Happy Easter everyone
I was wondering if anyone knows about this. An Orthodox poster in another forum said that the early Church Canon about standing (not kneeling) in church, applies to the whole Church, not just the East. Does anyone know the Catholic response to this? Was there another Canon made later on that allowed kneeling (so was this just a time-specific thing, based on how kneeling was seen, vs now)? I always thought before that in the East, they saw kneeling as penance so it wasn't allowed on Sunday, but in the West it's a sign of humility so it's okay... but the Orthodox person was saying how the Canon was actually binding on the whole Church. Any thoughts? I just don't know enough about this topic.
thanks!
btw here's the Canon:
"There are some people who kneel down on Sunday and during the Easter season, the fifty days from Easter Sunday to Pentecost Sunday. Therefore, it has pleased the holy Council to decree that people should offer their prayers to the Lord, standing. This is required so that in each diocese (en pase paroikia) everything will be done in harmony ..."
Nicea - 325AD
I don't really understand what the last part means exactly...
I was wondering if anyone knows about this. An Orthodox poster in another forum said that the early Church Canon about standing (not kneeling) in church, applies to the whole Church, not just the East. Does anyone know the Catholic response to this? Was there another Canon made later on that allowed kneeling (so was this just a time-specific thing, based on how kneeling was seen, vs now)? I always thought before that in the East, they saw kneeling as penance so it wasn't allowed on Sunday, but in the West it's a sign of humility so it's okay... but the Orthodox person was saying how the Canon was actually binding on the whole Church. Any thoughts? I just don't know enough about this topic.
thanks!
btw here's the Canon:
"There are some people who kneel down on Sunday and during the Easter season, the fifty days from Easter Sunday to Pentecost Sunday. Therefore, it has pleased the holy Council to decree that people should offer their prayers to the Lord, standing. This is required so that in each diocese (en pase paroikia) everything will be done in harmony ..."
Nicea - 325AD
I don't really understand what the last part means exactly...