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| Response to what | David | Friday, April 22, 2005 |
Question: I noted that someone had asked as to what makes someone belong to one Rite or another. Canonically, I beleive it is that you belong to the Rite of your father as I am considered Latin, not Melkite, which is my mother's Rite. You can also apply for an official means of transfer whereby the local ordinary for your Rite and the respective counter for the Rite into which you mean to belong. The Melkite Eparchy of Newton has information on this due to the high number of intermarriages and the number of Catholics attending Eastern Churches who are canonically "confused" as to which regulations they should legally follow. Hope you don't mind a minor lecture, just thought it would help. |
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| Question Answered by Mr. Jacob Slavek
Dear David, No, not at all do I mind the lecture. This isn't my area of study, but I regularly am asked questions about it so I appreciate all help that I can pass on to my readers. Thank you, Mr. Slavek Footer Notes: (a) A Eucharistic Minister is clergy (Ordinary Ministers of Holy Communion). Laity are Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion and should never be called Eucharistic Ministers. (b) There is no such Mass called the Novus Ordo. The Current Mass is the Roman Missal of 2000, or the Oridinary Form of the Mass. The Tridentine Mass is the Roman Missal of 1962, or the Extraordinary Form of the Mass. Please refrain from using the term, Novus Ordo. Thanks. (c) The titles of Acolyte and Lector belong exclusively to the Installed Offices of Acolyte and Lector, who are men (only) appointed by the Bishop. These roles performed by others are Altar Servers and Readers, respectively. |
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