Introduction to Eastern Catholicism - Fr. Michael Lee

[@clarissa7428]

Former atheist here who was divided about joining Catholicism or Orthodoxy. I just love this kind of resource to help people learn about Byzantine Catholicism!

[@AnastasiusBibliothecarius885]

May the Lord guide you on your journey. I can only say the Catholic Church awaits with open arms 🙏🏼.

[@ugomariapablo]

I hope you chose the Catholic Church, since it’s Universal and truly the Church of Christ. The Orthodox is National and Political with each country having its own and excommunicating each other; like Russian Orthodox, Bulgarian Orthodox, Ethiopian Orthodox etc…

[@clarissa7428]

@@ugomariapablo I did!

[@ugomariapablo]

@@clarissa7428 yaaaayyy God bless you as you live in His kingdom 🙏🏽🙏🏽

[@friednotsteamed7956]

May God guide you. I would suggest you spend more time within the Orthodox Church, as well as the Catholic Church, as you have essentially joined into a Church that attempts to appear Orthodox-which begs the question: why not just be Orthodox and participate in the real thing?

[@jeremiahzimmerman8499]

Fr. Michael Lee is so wonderful! He played a vital role in my conversion.

[@ugomariapablo]

As a Roman Catholic, I think after hearing about the rich theology of the Consecration Ceremony of the Divine Liturgy of the Byzantine Rite, I think I’m more inclined to become a Byzantine Catholic as soon as I can find one.

[@marcikemers8414]

Eastern or Latin, we are one Catholic Church, brothers in Christ. It is just so wonderful to know how diverse the Catholic Church is, none above the other but of same importance and reverence.

[@josephjacob3274]

Catholic church is not really diverse since majority is Latin.

[@d.j.b.0515]

​@@josephjacob3274 The very word "Catholic" means "Universal". There are millions of Catholics living in the Middle East, India, and Africa, as well as in South America and Mexico. These people are native to those countries, yet are Catholic. The Catholic Church is absolutely the most diverse Church in the world, as it has 23 Eastern liturgical rites in addition to the predominant Latin rite, but even the smallest liturgical rites are just as equal to the Latins in terms of dignity, diversity, and faith.

[@collapse-christianity]

Eastern Catholic catechist here. So glad to see that you're exploring this side of the faith. I am also former Baptist/non-denom, too. Thanks for your work.

[@ugomariapablo]

Please I’m considering Eastern Catholicism. What can you advice me to read? What pdf can I get online to begin? I’m currently Roman but I’m open to make a switch

[@DireTribble]

This is so fascinating. I love this. Returning to Christ after many decades away has brought me to both the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches and I've been studying the works from the greats of both and praying about where I belong. Learning about the Byzantine Catholics is something I had never really looked into much before. I think I'll go visit my local one. Thanks so much for making this video.

[@blackriflehomestead]

Wow!!! This was one of the best videos on eastern Catholicism I’ve ever watched! Stumbled across it in a Facebook group. My children and I were blessed to meet Fr. Michael a few weeks ago when he visited our parish St. Isidore’s in Manhattan, KS to do the Divine Liturgy! It was my second time attending a Divine Liturgy and I love it so much. My husband is currently deployed but when he returns I told him that we have to go visit St. Luke’s! 🙏🏻 We both have felt led toward Byzantine Catholicism in recent times. Loved Fr. Michael’s explanation about iconography….throughout the video he kept having me be like “whoa!!” So profound! Thanks for doing this! Shared with my family.

[@AslinTheLion]

It's interesting that you talked about the Seventh Ecumenical Council - my first time ever going to a Divine Liturgy at St. Luke just so happened to fall on the feast day of the Seventh Ecumenical Council! So the topic of iconoclasm/iconophilia was the topic of the homily that day. Really interesting stuff that I didn't know about at first, and definitely something I now have in my back pocket whenever someone gives me grief for having icons and statues in my home.

