The Byzantine Forum
Newest Members
EasternChristian19, James OConnor, biblicalhope, Ishmael, bluecollardpink
6,161 Registered Users
Who's Online Now
0 members (), 1,799 guests, and 106 robots.
Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod
Latest Photos
St. Sharbel Maronite Mission El Paso
St. Sharbel Maronite Mission El Paso
by orthodoxsinner2, September 30
Holy Saturday from Kirkland Lake
Holy Saturday from Kirkland Lake
by Veronica.H, April 24
Byzantine Catholic Outreach of Iowa
Exterior of Holy Angels Byzantine Catholic Parish
Church of St Cyril of Turau & All Patron Saints of Belarus
Forum Statistics
Forums26
Topics35,508
Posts417,509
Members6,161
Most Online3,380
Dec 29th, 2019
Previous Thread
Next Thread
Print Thread
Page 1 of 5 1 2 3 4 5
Joined: Jul 2006
Posts: 59
D
Member
Member
D Offline
Joined: Jul 2006
Posts: 59
In another thread Fr. Deacon Lance wrote:

Originally Posted by Fr. Deacon Lance
As for us, you have three things going on with the RDL, translations people don't like, music people don't like and rubrics/omissions that do not conform to the 64 Liturgikon or Ordo Celebrationis. I think those writing letters will win the appeal to allow the 64 Liturgikon to be used. (and some places are still using it anyways) I do not think they will be successful in getting the 07 Liturgikon rescended. So ultimately pastors will be left with the decision based on parish reaction to the RDL and their own tastes.
Thank you for this! It summarizes what the clergy and people believe about the RDL. At the beginning of Holy Week it is nice for someone to talk about the light at the end of the tunnel. I pray that the bishops with listen to Rome with one ear and their people with the other. I pray that more people write to Rome.

Everyone have a good Holy Week!

Keep writing to Rome!

Joined: Jul 2006
Posts: 59
D
Member
Member
D Offline
Joined: Jul 2006
Posts: 59
Christ is Risen!

During the Great Fast we used the old books for Presanctified. During Holy Week we used the Levkulic books. It was like home week. People who stopped coming because of the RDL were back. The singing was terrific. It was a welcome respite from the plague of the RDL. The Ruthenian Liturgy is far from dead. The Revised Liturgy is very far from being accepted.

Keep writing to Rome!

Joined: Feb 2002
Posts: 2,373
U
Member
Member
U Offline
Joined: Feb 2002
Posts: 2,373
I too, was glad to hear the Levkulic music still being used at my family parish for Pascha. I didn't have to carry any book while processing which made it easier to hold my candle. Our older parishioners refuse to sing the the new RDL music and our pastor knows this and respects their wishes. We also sang a ton of Slavonic thorough the entire Matins/Divine Liturgy which was really great and everybody sang from the heart with great love and gusto!

Christos Voskrese! Voistinnu Voskrese!
Ung

Joined: Dec 2003
Posts: 249
Member
Member
Joined: Dec 2003
Posts: 249
Originally Posted by Dostojno Jest
Christ is Risen!

During the Great Fast we used the old books for Presanctified. During Holy Week we used the Levkulic books. It was like home week. People who stopped coming because of the RDL were back...

Indeed He is Risen!

Hi, Dostojno Jest!

Was the announcement made beforehand that your parish would be using the old books during Holy Week? Is that what prompted those who had stopped coming because of the RDL to return? Just curious as to how the word got out...

Al (a pilgrim)

Joined: Jul 2006
Posts: 59
D
Member
Member
D Offline
Joined: Jul 2006
Posts: 59
Pilgrim,

There was no formal announcement. About the second week of lent the pastor and cantor began telling everyone that the existing Holy Week books would be used. Good news spreads fast!

Dostojno Jest

Keep writing to Rome! Letters do work!

Joined: Jul 2006
Posts: 59
D
Member
Member
D Offline
Joined: Jul 2006
Posts: 59
Keep writing letters! Not to the bishops - they don't care and will not answer. Rome does care and will respond. The travesty of the Ruined Divine Liturgy needs to be ended.

