Anastasia13 Posted September 4, 2011 Share Posted September 4, 2011 [quote name='Aya Sophia' timestamp='1314894037' post='2298673'] Byz Cath here! Migrated to Byz rite from Roman years ago but due to "circumstances" (read: Providence) resurfaced in the Roman rite in 2008. Fully formed in both rites, in the spiritualities of both the Western and the Eastern (Ortho & Eastern Cath) Christian Churches, breathing deeply with both lungs. [/quote] What do you mean by fully formed in both? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aya Sophia Posted September 4, 2011 Share Posted September 4, 2011 My spiritual formation has been in both traditions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anastasia13 Posted September 4, 2011 Share Posted September 4, 2011 [quote name='Aya Sophia' timestamp='1315147826' post='2300017'] My spiritual formation has been in both traditions. [/quote] Yeah, I don't know what that means. What is Spiritual formation if it can be in two diff traditions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aya Sophia Posted September 4, 2011 Share Posted September 4, 2011 Born into Roman rite family but not practicing until personal conversion experience after which entered Roman rite monastery - received spiritual formation in Roman Rite monasticism. Roman rite mon life included studying iconography, however. When left the mon, ended up, because of iconography, in Byz rite parish. Transferred to Byz rite, stayed in parish for many years, receiving spiritual formation according to Byz Christianity. Life events have me back in the Roman rite now but I cannot "remove" my Byz formation! How I am as a person, how I practice and live the faith is fruit of formation in both tradition. Make sense? If not . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anastasia13 Posted September 5, 2011 Share Posted September 5, 2011 [quote name='Aya Sophia' timestamp='1315177724' post='2300243'] Born into Roman rite family but not practicing until personal conversion experience after which entered Roman rite monastery - received spiritual formation in Roman Rite monasticism. Roman rite mon life included studying iconography, however. When left the mon, ended up, because of iconography, in Byz rite parish. Transferred to Byz rite, stayed in parish for many years, receiving spiritual formation according to Byz Christianity. Life events have me back in the Roman rite now but I cannot "remove" my Byz formation! How I am as a person, how I practice and live the faith is fruit of formation in both tradition. Make sense? If not . . . [/quote] Yes, that makes sense. Both sides have influenced your formation rather than you have totally completed something in each rite. I think that is what confused me. How does the Byzantine rite influence you now? I'm curious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Byzantine Posted September 5, 2011 Share Posted September 5, 2011 [quote name='Light and Truth' timestamp='1314831043' post='2298325'] Any new Easterns show up lately? [/quote] Yeah. That would probably be me. From the cradle a member of the Byzantine Catholic Metropolitan Church [i]sui iuris[/i] of Pittsburgh. Any questions that need answering (including what it's like to be a 17-year-old member of the BCMCP), I can probably/possibly answer. I had my own thread at one point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aya Sophia Posted September 5, 2011 Share Posted September 5, 2011 [quote name='Light and Truth' timestamp='1315191799' post='2300313'] Yes, that makes sense. Both sides have influenced your formation rather than you have totally completed something in each rite. I think that is what confused me. How does the Byzantine rite influence you now? I'm curious. [/quote] - The Jesus Prayer remains as natural to me as breathing - Monastic sources - still much more attracted to the early Eastern sources than to the later Western (the only exception being the Carmelites and, most specifically, SPN John of the Cross who has been and always will be the bees' knees with me.) - Eastern focus on the Transfiguration and Resurrection (vs. Western devotion to the Passion and suffering of Christ) healed me big time as did the family quality of Byzantine parish life - "Divinization" - very aware of the divine dynamic in our growth in holiness (divinization or [i]theosis)[/i], aware that it is less what we do than the action of the Holy Spirit in us that draws us ultimately up into the life, light and triune love of the godhead Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anastasia13 Posted September 6, 2011 Share Posted September 6, 2011 Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anastasia13 Posted October 31, 2012 Share Posted October 31, 2012 Bump. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anastasia13 Posted October 31, 2012 Share Posted October 31, 2012 *bump* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmaD2006 Posted October 31, 2012 Share Posted October 31, 2012 OLD OLD OLD OLD OLD OLD OLD OLD OLD thread..... Groo where are you?!?!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roamin Catholic Posted October 31, 2012 Share Posted October 31, 2012 I strongly dislike when people bump very old threads and don't have anything significant to add or don't at least exain why they did? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nihil Obstat Posted October 31, 2012 Share Posted October 31, 2012 [quote name='Roamin_Catholic' timestamp='1351719833' post='2501419'] I strongly dislike when people bump very old threads and don't have anything significant to add or don't at least exain why they did? [/quote] I strongly dislike when people end statements with question marks even when they did not really ask a question? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roamin Catholic Posted October 31, 2012 Share Posted October 31, 2012 I fail to see the issue? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nihil Obstat Posted November 1, 2012 Share Posted November 1, 2012 In that case I guess I have nothing more to say? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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