[@Karl_I]

I'm a Roman Catholic, but would like to attend a Byzantine catholic church

[@GiftofChaosStudio]

Each and every day as I learn more about Eastern Catholic spirituality, the more I am convinced my call to switch rites from Latin to Byzantine Catholic does come from God. I have held Eastern Spirituality without even realizing it my entire life.

[@TheEdzy25]

My girlfriend is from slovakia, and they attend both the greek and roman rite. What was interesting, is that even in the Roman rite they stand in parts of the consecration. Their orignal liturgy was the greek and slovanic liturgy.

[@CatholicWithaBiblePodcast]

I actually got to come here a couple weeks ago!

[@ConvertingCatholic]

LOVE THESE PEOPLE! WAY TO STAY IN COMMUNION WITH ROME! UNITED WE STAND ! 6

[@TheFreeThought]

I will be attending this exact parish

[@khoalam888]

Such a good tour. Awesome priest. Thanks Suan.

[@PNWOlygurl66]

I love The Lord Jesus Christ and his Mother, The Theotokos and The Byzantine Catholic Church. ☦️

[@andoylanggid]

The spiritual richness of the Church.

[@RayWihak-nw3sv]

Important note..the priest drops the Eucharist into your open mouth during communion. One does NOT put the spoon in their mouth or touches your tongue

[@TheFireDivine]

I have received the Eucharist from this priest.

[@PNWOlygurl66]

My Church Parish is St. George Byzantine Catholic Church in Lacey, Washington.

[@jakubr4634]

I have always wanted to see what it looks like behind the iconostasis

[@dsonyay]

Very beautiful

[@edwardmagdalena1383]

As a Roman Catholic can i attend easter rite mass

[@derrick7442]

Absolutely! And I’d highly recommend it.

[@bandie9101]

as long as it does not worsen your communion to your "home" rite, i.e. does not bring "tribalism" around - as it's recommended in my diocese.

[@petars4444]

Yes, in every catholic church you can, no matter what rite.

[@ugomariapablo]

I think Pope Pius X gave the allowance to attend any Rite.

[@Compulsive-Elk7103]

Of course , all 23 eastern Catholic churches are in communion with Rome and you are definitely allowed to attend a Divine Liturgy (Mass) as it's called in the East.

[@johnthecatholic914]

I would like to read about eastern Catholic spirituality. Are there any good book recommendations?

[@makahiadanielle8459]

I would like book suggestions too!

[@PNWOlygurl66]

20 Answers , Eastern Catholicism by Father Daniel Dozier. ☦️

[@bandie9101]

there are 2 bars on the cross on the Slovakian coat of arms, as well as on the Hungarian one.

[@clarekuehn4372]

36:20 forward: Need a clarification that this is not Earth worship, although God is everywhere and creation is going to be purified. And not Masonic self development, though Christ is in us.

[@DominiCanes94]

St. Thomas Aquinas believed in the IMC

[@user20867]

what is IMC exacty?

[@carsonianthegreat4672]

@@user20867immaculate conception

[@lukew4211]

@@user20867immaculate conception

[@RayWihak-nw3sv]

Ukrainian Catholic here. We don’t kneel from Easter until Pentecost.

[@ziesha.marie11]

fascinating

[@clarekuehn4372]

Do they have relics in the altar?

[@RayWihak-nw3sv]

Yes, either enshrined in the altar or with an antimension which is sort of a portable altar stone on a cloth. At least in the Ukrainian Catholic Church.

[@clarekuehn4372]

He says Byzantine Catholic vs Orthodox Catholic. Are they both Catholic?

[@markv1974]

We have like 24 catholic churches with roman just 1 (although the largest of the 24).

[@bandie9101]

but who added the 19 more tones?

[@CountofHazelview]

A legitimate question, I just need to be informed. I love the Blessed Virgin Mary as my Mother and Queen, so for me the four Marian dogmas are non negotiable. I know that in the East they don’t believe in the Immaculate Conception, which is a blasphemy for me as Catholic. But what about the Eastern Catholicism? I imagine that since they are in union with the Chair of Peter, they believe in the same dogmas? I have to research.. I’d appreciate any feedback, and thank you 😊. Love in Christ to all.

