Western Rite Orthodoxy Explained

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[grassconsumingfire]

"Never, never, never let anyone tell you that, in order to be Orthodox, you must be Eastern. The west was fully Orthodox for a thousand years, and her venerable liturgy is far older than any of her heresies."

St. John of San Francisco

[jephthaholt]

Please pray that western orthodoxy would come to Livonia NY, my people are in desperate need of the church.

[davidmargaretebogenrief]

I was received into the Russian Orthodox Church mainly because of the liturgy, which to me is like the kingdom of Heaven come to earth. I am living in Austria und my heart aches when I visit one of the old beautiful Catholic churches, which still breath the holiness of their past, but are abused by false teachings, especially after the 2. Vatican Council. Yes, may God restore the old glory to the old buildings and traditions. Love from Austria

[dritteweltvideo]

Glory to the Father, Son and Holy Spirit; glory to our One Undivided Orthodox Church – East and West, South and Norht, Whole of Ecumene!
Salute from Serbia!

[archbishopanthonybondi]

This is an excellent video that shows a restoration of Western Rite Orthodoxy respectful of the art and architecture and patrimony of the West.

[michaelsmith]

Please pray that the Western Orthodox church can come to South Africa as well. We dearly need her.

[joenathan]

One thing I missed about Roman catholicism was the aesthics and rites. Now I ain't gotta be sad anymore 😂

[holdenvinnedge]

Here in Saint Louis Missouri, there is a very large Latin Mass community of which are apart of the Roman church. I believe that many people in the Latin Mass community see that the western church is in great error, and that's more clear now than ever. There is a lot of people who stick with the western church because of the Latin Mass, but the more effort there is from the Orthodox Church to popularize the Western Rite in the west, the more those people will come over to Orthodoxy as they will have no reason to stay with the western church.

[JamesW]

I’m so blessed that here in California there are 3 western right parishes and 2 of them are near me❤️

[aterrt]

Would love to see an update on this today, a lot has changed in 4 years

[ghost]

I came into the faith through the Eastern Rite which I love and feel most at home in but I also love the WR so much. I'd love to see what impact it will have on our mission in the States and Canada. Also you guys should be on AFR!

[harrietharlow]

“Never, never, never let anyone tell you that, in order to be Orthodox, you must also be eastern. The West was Orthodox for a thousand years, and her venerable liturgy is far older than any of her heresies.” St. John of Shanghai and San Francisco.

[jajohnson]

I love this video, but allow me to speak in defense of the Byzantine rite. The Byzantine rite has successfully become home to Native Alaskan converts, Japanese converts, Hispanic converts, etc., none of which had to give up their heritage to become Russians or Greeks. My Byzantine parish even has several Eritrean members--like Western European descended converts, their roots lie in another tradition (the Tewahedo tradition), yet they enthusiastically embrace our Byzantine worship, and are among our most devout members. There are without a doubt EO parishes that have a less than welcoming feel, because of sinful people who place pedigree above Jesus Christ.

Having said all that, I do love the idea of the Western Rite. The treasure of the Orthodox West was lost to us for centuries, and is now restored, and praise God for that! Time will tell how God will utilize this treasure in reaching our increasingly secular society, which has dismissed Christianity altogether, and in its contempt makes no distinction between Eastern, Western, or Oriental.

[coffeehousedialogue]

I hope the Western Rite succeeds. There would not even be a question of reconciling with Rome anymore, after that. It would just be a question of whether the Anglican faith (mine) will finally be brought into unity and be home at last.

[DanicusRex-mm]

About a year ago, i began to question my protestant upbringing. I started to consider catholicism, but joked that, while i was not protestant enough to sit through the rock concerts we call church service, i was too protestant for a pope. Someone said, what about orthodoxy? And ill have to be honest, i didn't know a thing about orthodoxy. They don't exactly talk about the orthodox church in sunday school. So i started to look into it. And i was amazed by what i saw. However, one thing did feel odd to me. And that was how eastern it was. Not that i find anything wrong with that. But it was completely alien to me. There is a small orthodox church somewhat close by, and i intend to go, but it is eastern. Admittedly i wish it were western, but thats ok 😊. I will say that there are tons of people like me who would jump at the opportunity join a western rite orthodox church now that so many protestant churches have watered down their message and strive to be accepted by the world. Ill be praying for your success.

[sakisathan]

What are the differences between the Eastern and Western Orthodox Churches?
And if they differ, what makes them original?
Do all those monks on Mount Athos still get it wrong after 1300 or more years?
Are they not the ones who preserve the tradition of our Church?
Please explain this to me, because you make me perplexed

[loopz_attack]

@ 5:00 That is my parish priest Fr. John from our parish St. Matthew's Antiochian Orthodox Church! Incredible priest, and funny how he shows up in this video!

[benjaminkline]

I love that it can reach people, as for me personally though I’m not too keen on western Christianity. I was born and raised non denominational. I been going to Orthodox Church a few months now. I love the eastern way of viewing things. Makes more sense and is more mystical.

[annabanana]

I pray that the Western Rite would be included in New Jersey.

[BlueprintExplorations]

Those forms and expressions are important.