Eastern Rite Divine Liturgy

As I've been learning more about all aspects of our Church, in learning about the Eastern Rites I've been interested in attending Divine Liturgy to further my knowledge etc. My question is, are the Liturgies in English (in the U.S.) or do they use the native language of where their Rite originates? Would be nice to know this ahead of time.

BillC wrote:As I've been learning more about all aspects of our Church, in learning about the Eastern Rites I've been interested in attending Divine Liturgy to further my knowledge etc. My question is, are the Liturgies in English (in the U.S.) or do they use the native language of where their Rite originates? Would be nice to know this ahead of time.

Bill,
Do you know where the nearest one is to Reno? I wouldn't mind checking it out
myself!

Amber wrote:
Bill,
Do you know where the nearest one is to Reno? I wouldn't mind checking it out
myself!

Hey Amber...I've checked a bit and the closest one I've seen is in Sacramento...Byzantine if I remember rightly...
Hey Cindy...thanks for the reply, that helps.

Bill,
Almost all of the Eastern Rite Liturgies in the U.S. will be celebrated for the most part in English. Depending on the Rite, some parts of the Divine liturgy might be in the language of that Rite.

If you go to a Ukrainian or Ruthenian parish you would most likely here some Old Slavonic, or if you attend a Melkite or Maronite church you will hear some Arabic.

BillC wrote:

Amber wrote:
Bill,
Do you know where the nearest one is to Reno? I wouldn't mind checking it out
myself!

Hey Amber...I've checked a bit and the closest one I've seen is in Sacramento...Byzantine if I remember rightly...
Hey Cindy...thanks for the reply, that helps.

Ok Amber, checked some more and found Sacto has Ukrainian, Byzantine and the Eastern Catholic Archdiocese The Chaldean Syrian...not sure if there is a parish attached to it, but I assume so...

thanks Khaled for your info too...

BillC wrote:

Ok Amber, checked some more and found Sacto has Ukrainian, Byzantine and the Eastern Catholic Archdiocese The Chaldean Syrian...not sure if there is a parish attached to it, but I assume so...

Thanks, Bill! I might have to make it a point to drive over the hill this summer to check these out! It would be a great experience for the kids!

Amber wrote:
Thanks, Bill! I might have to make it a point to drive over the hill this summer to check these out! It would be a great experience for the kids!

Yes it will be...and for you too I should say! I'm sure you will anyway, but be sure to explain to them that there will be some slight differences between the Liturgy there and the Liturgy in our Latin Rite Churches that they are used to. And of course, make sure they know that they are not a different Church, just a different tradition within the same Church.
On that note, can anyone else give us some of the differences in the Liturgies of the different Rites? I have some idea of differences, but more knowledge is always better...