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Adopting New Liturgies
Hey everyone,
So originally, our church formally accepted three liturgies (those of Saints Basil, Gregory, and Cyril), but at the same time, we acknowledged that there were other traditional liturgies, which although we did not adopt into the church, we view them as authentic. Examples of those liturgies include the Liturgy of Saint John Chrysostom (used in some of our sister churches), and also The Liturgy of Saint James (used in the British Orthodox Church, our daughter church). The Ethiopian Orthodox Church has 11 liturgies I believe. My question therefore is, does a Coptic priest have the right to pray other authentic liturgies from our sister/daughter churches in a coptic church?
PK
So originally, our church formally accepted three liturgies (those of Saints Basil, Gregory, and Cyril), but at the same time, we acknowledged that there were other traditional liturgies, which although we did not adopt into the church, we view them as authentic. Examples of those liturgies include the Liturgy of Saint John Chrysostom (used in some of our sister churches), and also The Liturgy of Saint James (used in the British Orthodox Church, our daughter church). The Ethiopian Orthodox Church has 11 liturgies I believe. My question therefore is, does a Coptic priest have the right to pray other authentic liturgies from our sister/daughter churches in a coptic church?
PK
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the pope only lets us pray the big 3 :(
"His Holiness, has put forward a Papal edict that no one is to use or carry out any Liturgies within the COC (excepting the British and French) for using anything other than the three Divine Liturgies ascribed to: St. Mark/St. Cyril, St. Gregory of Nazianzus, and St. Basil. There are no exceptions."
BTW, the Ethiopians have 14 Liturgies not 11.
What is sketchy about it? It sounds pretty definitive. The source is the Pope. Ask any of the parish priests, they will confirm it.
BTW, the Ethiopians have 14 Liturgies not 11.
hehe....i was about to say that but thought i was wrong.
Pope Kyrillos, are you a priest?
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What is sketchy about it? It sounds pretty definitive. The source is the Pope. Ask any of the parish priests, they will confirm it.
BTW, the Ethiopians have 14 Liturgies not 11.
hehe....i was about to say that but thought i was wrong.
Pope Kyrillos, are you a priest?
hahaha Mina. Im not even close to being a priest. lol.
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[quote author=ilovesaintmark link=topic=9998.msg122235#msg122235 date=1289788785]
What is sketchy about it? It sounds pretty definitive. The source is the Pope. Ask any of the parish priests, they will confirm it.
BTW, the Ethiopians have 14 Liturgies not 11.
hehe....i was about to say that but thought i was wrong.
Pope Kyrillos, are you a priest?
hahaha Mina. Im not even close to being a priest. lol.
ok than.....then trust what we are saying. we can't just make up something like this.
I will tell you, also, you may drop a quick e-mail to Bp Youssef, Bp David, or Bp Serapion. They will confirm--I have no doubt.
Unfortunately, there isn't a printed list and encyclical from which to reference. I think the simplest thing would be to ask your parish priest. Relative to His Holiness, the topic is not open for discussion.