The Eastern Orthodox have always used leaven bread for the celebration of the Eucharist, Divine Liturgy. It is placed in the chalice after consecration as it is cut, and a spoon is used to distribute the Precious Body and Blood of Christ to each communicant. This is in a Russian Cathedral with a large number of communicants, thus a lot of bread is consecrated and the need for the huge, humongous, extra, extra, extra large chalice!
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Is facial hair a requirement among the Eastern Orthodox?
I believe so and also the ability to sing, as they have no "spoken" Liturgy!
So, they are sort of like a rock group from the 60's...that was bad...mea culpa...LOL!
As a Greek Catholic I do not remember much singing at a Low Mass. At the High Mass, singing yes!
May we be blessed to see reports like
this about the Latin Rite of the Church.
May we be blessed to see reports like . . . "Ukrainian seminaries are having to turn away up to half of the young men seeking to become priests due to a lack of space" . . . about the Latin Rite of the Church.
Yes, we can. It's pretty much the same at traditional Latin seminaries like the U.S. seminary of the FSSP in NebrasKa.
I had forgotten about the bread. One of my best friend's is from a Greek family and he has a beard. He looks good with a beard. I think if priests would grow beards they would not feel as self conscious about wearing their collar in public. A man with a beard is a serious man.
rcg
Why cultivate on one's face that which grows wild elsewhere...
You tell them Henry. Traditional Seminaries are filled beyond capacity, Traditional Religious Orders like wise "afflicted" with more vocations than they can handle.
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