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6th November 2008, 05:24 AM
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Hi everyone.  Do the Eastern Orthodox participate in Eucharistic adoration or not? If not, why not?  |
6th November 2008, 02:28 PM
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Reps: 842,494,610,554,413 (power: 842,494,610,561) | | | 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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Reps: 61,408,796,215,413,200 (power: 61,408,796,215,426) | | Originally Posted by PaladinGirl  Hi everyone. Do the Eastern Orthodox participate in Eucharistic adoration or not? If not, why not?
Sort of. They sometimes leave gifts out, but they do not have the defined doctrine of persistence.
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6th November 2008, 04:43 PM
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Reps: 75,790,797,118,533,952 (power: 75,790,797,118,550) | | | 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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6th November 2008, 04:49 PM
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6th November 2008, 08:28 PM
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Reps: 782,651,787,054,574 (power: 782,651,787,060) | | Originally Posted by PaladinGirl 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. |
9th November 2008, 09:14 PM
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Reps: 233,147,813,510,988,768 (power: 233,147,813,511,065) | | Originally Posted by Mikeb85 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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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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6th December 2008, 11:41 AM
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Originally Posted by Rowan 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: http://holyincarnation.org/servicebooklets.php
So, yes, in the Western tradition, we do.
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