Hello, I am joining the Catholic Church and I was wanting to deepen my western prayer life. I began in the Eastern tradition and wondered if the Latin rites had morning and evening prayers, just a daily prayer structure really.
Does anyone have any suggestions for where to find a breviary, preferably a Pre-Vatican 2? Or what publications to look into? Any help is greatly appreciated thank you.
Is it ok to listen to chanting during morning and or evening prayers?
As Orthodox is there a teaching on when Mary became sinless or how? Like was she sinless from birth but not free from the sin nature? Or as an Orthodox what is the alternative for the Immaculate Conception?
Does the Catholic Church have any Saints to match EO contemporary saints, in the Eastern or Western Rite?
I’m really looking for saints in the Church with that Eastern spirituality to look to, if anyone can help.
Hello I was wondering what your guys’ thoughts are on Saints from Holy Orthodoxy. I greatly struggle to believe that such holy men like St. Seraphim of Sarov, or St. Joseph the Hesychast, or St. Paisios, or St. Nektarios, and on and on are apart from Christ because they were not in communion with Rome. Please correct me if this is wrong thinking or heretical, or even ecumenist.
But do any of you venerate or pray to saints such as these whether privately or publicly? What’re your thoughts or the churches thoughts, please help me.
Does anyone have any trouble with their breathing why praying the Jesus Prayer? Sometimes I feel like it messes with my normal breathing even, just wondering if anyone has experienced something like this?
Hey I’m curious what is different between the rule of the Theotokos, the 150 angelic salutations, that St. Seraphim of Sarov promoted, and the Latin Rosary is in practice?
From what I understand the Rule of the Theotokos also has “mysteries” to call to remembrance, and decades split by Our Fathers. Could someone explain this at all?
God Bless.
I’ve been looking for good resources to read the church fathers, whether prayer or theology, East and West. I currently know of New Advent and I have the Sayings of the Desert Fathers. Would anyone have any physical and online resources recommend?
I was wanting to know what Eastern Catholics think about the Meditative aspect of the rosary. Does it seem counter productive to practice Hesycasm with the Jesus prayer and do the Rosary?
Also I was curious if you do pray the Rosary do any of you do it in a Hesycastic way, and do not meditate on the mysteries?
Hey guys I was curious if any of you say the Jesus Prayer in Greek or as the Maronite’s do in Aramaic. Just curious as a native English speaker I find them beautiful, especially Aramaic, since Christ spoke that language.
I was curious what beatified means for Catholics. Can they ask for their intercession and have icons of them? I have just been trying to find Eastern Catholic Saints, I’ve come upon three beatified people.
Petro Oros, Theodore Romzha, and Basil Hopko
I would love some insight into anything Eastern Catholics Saints or heroes to research.
Hi I’m currently in OCIA, joining the Roman Rite, my heart is in eastern tradition but there are no eastern Catholic Churches near me.
I was wondering if anyone has recommendations on which psalter to purchase, I was looking into the Ancient Faith Psalter, it’s a good price and formulated for monastics it says. But any thoughts are greatly appreciated, God Bless
Also thank you people on this subreddit, your thoughts and ideas have greatly helped my process in transitioning from Protestantism.
Edit: thank you guys so much for your help
I’ve been looking into prayer books, such as the Publican prayer books. My question is would it be wrong to get “The Little Red Prayer Book” or Ancient Faith’s prayer book they offer? I know they are orthodox prayer books just curious if they’re acceptable in the Eastern Catholic Tradition?
If you have any recommendations for prayer books also please let me know, thank you and God Bless.
Would it be wrong for a Catholic to really only pray the rosary.
Im currently in OCIA and I’ve found a deep love for the clausal method of praying the Rosary, if I feel that is the best way to deepen my love and relation for Christ would that be wrong to have that as my daily prayer rule?
This mainly about explaining miracles in the Roman Catholic Church such as Marian apparitions and Eucharistic miracles. Do they validate the RC church? But I would really appreciate arguments against Roman Catholicism from the Bible also, such as Jesus’ words to Peter in many different places. Thank you guys very much.
I am an inquirer into Orthodoxy and was wondering there was is any reason to or not to join in fasting, such as the current Apostles Fast? I feel drawn to the act of self denial, but is there any reason to since I am outside the Body?
Do Orthodox fast on Wednesdays and Fridays? And if so when do they start and begin?
Does anyone have any recommendations for quality prayer ropes that are fairly priced?