Saints LightOne Mass, Many Rites: East, Latin and the Older Form
The one Mass is celebrated in many rites and languages, East and West, old form and new. They are all the same sacrifice of the same Christ, and Catholics should treat each with charity.
What this lesson teaches
- The Mass is one mystery celebrated in many rites, all offering the same sacrifice of Christ.
- Twenty-three Eastern Catholic Churches are fully Catholic, with their own ancient liturgies.
- Latin is the official language of the Roman Rite, and Vatican II asked that it be preserved alongside the vernacular.
- The 1962 Missal is used today under the oversight of the diocesan bishop; charity toward every form is essential.
Catechism paragraphs this lesson cites
- CCC 1200-1203
- CCC 1204
- CCC 1399
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Scripture read in this lesson: John 17:21; Revelation 7:9 (Apocalypse in Douay-Rheims).
A sample question from this lesson
What are the Eastern Catholic Churches?
- Orthodox Churches that reject the Pope
- Protestant Churches with Eastern customs
- Self-governing Churches in full communion with the Pope, with their own liturgies
- Former Catholic Churches that left after 1054
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Self-governing Churches in full communion with the Pope, with their own liturgies. The lesson explains there are twenty-three Eastern Catholic Churches, fully Catholic, with their own liturgy, spirituality and law.
The lesson in the app has three questions, each with an explanation.
Words to know
- Rite
- A liturgical tradition, such as the Roman or Byzantine, through which the Church celebrates the sacraments.
- Divine Liturgy
- The name for the Eucharistic celebration in the Byzantine and several other Eastern traditions.
- Extraordinary Form
- Pope Benedict XVI's name for the Mass according to the 1962 Roman Missal.
More terms in the Catholic glossary. More passages in the Scripture index.
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"One Mass, Many Rites: East, Latin and the Older Form" is lesson 10 of The Mass, Explained. In Saints Light you get the whole teaching, the Scripture quoted in full, all three questions and a step to live it this week.
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