܢܝܶܐ in Syriac, Mawarinah in Arabic) are members of one of the Eastern Rites of the Catholic church.
Strictly speaking, the Maronite church belongs to the Antiochene Tradition and is a West Syro-Antiochene Rite.
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