... diaconate and two elevations to the minor orders according to the Orthodox Western Rite. Four weeks ago, Monk Augustine ... recension of the Roman liturgy, a pre-schism and Orthodox (but still accessible) version of the most common liturgy in the West. ... innovationist tendencies of World Orthodoxy. *** As well, a new traditional Orthodox publication is online under the auspices of the Abbey, called ...

Just got this posted in the comments section: Another CEC Priest and Parish depart CEC Diocese of the Northeast for Western-Rite of Orthodoxy. On Tuesday, December 1, 2009, Fr. Matthew Mirabile and Archangel’s Church left Abp. Bates Diocese of the CEC to become a Western-Rite Parish of the Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese, joining 12 other former CEC parishes and 24 clergy.

I have acquired a copy of Adrian Fortescue's Ceremonies of the Roman Rite Described. It is a reproduction of the 1920 version, so it is still at a good distance from the pre-Vatican II ... is in excellent printed condition. It is a wonderful resource, especially for those interested in the Orthodox Western Rite."Some, when they actively observe the commandments, expect this to outweigh ...

... Vianney, (2001). Apart from this general clerical tonsure, some Western Rite monastic orders, for example Carthusians and Trappists, ... Orthodoxy and in the Eastern Catholic Churches of Byzantine Rite, there are three types of tonsure: baptismal, monastic, and clerical ... initiation into the monastic state, symbolic of cutting off of self-will. Orthodox monks traditionally never cut their hair or beards ...

... at Eirenikon, in part because a small minority of Western Rite Orthodox Christians under both the Antiochian and Russian Patriarchates pray ... -Catholic ploy of naming the Archbishop of Canterbury, or the Orthodox ‘Western Rite’ practice of naming a ... for Theological Dialogue between the Roman Catholic Church and the Orthodox Church which included such heavyweights as John Zizioulas and ...

As you may know, I have left the CEC with plans on entering the Antiochian Orthodox Church Western Rite Vicariate. A summary of my reasons follows. I have been in the CEC for 16 1/2 years, since April 1993. It was joyous for us in the beginning and we have loved the CEC. It has been our congregation. But being ...

... . 3. Ordination: only bishop has the right to the sacrament of ordination. There is no consecratory formula in the rite of this sacrament, and such elements as laying hands of the bishop on the candidate and ... . Wearing of beards was forbidden by Catholic clergymen in Western Europe in XII century, while the Orthodox Church considered shaving beards custom, unworthy of a Christian. There are many ...

... Koran is directly against Jesus Christ, and the Insiders in the Western world are directly against Jesus Christ, and so the Jesuits.& ... book for Freemasonry and its meaning. - "The Scottish Rite includes 29 degrees beyond the Blue Lodge, culminating ... relationship between the great Christian denominations, Catholic and Orthodox, as well as between Christianity and Islam." - Professor Walter ...

... religion, although governmental and legal discrimination against non-Jews and non-Orthodox streams of Judaism continued. The status of respect ... deference to the belief of most Orthodox Jews that such services violate the precepts of Judaism. At the Western Wall, the holiest ... College. The university is operated by the Melkite (Eastern rite) Catholic Church and provides a higher education curriculum ...

... liturgy, before the reforms of 1955, violet was used in the Roman rite both for the blessing of palms and procession and for the subsequent Mass. ... Pentecost is the feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. * Most Western traditions celebrate All Saints’ Day ... Catholics and some Anglicans on August 15, which is the same as the Eastern and Orthodox feast of the Dormition, the end of the earthly life ...