tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21487528.post6777184888949175994..comments2023-08-19T23:23:19.849+10:00Comments on Sentire cum Ecclesia: Let's stand to sing the opening song as we welcome Father...Schützhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05026181010471282505noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21487528.post-37102138123302945482008-02-15T09:12:00.000+11:002008-02-15T09:12:00.000+11:00Well, never, at my Byzantine Catholic church! We d...Well, never, at my Byzantine Catholic church! We don't have any announcer giving directions, and after Father comes in and censes the altar and prays and opens the Royal Doors, he walks up and down the center aisle censing everone; people bow and cross themselves as he goes by. Sometimes the parish is singing at this point. The choir starts singing and people join in. They expect that everyone will know their small repetoir of hymns. When Father gets back to the altar he begins the Liturgy with an invocation to the Holy Spirit and then a set of prayers to which the people respond, singing "Lord Have Mercy." The only greeting at liturgy is just before the sermon, when father uses the greeting of the season ie "Christ is among us" and the people respons "He is and shall be." or "Christ is born" response "Glorify Him" or "Christ is risen" "Indeed He is risen." Or "Glory to Jesus Christ" "Glory forever." <BR/><BR/>We Latin rite Catholics who have found a Byzantine parish, just can't get over our good fortune and our relief at our escape. Now mind you I am not talking about the Roman rite itself but certain current manifestations of it in certain places. <BR/><BR/>Susan Petersoneulogoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06975120700184179765noreply@blogger.com