TLDR at the end.

I am an (admittedly still learning) Roman Catholic. So this all started a while ago, while I was meditating on John 17:22-23. I had a sudden realization which shook me to my core and left me in a bit of a daze. To sum it up for your convenience, the topic of my realization has a name already. "Theosis." I had discovered theosis through prayer, without really knowing about it earlier. Imagine my shock when I learned! Moved by this, I began reading and praying as much as a could on the subject. I also began reading the Church Fathers, since a lot of the stuff I was finding was siting them, and I fell in love almost immediately with everything I came across.

Learning about both theosis and patristics has put so much of the Gospel into place for me and I feel I can no longer comprehend the Gospel without them. It feels like I'm a fish that has discovered he lives in water. I want to continue down this way of thinking and understanding, and, more to the point, I want to be part of a community that focuses on these topics along with me, since both the topic of theosis and patristics seem to be tragically underplayed and obscured in the Latin Rite right now, my parish included. From what I can find, these things are more emphasized in Eastern Christianity, which I where I'm looking now.

Here's the problem. 1, I do not want to leave Catholicism, since I feel I'd be losing something of massive importance if I do. (If I did want to leave though, there would be no problems, so I felt the need to mention this one.) 2, There is ONE Eastern Catholic parish in my state (a small Maronite parish, and trust me, I checked multiple times) and, for personal reasons I do not want to get into, I don't want to be part this one. (Nothing against the Maronites in particular though, no worries. Sorry for being vague on this.)

In short, there are no parishes I'm willing to be a part of in my state that are Eastern Catholic, but I really want to be part of one for the sake of my prayer life and studies. So, what should I do? Is there anything you guys would recommend for me or advice I should hear?

TL:DR: Theosis and Patristics are great boons for me, and I want more of it in my life and worship, but there's so few options for me parish wise I'm feeling a little lost.

"Sing with joy and pray together, Come to Uniontown, Where we celebrate as pilgrims on this mount renowned. After your Dormition, you reign as Queen for All: 'Come to me now, all my children, hear my loving call.'"

The 91st Pilgramage to Mt. St. Macrina.

Hello my dear brethren, I wanted to say that for souls that are ascetically minded, in the Syriac Tradition within India, there is a unique fast from September 1 to 7 in preparation for the Nativity of the Theotokos. It’s not an obligatory fast (as far as I know for them) but highly valued amongst both the West and East Syriacs. How beautiful is Syriac Christianity!

Latin here.

I was just wondering if there is a strong tradition of devotion to Saint Joseph in the Eastern Churches, and in what form? Would love to hear your perspectives, too.

So if I got to a Roman Catholic mass and altar serve, and then go to Divine Liturgy after Mass, should I hold the Byzantine rules now since I’m making it a weekly or more thing, or are they only for if you strictly only go to Byzantine services

Lord have mercy on your servants!

Thoughts on hyperpapalism?

Hey can anyone tell me anything about this flag specifically?

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Thanks in advance

Just wanted to share pictures from this beautiful Greek Catholic Church that I found on internet

Thought you’d all love to see this. The See of Alexandria, led by Pope Ibrahim, in all her glory!

I had an interesting thought the other day that I can’t seem to find an answer to. If a priest has proper faculties to celebrate a liturgy of a particular rite different from his own, can he celebrate it while commemorating his canonical bishop?

For example, say a Latin priest has faculties to celebrate Byzantine liturgy. Normally, he would do so in the context of a Byzantine church under a Byzantine bishop. However, could he decide to celebrate a Divine Liturgy in his capacity as a priest of his Latin diocese instead of his capacity as having faculties in a Byzantine jurisdiction? Practically, this should only change the bishop who is commemorated but it’s an interesting proposition.

I should note that this is distinct from situations like canonically Russian priests who commemorate Latin bishops because they are under care of the Latin hierarchy. However, that’s what prompted the thought

Just want to get a pulse on what other Eastern Catholics think about modern ascetic practices like Exodus 90.

My own take, as a Byzantine, is that if we feel a draw to things like Exodus 90, it's a signal that we're not engaging with our own Eastern ascetic traditions meaningfully, nevermind the fact that it puts us at odds with our calendar, fasting when we should rightfully be feasting in some cases.

By no means do I want to cast shade on the program and the good fruit it bears in the lives of some, I just want to hear what others think on the topic.

The basic idea is to create a rosary that is “oriental” in form but largely modeled on the Western Dominican rosary. I spoke to some Latin-rite Catholics about this, and they were upset, saying that the rosary should be prayed exactly as it was given- I assume they were the more traditional-minded Latins.

What I’m envisioning is, for example, incorporating certain Oriental Marian prayers instead of the Salve Regina, or adding prayers at the beginning such as the Trisagion. Another idea could be creating a new mystery; for instance, in the East Syriac rite, we have a season called "Elijah-Holy Cross-Moses" in September–October and meditating on that mystery would align with the liturgical season of the Church.

Ultimately, the goal is to pray the rosary (Our Father, Hail Mary's) but adapt the prayers and structure to reflect the character and traditions of an Oriental rite. Does this make sense, and would it be permissible to do?

Hi everyone! Greek convert to Latin Catholicism from Eastern Orthodoxy here and I have a few questions on eastern Catholicism (aside from "Do eastern Catholics believe x dogma") and i thought this would be an appropriate place to ask them

1. Are eastern Catholics allowed to venerate Latin saints? For example, can an eastern Catholic venerate saint Francis of Assisi? Also can Latin catholics venerate eastern saints?
2. Are eastern catholics allowed to pray the latin rosary?

I’m a roman catholic, can someone explaine me schema monk

Edit : and who created this ?

She lived in the 4th century and was martyred. She's a saint in the Coptic church, but I can't find anything about her in either the Orthodox or Catholic churches. Because she was martyred prior to any schism, wouldn't that make her infallibly a saint in our churches, too? If so, why isn't there any info about her otherwise?

Thanks. I'm a little slow. 🤔

Going back to Divine Liturgy after many years and this new Byz parish pews, thankfully for me. I can stand. But not for long.

Was wondering when the optimal times to use my standing capacity are. Gospel and consecration? The booklette says when to sit and stand for this parish; but even then it's a little rough for me. What are kind of the "must stands"? I also don't really remember much of the structure for the DL anymore but I suppose I can look it up.

I thought this cross was exclusive to Syriac Christians of Kerala. But the one from Abu Dhabi is an exact match of the one we use in the Syro Malabar Church.

I've been exploring becoming Eastern Catholic for a while now. I've come around on all the dogmatic differences, now that i've read thoroughly about how the East and Western churches express theology in dogmatic language.

What I'm having a difficult time on is the ongoing modernist and seemingly hectical movements in the Latin Church. A good friend of mine spoke to me at length about the mass of laymen, priest and even bishops who actively preach and support things like women's ordination, same sex attraction and marriage, deconstructing Traditional Catholic morality and even parishes led by non ordained lay ministers.

As an Orthodox Christian, these things are not something I'm used to the vast members of the church embracing and advocating for. While i don't think there are majority, they seem to be able to caring on with little to no problem, while traditionalist seem to be actively discouraged and persecuted.

I'm looking for some practical and spiritual advice on how to get past these issues and how I can embrace a church that struggles with these problems yet does not deal with them with a firm hand.

Like St. Dymphns for mental illness and St. Anthony for lost items. They can help with anything right?

I thought I read st Thomas Aquinas say that only Mary and St. Joseph excel in every type of petition and that it is true that other saints excel in certain ones.