Catholic Worship
There are several liturgical rites of the Catholic Church. Most
English-speaking Catholics follow the Roman Rite. There are also
a number of Eastern Rites (which I'd like to find more on-line resources for).
The Mass (of the Roman Rite)
Eastern Rites
See also a directory
of Eastern Rite Catholic Churches in the US, courtesy St. Michael's.
The Byzantine Rite
See the unofficial page for the
Byzantine Catholic Church in America.
- Mass:
The Byzantine Rite uses the liturgy of St. John Chrysostom,
which you can find here.
You can also look at the
Orthodox version at ocf.org.
- Divine Office: This page has the service texts to parts of the Divine Office
as celebrated in the Orthodox Church. The Byzantine Catholic version is
very similar.
Here are some Web pages from parishes in various eastern rites:
The Coptic Rite
The Coptic Catholic liturgy of St. Basil is very similar to the
Coptic Orthodox version
These are the seven sacraments of the Church. (If you know of some more
links to relevant information on them, please let me know.)
- Baptism
- Confirmation
- Eucharist (Communion)
- Penance and Reconciliation
- Anointing of the Sick
- Holy Orders
- Matrimony (Marriage)
Some information on Catholic burial and funerals is provided by the
Associated Catholic Cemeteries
of Seattle.
Music, Hymns, and Chant
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John Mark Ockerbloom <spok+catholic@cs.cmu.edu> -- Last updated 5-Aug-1996