[@FrJohnBrownSJ]

Yes, Eastern Catholics do not reject any Catholic dogmas.

[@BrandonDanilition]

Of course Eastern Catholicism believes in the Immaculate Conception, they’re in communion with Rome after all and are fully part of the Catholic Church. There are some people who say Eastern Catholics don’t have to believe the Immaculate Conception, but this is just wrong and gravely misinformed. The simple thing is that the term itself, Immaculate Conception, is not necessarily or as widely found in Eastern Catholic theology. It’s still there, just different terminology

[@emanuelmontanez3492]

Replying a year after your comment lol. But yes the Eastern Catholic Churches believe in all dogmatic of the Catholic Church it is required of us to be in union with Rome. We just often have different ways of explaining it but ultimately it's the same beliefs.

[@anahioliveros2011]

🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

[@dylan3456]

I find Gavin Ortlund’s talks on iconology very thoroughly convincing. Does eastern Catholicism have any particularities that distinguish it from Eastern Orthodoxy in this regard?

[@clarissa7428]

Have you seen Trent Horn’s response to Ortlund, by chance? He addresses him specifically in a talk about icons.

[@clarissa7428]

I don’t think EC differs at all from EO on this; I’m not sure how they could, since it was an issue addressed before they split. If you accept that ecumenical councils are guided by the Holy Spirit (like both EO and Catholics do) then you can’t get around accepting icons.

[@friednotsteamed7956]

Yes. Eastern Catholicism accepts and maintains all of the same views and doctrines as Roman Catholicism. Eastern Catholicism presents itself as Eastern only in appearance. It’s essentially Roman Catholics larping as Orthodox.

[@crushtheserpent]

@@friednotsteamed7956 That's an incredibly uninformed statement you've made there. Many Eastern Catholic churches were Orthodox for a long time before they reunited with Rome. To call them larps is not only incorrect but disrespectful. Open a history book next time before commenting 👍

[@friednotsteamed7956]

I would suggest you watch Seraphim Hamilton’s coverage of Ortlund’s views.

[@friednotsteamed7956]

Uniate church. Your theology is superficial and borrowed as its foundation isn’t Orthodoxy in its content-it’s Western Catholic in essence.

[@carsonianthegreat4672]

That’s pretty ignorant and disrespectful

[@friednotsteamed7956]

@@carsonianthegreat4672 The truth does that sometimes. St Mark of Ephesus, an Orthodox Saint who they venerate, has a lot more to say.

[@carsonianthegreat4672]

@@friednotsteamed7956 the truth is not ignorant lmao. The Eastern Catholics are authentically eastern.

[@BrandonDanilition]

No, some eastern rite Catholic Churches have always been in communion with Rome, never broke in schism, whilst always being eastern in essence. But they’re not going to break communion with the first among equals, many of which were killed over refusal of doing such.

[@dimitriosvlissides5781]

This is a UNIATE Papal chyrch A Troyan Horse to subverse Orthodoxy sinc he Synod of Florence 1446? I filtrating gradually see how many Orthodox slavs in central and eastern europe have become catholics under the cover of "byzantine" rite as it sounds more exotic BYZANTINE IS ONLY GREEK ORTHODOX ,Serbian ,Russian ,Bulgarian,Romanian ,Ucranian Bellorussian All the other is just a bad imitation organized by vatican

[@carsonianthegreat4672]

WRONG

[@BrandonDanilition]

Wrong, many eastern rite Churches were always in communion with the Roman Catholic Church.

[@truthseeker11-11]

So is Eastern Catholocism Orthodoxy?

[@caseycardenas1668]

No.

[@carsonianthegreat4672]

It’s the eastern orthodox traditions brought into communion with the See of Peter

[@BrandonDanilition]

@@carsonianthegreat4672not necessarily. These are Eastern rite Catholics, some of which never broke communion with Rome, and some of which came back into communion since the Great Schism. It depends on the particular eastern rite Church