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We will be traveling on spring break. Has anyone attended St. Anthony of Padua (Maronite) church in Cincinnati?

I know it was suggested previously to someone else to visit St. Athanasius in Indianapolis, but we're on a short time frame and that would add another 4 hours in the car.

Thanks,
Barbara

Dear Barbara,

I have never attended St. Anthony's even though I grew up in Cincy as a child. Here is their website though, with hours of the Divine Liturgy:

http://www.stanthonycincinnati.com/

Also, there is now a Byzantine Catholic Mission in Dayton named after your patron saint, St. Barbara (not quite an hour up the road on I-75, actually 50.8 miles from downtown Cincinnati to St. Barbara's via the interstate almost all the way)!

Here is their link:

http://home.catholicweb.com/barbaradayton/

Enjoy your stay in the Queen City. The mets (metwurst) are awesome and so are Little Kings!

Michael

Thanks, Michael. We have talked about the need to take a cooler in order to stock up on any local goodies we find. Of course, the metwurst would go into the freezer until after Lent.

St. Anthony's has an excellent website, especially their FAQ section. They are only 8 minutes from our hotel, so we will most likely worship with them on Sunday.

Barbara

Is it true that ROCOR won't open a Church in Cincinati because of the Reds?

Dear Rusyngrl,

I lived in Cinci. as a boy, and many of my relatives are there still!

Sadly, there is no Byzantine Catholic Church there. But I once attended the Greek Church for the Theophany (on Winton Road), and once went to the Macedonian Church in College Hill. I have read about the Russian Church (Saint George) which has bought property out on route 22 northeast of the city, and I have heard wonderful things about the pastor, but I have not been there.

the unworthy,
Elias

By the way...

I wonder if it is time for a Byzantine Catholic Mission to open in Cincinnati? Could we interest those in the "evangelization" forum to consider this move?

Elias

Cincinatti is a a good-sized city and a pleasant one as well, from what I remember of the place. It should be ripe for a Greek-Catholic mission, especially if one takes into account the various sorts of Greek-Catholics and deliberately plans to accommodate them all.

Incognitus

They do have a church there, which I gather is doing well. I believe the parish roots for the White Sox though.

Andrew

Yes they are doing well. Here is the link to their web page St. George [stgeorgeroc.org] , they are getting ready to build a church and multi-cultural center. Keep in mind that half the parish is made-up of converts.

People in Cincinnati just waiting to be converted, and the Byzantines have no mission there....too bad for us!

I can't help but note the use of the word Mission as the status of lower than the rank of parish in the great scheme of things.

Missions here are the old names for places that Aboriginal people were kept in and run by government or churches. The history of these is very very sad. Or where white clergy and Nuns went out to in places like Africa or Asia. Thus for us the word still sadly has a racist overtone to it. Yet we are all in need of being missioned to who ever we are and where ever we live. Mind you I think it was about 1970 that Australia ceased to be a "Mission Country" and came under different sets of Canon law apprently. all I can recall is PPs were reminded that they were now to say Mass on Sundays Pro Populo (for the people). No idea what they had been doing up till then.

ICXC
NIKA

In this instance "Mission" means an attempt to organize what one hopes will develop into a parish. "Parish" means a community recognized as such by the relevant bishop and capable of being fully self-supporting in material matters. Hence in Cincinnati a mission is the immediate thing to do - unless someone has a list of, say, fifty families prepared to sustain a parish and support a full-time priest.

Assuming the absence of such a ready-made situation, those striving to create such a mission (usually a priest is involved) will make every possible effort to locate potential members, identify specific needs, and keep always in mind that the mission is not a success until it metamorphoses into a parish. There are innumerable examples of parishes which were brought into existence in that time-honored fashion.

Incognitus

I recall when I first saw the term used in connection with the UGCC and thinking they dont do ANY missinary work, so what are they on about. Mission was then to me about going out to convert heathens. Here they are just called Mass centres. Mission having already been taken and having not so nice connotations. Sort of like your reservations with all the social problems. However in todays usage your use is quiet appropriate.

ICXC
NIKA

The Ukrainian Greek-Catholics tend to use the term "mission" in the sense of a parish spiritual event over several days, usually involving at least one sermon each day, opportunities for everyone to come to Confession, and perhaps the visiting priest attempting to visit the parishioners, particularly those who have been a bit lax.

I'm not certain, but I think that both the term in this sense and the concept itself were picked up from the Latins; such "missions" were major events in many Latin parishes until quite lately. There used to be a "mission store" in central Pennsylvania which provided supplies for these events - prayer-books, devotionalia and books and pamphlets of various kinds of Catholic spiritual reading.

Incognitus

I would blame the CSsR's for that one. They did them everywhere all over the world to packed houses.

ICXC
NIKA

Correct! So did the Basilians.

Incognitus