Yuhannon,

Blessed Subkono/Forgiveness Monday/Ash Monday to you, my brother!!

I was wondering if you would do me a favour - could you find out if the Syriac Catholics at your parish have any knowledge of the Syriac Mission in Chicago? I wanted to get in touch with their priest to invite them to the Malankara-Syriac Church in Chicago, but I am having no luck!

God's peace and strength to you this Sowmo Rabo!

Question on Ash Monday.
Why is it on Monday?
Just concelebrated the Maronite Liturgy here, what a wonderful experience.
Stephanos I

I know that but that still doesnt answer the why on Monday.
Stephanos I

Regarding canon 702 the Code of Canons of the Eastern Churches concerning concelebration, please know that the patrimony of the Church of the East, notably in the Canons of the Synods, explicitly rejects any form of concelebration and stipulates that the priest and deacons celebrating the Holy Offering are to receive the Body and Blood of the Lord before anyone else, even if a bishop be present. This should be understood in light of the document APPLYING THE LITURGICAL PRESCRIPTIONS OF THE CODE OF CANONS OF THE EASTERN CHURCHES - Congregation for the Eastern Churches, "Addressing the different forms of participation in the Eucharistic celebration, the Code of Canons of the Eastern Churches reminds us many times of the need to respect the prescriptions of the liturgical books and the particular law. This requirement also applies to concelebration, considering that the ways of practicing it in the different Churches <sui iuris> and of the different ritual families vary."

Regarding Mar Bawai or his priests being able to use Catholic churches, please see "Decree on the Catholic Churches of the Eastern Rite - Second Vatican Council, paragraphs 28 & 29,
"28. Further, given the same principles, common participation by Catholics with their Eastern separated brethren in sacred functions, things and places is allowed for a just cause.
29. This conciliatory policy with regard to "communicatio in sacris" (participation in things sacred) with the brethren of the separated Eastern Churches is put into the care and control of the local hierarchs, in order that, by combined counsel among themselves and, if need be, after consultation also with the hierarchs of the separated churches, they may by timely and effective regulations and norms direct the relations among Christians."

could you find out if the Syriac Catholics at your parish have any knowledge of the Syriac Mission in Chicago? I wanted to get in touch with their priest to invite them to the Malankara-Syriac Church in Chicago, but I am having no luck!

Neil,

Our Lady of Lebanon is no longer in Hillside - they were using an old Latin parish for weekly use (now the building is a police station) while their new building was being built. Our Lady of Lebanon is now in Lombard, I have emailed the priest at OLoL, but haven't received a response - I'm not sure that the email address is active.

Lenten peace my brother,
Michael

for the Latin Church Lent starts Ash Wednesday and ends Holy Saturday. Not counting Sundays that gives 40 days.

for the Byzantine Churches Lent starts the Monday before the Latin Ash Wednesday and ends Holy Thursday. Not counting Sundays that gives 40 days.

Our Lady of Lebanon is no longer in Hillside

Anyway-I would be very interested to learn of any "Orthodox Assyrian" or "Assyrian Orthodox" parish/parishes still in existence in Baghdad, or anywhere else! I knew that Bishop John of Urmia had a church in Baghdad after World War II, but, that is ablut all I knew!