Joined: Jan 2008
Posts: 14
C
Junior Member
Junior Member
C Offline
Joined: Jan 2008
Posts: 14
I did write to my bishop. He did respond back to me. It was a cordial letter. Without getting into details, he thanked me and said that my opinion of the RDL will be collated with the others he received to help in future decisions. As I told my wife, at least he wrote back.

Joined: Dec 2003
Posts: 1,180
Orthodox Christian
Member
Orthodox Christian
Member
Joined: Dec 2003
Posts: 1,180
Wow! The ice has thawed in Narnia.

Congratulations, guys, on your struggle to be faithful.

This is good news.

Last edited by Elizabeth Maria; 05/26/08 11:29 AM.
Joined: Feb 2002
Posts: 2,373
U
Member
Member
U Offline
Joined: Feb 2002
Posts: 2,373
Originally Posted by Dostojno Jest
Keep writing letters! Not to the bishops - they don't care and will not answer. Rome does care and will respond. The travesty of the Ruined Divine Liturgy needs to be ended.

I second that emotion! biggrin The Archeparchial clergy meet this week. I know that the subject of parish closings and consolidation is being discussed. I wonder if the the subject of RDL feedback is going to be discussed?

Ung

Joined: Jul 2006
Posts: 59
D
Member
Member
D Offline
Joined: Jul 2006
Posts: 59
Keep writing letters!

Your letters are working and have caused Rome to sit up and take notice of the Pittsburgh Revised Divine Liturgy. There are lots of rumors. The bishops have no plans to make public the new directives from Rome so no one knows for sure. Two of the bishops did state in public that Father Petras and the liturgical commission are revising the Revised Divine Liturgy and that they would be meeting in July. Archbishop Basil also said that he didn�t get involved in the details of the revision because Father Petras and J. Michael Thompson are the experts and Bishop Pataki strongly supported them.

If you have not written any letters yet, write one themtoday!

Send a letter of support for the official Ruthenian Recension Divine Liturgy to Archbishop Basil and each of the other three bishops.

Send a letter of support for the official Ruthenian Recension Divine Liturgy to Cardinal Sandri at the Oriental Congregation in Rome. Complain about being denied access to the official Divine Liturgy.

If you write and keep writing the Ruthenian Recension Divine Liturgy can be saved!

Keep writing letters!

Joined: Feb 2002
Posts: 2,373
U
Member
Member
U Offline
Joined: Feb 2002
Posts: 2,373
Originally Posted by Dostojno Jest
Keep writing letters!

Your letters are working and have caused Rome to sit up and take notice of the Pittsburgh Revised Divine Liturgy. There are lots of rumors. The bishops have no plans to make public the new directives from Rome so no one knows for sure. Two of the bishops did state in public that Father Petras and the liturgical commission are revising the Revised Divine Liturgy and that they would be meeting in July. Archbishop Basil also said that he didn�t get involved in the details of the revision because Father Petras and J. Michael Thompson are the experts and Bishop Pataki strongly supported them.

If you have not written any letters yet, write one themtoday!

Send a letter of support for the official Ruthenian Recension Divine Liturgy to Archbishop Basil and each of the other three bishops.

Send a letter of support for the official Ruthenian Recension Divine Liturgy to Cardinal Sandri at the Oriental Congregation in Rome. Complain about being denied access to the official Divine Liturgy.

If you write and keep writing the Ruthenian Recension Divine Liturgy can be saved!

Keep writing letters!

Alliluia, Alliluia, Alliluia, Hospodi, slava Teb'i!

