Byzantine Liturgy

This morning I braved the near two feet of snow in Mishawaka to make my Sunday Obligation in the Divine Liturgy of the Byzantine Rite at the Ukrainian Catholic parish of St. Michael the Archangel. It was a beautiful liturgy, even without the full congregation present and without the full sung liturgy. I have every intention to attend again when the weather is a bit more certain. The things which struck me about the Divine Liturgy most exquisitely were the repeated prayers. The repetition of the prayer, "Lord have mercy" as well as the prayers for the Church point to the need for sound repetition in our lives. It is amazing that this ancient liturgy is able to connect so well to the needs of today's man. This rite of Eucharist allows man, with his short attention span, to grasp the events of the liturgy in a way that the Roman Rite, at least in the Ordinary Form, cannot. If you are in a place that you have access to any of the other Catholic Churches that use Byzantine Liturgies I highly suggest that you make a point of experiencing them. If I think of it I'll take the time to write a fuller post after I attend Divine Liturgy again. God willing there will be better weather and thus a fuller example of the Divine Liturgy as it is normally celebrated.