tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73042886598650075.post5131854455578045078..comments2024-03-22T11:37:52.668-05:00Comments on Byzantine, Texas: Albanian Diocese launches Hispanic outreach in NJByzantine, TXhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17845681957622343484noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73042886598650075.post-86538628221778761712013-11-22T06:47:57.702-06:002013-11-22T06:47:57.702-06:00I'm only just now learning there's an Alba...I'm only just now learning there's an Albanian Archdiocese of the OCA Metripolitanate.The Anti-Gnostichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04386593803225823789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73042886598650075.post-45246978230618877412013-11-22T02:06:27.396-06:002013-11-22T02:06:27.396-06:00They should send "Rev. Fr. Andrew Gomez"...They should send "Rev. Fr. Andrew Gomez" a very educated and dedicated priest from the Tullytown, PA" "Christ the King Western Rite" ROCOR church up there to see how a latin rite liturgy fares. He's only an hour away , maybe 45 miles south west of Red Bank, NJ.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11471650005449587155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73042886598650075.post-40982357622694286972013-11-22T02:01:16.419-06:002013-11-22T02:01:16.419-06:00It would make far more sense if it were a Latin/We...It would make far more sense if it were a Latin/Western rite parish than a byzantine rite parish for hispanics .... I mean I don't expect greeks to become Latin rite Roman Catholics - why expect hispanics to become byzantine rite Orthodox? Personally I think this is the clincher. I do not believe it will be successful for that reason. It imposes the eastern culture on a group that is latin culture ritually.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11471650005449587155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73042886598650075.post-51916992653764076322013-11-11T02:03:03.810-06:002013-11-11T02:03:03.810-06:00I wonder when the Latin diocese is organizing a pa...I wonder when the Latin diocese is organizing a parish outreach to the Greek Diaspora. Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09356738924839809045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73042886598650075.post-56832460536384185302013-11-06T13:17:07.214-06:002013-11-06T13:17:07.214-06:00Very happy this is happening. May this church pros...Very happy this is happening. May this church prosper and be rapidly integrated into the family of Orthodox Churches in the area...especially with her Metropolis.<br />Miriam Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07747305774404134761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73042886598650075.post-30550300788015407332013-11-04T20:32:17.443-06:002013-11-04T20:32:17.443-06:00It is a little misleading...it is indeed the first...It is a little misleading...it is indeed the first Orthodox Church under the Ecumenical Patriarch to be dedicated to such a mission...but not the first such Orthodox Church in the U.S. It is very welcome, however!St. Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01539596888729006259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73042886598650075.post-35471981007935899492013-11-04T11:44:38.497-06:002013-11-04T11:44:38.497-06:00What does this mean: "All are welcomed regar...What does this mean: "All are welcomed regardless of race, color or ethnicity. The Divine Services will be celebrated in the language of the people. Father Rafael serves in English, Spanish, Greek and Church Slavonic." What is he going to do at the start of the service, take a vote?<br /><br />This gets a mention for unintentional hilarity: "This is the first Orthodox Christian Church in the United States under the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople dedicated specifically to the missionary work among Hispanics and others of Non-Orthodox ancestry." <br /><br />What's it been now--120 years in the US? Then Hispanics show up in New Jersey and the GOA realizes this ain't Byzantium and they're a missionary Church.The Anti-Gnostichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04386593803225823789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73042886598650075.post-44192685661463761632013-11-04T00:39:08.185-06:002013-11-04T00:39:08.185-06:00Good! More diverse outreach to all communities an...Good! More diverse outreach to all communities and cultures!theguide42https://www.blogger.com/profile/09593787582228300014noreply@blogger.com