tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3348523519788188753.post1668509312826729197..comments2024-03-12T04:14:16.271-05:00Comments on The Rad Trad: Her First Divine Liturgy: Very ColloquialThe Rad Tradhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00899289024837953345noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3348523519788188753.post-77524980926769811872015-10-08T22:59:24.192-05:002015-10-08T22:59:24.192-05:00In an odd twist of irony, it is the Roman Rite tha...In an odd twist of irony, it is the Roman Rite that emphasizes the mystical and the Greek that focuses on the comprehension of the the Mysteries. The self-referential nature of the Greek Rite is precisely why I believe it is meant to be celebrated in the vernacular. It would be nice to hear some of the more transcendent bits like the Seraphic Hymn in Old Slavonic, but that is a small matter indeed.<br /><br />Personally, I find that the West Syrian Rite (provided, as I detailed on my own blog, it is not reformed in the spirit of these times) is one of the most transcendent that exists. I do not need to know what the priest is saying at the Consecration to know what is happening. He can say it in Syriac or Malaylaam and I will still know.<br /><br />As for her reaction, that is an unfortunate side effect of the ethnic church stereotype. A church where a bunch of Slavs or Greeks are gathered will usually result in that initial reaction even if it is far more than just a cultural gathering place the Liturgy more than a binding agent (and I know it is in that particular chapel).<br /><br />Frankly, I never felt the real presence of Christ much at low mass. Even when on the altar serving, I did not have any sense that something spiritual or Divine was transpiring.Ecclesial Vigilantehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17070187926547373245noreply@blogger.com