Do the Eastern Orthodox participate in Eucharistic adoration?
Hi everyone. Do the Eastern Orthodox participate in Eucharistic adoration or not? If not, why not?
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"There is one true Church, the really ancient Church into which are enrolled those who are righteous according to God's ordinance.... In essence, in idea, in origin, in preeminence we say that the ancient Catholic Church is the only Church." - Clement of Alexandria, Stromata (Before 215 AD)
"The second commandment of the teaching: You shall not murder. You shall not commit adultery. You shall not seduce boys. You shall not commit fornication. You shall not steal. You shall not practice magic. You shall not use potions. You shall not procure [an] abortion, nor destroy a newborn child" (Didache 2:1–2 [A.D. 70]).
We do adore the Eucharist - before Communion, when the Gifts are processed around the sanctuary at the Great Entrance, during, when the faithful kiss the chalice after receiving, and after, when the priest blesses us with the chalice. We just don't have a separate service for doing so.
Someone can correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't think this service is on the books for Western Rite Orthodox, either.
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As Rowan put it the Eucharist is adored in the East as it is the Body and Blood of Christ as a part of the Liturgy. There is no separate service for Eucharistic Adoration in Eastern Orthodox Churches, however that does not mean there is no Eucharistic Adoration outside of the Liturgy. Most Priests reserve the Consecrated Eucharist for the sick and dying. The Consecrated Eucharist is placed in a Tabernacle on the Altar, although not in a Monstrance as in Catholic Churches. For this reason an eternal candle is placed before the Tabernacle and whenever you pass a church or the altar you make the sign of the cross in recognition of Christ's presence.
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We specifically don't leave the Gifts out for adoration, because the Gifts are our spiritual food, not for adoration. As Rowan said, when we are in the presence of the sanctified gifts before they are consumed, then we bow/prostrate in reverence to the Body and Blood of Christ.
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Hi everyone. Do the Eastern Orthodox participate in Eucharistic adoration or not? If not, why not?
No. We are supposed to participate in the Mystical Supper, not simply stare at the gifts. As has been said, sometimes some of the gifts are separated, but to be taken to the sick or consumed later.
No. We are supposed to participate in the Mystical Supper, not simply stare at the gifts. As has been said, sometimes some of the gifts are separated, but to be taken to the sick or consumed later.
Just so you know, Catholics do not "simply stare at the gifts". We may appear to be doing that but in fact we are praying to Jesus and worshiping Him all at one time.
Also, I'm confused as to what you all mean by the "gifts". Are you talking about the pre-consecrated bread and wine or the Body, Blood, Soul, and Divinity of Jesus after the consecration?
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"There is one true Church, the really ancient Church into which are enrolled those who are righteous according to God's ordinance.... In essence, in idea, in origin, in preeminence we say that the ancient Catholic Church is the only Church." - Clement of Alexandria, Stromata (Before 215 AD)
"The second commandment of the teaching: You shall not murder. You shall not commit adultery. You shall not seduce boys. You shall not commit fornication. You shall not steal. You shall not practice magic. You shall not use potions. You shall not procure [an] abortion, nor destroy a newborn child" (Didache 2:1–2 [A.D. 70]).
IIRC, the Eucharist is His resurrected body and blood. We consume the Eucharist, but do not practice adoration, reflecting the specific command of Christ as recorded.
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I believe in one God, Father Almighty, Creator of heaven and earth, and of all things visible and invisible. And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only-begotten Son of God, begotten of the Father before all ages; Light of Light, true God of true God, begotten, not created, of one essence with the Father through Whom all things were made.
Who for us men and for our salvation came down from heaven and was incarnate of the Holy Spirit and the Virgin Mary and became man.
He was crucified for us under Pontius Pilate, and suffered and was buried;
And He rose on the third day, according to the Scriptures.
He ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father;
And He will come again with glory to judge the living and dead. His kingdom shall have no end.
And in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the Creator of life, Who proceeds from the Father, Who together with the Father and the Son is worshipped and glorified, Who spoke through the prophets.
In one, holy, catholic, and apostolic Church.
I confess one baptism for the forgiveness of sins.
I look for the resurrection of the dead
and the life of the age to come.
Amen.
Not to break up this love-fest (as I do have tremendous respect for the RCC), but I would like to point out some differances between the two.
In the EOC liturgy (also used by the Byzantine rite of the Catholic Church), the priest faces the altar, and it is a work of the people, not of the priest. Everyone participates, and is involved in the worship.
In the Novus Ordo Mass, the priest faces the people, rather than the altar. In the Tridentine Mass, the priest faces the altar, but the priest rarely speaks, and it is mostly the choir singing in Latin.
Another difference between the two churches are views on sin. In the Orthodox Church, sin is sin. It does not matter how much you missed the mark; you missed it, and must ask God for forgiveness.
In the Catholic Church, there are all kinds of buckets of sin; venial sins, cardinal sins, sins that will get you into hell immediately, sins that won't get you into hell, but might toast your buns a bit. (Just kidding about the last two )
Are these huge differences? No, but since the OP asked what they are, I figured I'd bring them up.
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Someone can correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't think this service is on the books for Western Rite Orthodox, either.
I'm correcting myself. On the Holy Incarnation Orthodox Church website, it has the service booklet of the Stations of the Cross with the Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament available for download:
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