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I do not know if this is the right category place to ask this question, but oh well:
Are there any secular orders for laity in Eastern Orthodoxy or Byzantine Catholicism?
Just curious,
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Not in Orthodoxy.
There are occasional brotherhoods, but they really don't resemble secular orders in any way.
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This, from the Statutes of the Byzantine Catholic Eparchy of Parma:36.1. Recognizing the right of all the faithful freely to form associations to achieve spiritual or charitable ends, the faithful of the Eparchy of Parma are encouraged to become members of the associations related to the various Byzantine religious orders such as the Secular Franciscans, Oblates of St. Benedict and Carmelite Third Order Seculars.
36.2. Membership in such associations will enhance the active participation of the members in the lives of their own proper parishes, which always take priority over other activities of the associations to which they belong. Al (a pilgrim)
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I am a pledged member of a lay confraternity which, while not a Byzantine organization, is quite Eastern in many ways. PM me if you'd like more information.
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The Sisters of St Basil started the "Associate" program I would guess about 10 years ago. These are lay members who participate in the ministry and worship with the nuns in Uniontown. New members are formally accepted into the community during Saturday Vespers at the Otpust.
I don't know if this is innovative or if there is Eastern precedence, but the program is established and appears to be successful. This could be a model for the monks as well.
Perhaps Bishop John Kudrick has this in mind (eventually) for Parma. With the modern American culture this may be the way to keep some form of monastic life alive. As well, it will cultivate a vibrancy which is sorely lacking currently.
Fr. Deacon Paul
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