It is my hope that as we enter into this Great and Holy week, that you, my readers, will join with me in thinking about the meaning of what we recall. It is important, I believe, that we don’t just … Continue reading
Category Archives: Getting to Know Something About Our Greek Catholic Faith
I have been sharing the reasons why our Church, during the Great Fast, traditionally only celebrates the Divine Liturgy on weekends but distributes presanctified Holy Communion on Wednesdays and Fridays in a service know as the Liturgy of Presanctified Gifts. … Continue reading
The feast of the Annunciation is one of the 12 major feasts of our Church. It recalls Mary’s conception of Jesus. Sometimes the story is so romanticized that we fail to realize the strength and courage of Mary. In the … Continue reading
So, as I explained, the reason why we distribute Holy Communion during the week days of the Great Fast but do not celebrate the Divine Liturgy, is that on the journey of life, which is a journey of personal transformation, … Continue reading
Of all the liturgical rules pertaining to the Great Fast, one is of importance for the understanding of the peculiar Tradition of our Greek-Catholic Church. It is one that has not been universally followed after our union with the Western … Continue reading
As I shared in the last issue of this article, the Eastern Church’s unique approach to the observance of the Great Fast is to refrain from serving the Divine Liturgy during week days, which are “fast days”. I then raised … Continue reading
As I shared in the laws issue of this particular article, the Great Fast can be a time of great spiritual growth if it is embraced in an intelligent, prayerful and voluntary manner. I shared with you some traditional ways … Continue reading
The Tradition of our Church is to integrate some sort of fasting into our lives during the Great Fast. The purpose of our fasting is spiritual. Spirituality must not be viewed as something that does not concern the body, but … Continue reading
In the last issue I began to share thoughts about the establishment of the feast of the Dormition of the Mother of God (Assumption in the Western Church). As I indicated, the feast was established because the Church was fighting … Continue reading
In this article I have been sharing information about the establishment of the major feasts of our Church. I have reached a point where I have been sharing information about the Marian Feasts in our Church. In the last issue … Continue reading