Author Topic: Any Other Eastern Catholics, Here? (Read 1996 times)

Clelia · « **on:** October 24, 2012, 02:42:20 PM »

Ahem... I am Clelia.

Raised RC, married, and became a Ukrainian Byzantine Catholic.

Disgusted with n.o. and attend SSPX Chapels.

Maybe this thread will shed some light to others about us.

+Many Blessings to all!

Sigismund · « **Reply #1 on:** October 24, 2012, 06:36:31 PM »

I attend Ruthenian Byzantine Church. My wife was Byzantine and we became a Byzantine family when we married. I am here because I like many of the posters and learn a lot. One of the things I have learned is that I am really not a trad, but people here still put up with me. Generally. For the most part. :smile:

Why don't you go to a Ukrainian church?

Clelia · « **Reply #2 on:** October 24, 2012, 07:00:02 PM »

Wow - I will try to be brief:
I LOVE The Traditional Roman Catholic Church, as I grew up with it util the fateful "Council" -- AND I also came to love The Eastern Catholic Church: specifically, The Ukrainian Catholic Church. I am also partial to the Byzantine chants, but there is no more Byzantine Church in my area as of only a few years ago.

I do go to The UC Church, but not as much, since my husband and I came to The SSPX. It is our home -- I still love The UC, but am Roman at Heart.

Still: I do offer Divine Liturgies for holy souls and other intentions, since the priest(s) I know are more accommodating and available to my needs. House Blessing, anointing, etc. --- I cannot get these from our SSPX priest. He only travels to our chapel, and is not available for anything else, with the exception of Confession and blessing sacramentals once each month.

Eastern married priests are great Spiritual Guides and Confessors. The advise I get in the SSPX confessional is not as kind or as generous. Most SSPX priests are quite guarded and give minimal advise -- probably just being 'careful' - I guess.

I struggled with switching Churches for years - and now, well, I wish I could return Roman, but I am also put off by all the nonsense in The SSPX. Yet, I still love them both - and I do have several UC in my area.

God be merciful.

Clelia · « **Reply #3 on:** October 24, 2012, 07:08:26 PM »

I apologize for being rude: good to meet you, Sisigmund!
Christ is Risen!

May I ask: why come here if you prefer the Byzantine Church?

Sigismund · « **Reply #4 on:** October 24, 2012, 09:05:01 PM »

He is Risen Indeed!

As I mentioned above, I came into the Byzantine rite through marriage. My wife was Byzantine, and we decided that our family would be as well. All of our children were baptized and chrismated in the Eastern Rite, and continue in it to this day. One of my sons is a priest. I had never attended a Divine Liturgy before meeting my wife, but fell in love with it immediately. If the TLM had been an option, or if I even really knew it existed, it might not have been such a smooth transition. Our children went to a Latin rite parochial school until we got tired of the silliness that passed fro religious education there and sent them to a public school and handled their religious education ourselves. All of them are serious Catholics, so I guess we did okay.

My wife died six years ago on the feast of the Dormition. Throughout most of our lives together, the Byzantine parish we attended had a full time priest. Soon after she died he was also given responsibility for two other parishes, and the Liturgy was only celebrated in our parish on Saturday evening. I continued to attend, but I really have never been comfortably with "anticipatory" Masses. I began attending a conservative NO parish on Sunday. They had a TLM early on Sunday, and I usually went to that, although I an fine with the NO if it is celebrated rubrically and reverently. I moved several months ago, and am now able to attend the Liturgy at my son's parish along with my other children and many other relatives. I found my way here through poking around on the internet. As I said in another post today, I like most of the posters here and have learned a lot, and one thing I have learned is that I am not really a trad at all. I expect I will hang around for the fellowship and learning, as long as people will have me.