Ung

Last edited by Ung-Certez; 07/19/08 06:09 PM.
Joined: Feb 2005
Posts: 3,437
Likes: 1
Administrator
Member
Administrator
Member
Joined: Feb 2005
Posts: 3,437
Likes: 1
Originally Posted by Dostojno Jest
Your letters are working and have caused Rome to sit up and take notice of the Pittsburgh Revised Divine Liturgy. There are lots of rumors. The bishops have no plans to make public the new directives from Rome so no one knows for sure. Two of the bishops did state in public that Father Petras and the liturgical commission are revising the Revised Divine Liturgy and that they would be meeting in July. Archbishop Basil also said that he didn�t get involved in the details of the revision because Father Petras and J. Michael Thompson are the experts and Bishop Pataki strongly supported them.
Administrator's note:

Let's keep rumors out of this section. Though they may give some hope if they are proven true, they only serve to demoralize many more if they are proven to be unfounded. Keep the discussion on topic and with facts that can be verified, not hear-say.

In IC XC,
Father Anthony+
Administrator

Joined: Feb 2002
Posts: 2,373
U
Member
Member
U Offline
Joined: Feb 2002
Posts: 2,373
Originally Posted by Dostojno Jest
Keep writing letters!

Your letters are working and have caused Rome to sit up and take notice of the Pittsburgh Revised Divine Liturgy. There are lots of rumors. The bishops have no plans to make public the new directives from Rome so no one knows for sure. Two of the bishops did state in public that Father Petras and the liturgical commission are revising the Revised Divine Liturgy and that they would be meeting in July. Archbishop Basil also said that he didn�t get involved in the details of the revision because Father Petras and J. Michael Thompson are the experts and Bishop Pataki strongly supported them.

If you have not written any letters yet, write one themtoday!

Send a letter of support for the official Ruthenian Recension Divine Liturgy to Archbishop Basil and each of the other three bishops.

Send a letter of support for the official Ruthenian Recension Divine Liturgy to Cardinal Sandri at the Oriental Congregation in Rome. Complain about being denied access to the official Divine Liturgy.

If you write and keep writing the Ruthenian Recension Divine Liturgy can be saved!

Keep writing letters!

DJ,

Anything in writing yet or any official press releases yet?

Ung

Joined: May 2003
Posts: 674
Member
Member
Joined: May 2003
Posts: 674
Originally Posted by Father Anthony
Keep the discussion on topic and with facts that can be verified, not hear-say.

In IC XC,
Father Anthony+
Administrator

Very wise. I don't want to be too optimistic. How often have you seen a bishop back down, or admit that he was wrong?

Nick

Last edited by nicholas; 08/01/08 10:10 AM.
Joined: Mar 2006
Posts: 1,346
Likes: 1
D
Jessup B.C. Deacon
Member
Jessup B.C. Deacon
Member
D Offline
Joined: Mar 2006
Posts: 1,346
Likes: 1
Originally Posted by nicholas
Originally Posted by Father Anthony
Keep the discussion on topic and with facts that can be verified, not hear-say.

In IC XC,
Father Anthony+
Administrator

Very wise. I don't want to be too optimistic. How often have you seen a bishop back down, or admit that he was wrong?

Nick

I wouldn't get your hopes up about any Roman-mandated revision, as mentioned above by "Dostojno Jest". A friend of mine with Roman contacts says that nothing of the sort is happening, and that there was no meeting of the Liturgical Commission in July. He says that the only thing "out there" for discussion was the possibility of printing pew books with the same translations, but with no music. Just reporing what I'm hearing. My source is a good one (or, at least, has been in the past).

Dn. Robert

Page 1 of 5 1 2 3 4 5

Link Copied to Clipboard
The Byzantine Forum provides message boards for discussions focusing on Eastern Christianity (though discussions of other topics are welcome). The views expressed herein are those of the participants and may or may not reflect the teachings of the Byzantine Catholic or any other Church. The Byzantine Forum and the www.byzcath.org site exist to help build up the Church but are unofficial, have no connection with any Church entity, and should not be looked to as a source for official information for any Church. All posts become property of byzcath.org. Contents copyright - 1996-2024 (Forum 1998-2024). All rights reserved.
Powered by UBB.threads™ PHP Forum Software 8.0.0