The Historical Growth and the Co-Existence Of Latin Rite and the Oriental Rites in India

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dc.contributor.authorKainikunnel, George
dc.date.accessioned2018-11-02T07:22:53Z
dc.date.available2018-11-02T07:22:53Z
dc.date.issued1996-02
dc.description.abstractThe bringing together of Eastern and Western Christian tradition was one of the most urgent tasks of the time in which we were living before Vatican It, and yet even now in the aftermath of. Vatican It the co-existence of both is not as rosy as it looks. There seems to be a need for mutual understanding which has to be much deeper in order to enrich one another. An element of the very first importance in this task is a genuine meeting and reconciliation between these great Christian traditions. Through the process of history they have lived for so long in ignorance and misunderstanding of one another and they seem unfortunately so far to be continuing to live one apart from the other. It is in the Church's liturgy of worship, the official expression of her public prayer, that there is to be found the wealth of her tradition, stamped with the particular spirit of this or that civilization and history. In fact, Vatican II speaks of the Eastern churches, that, though separated from the West(Rome), they have the true Sacraments, above all because of the apostolic succession, the priesthood, and the Eucharist, which unite both in close ties, so that the relation between Eucharistic communion and ecclesial communion is somewhat obscured The restoration of unity among all Christians is one of the principal concerns of the Second Vatican Council. Christ the Lord founded one Church and one Church only. However, many Christian communities present themselves to everybody as true inheritors of Jesus Christ; all indeed profess to be followers of the Lord but they differ in their mentality and go their different ways, as if Christ himself was divided(ICor. 1:13)2 For nine centuries the Churches of the East and the West went their own ways, though a brotherly communion of faith and sacramental life bound them together. When disagreements in faith and discipline arose among them, the Roman See acted by common consent as moderator) From their very origins the Churches of the East have had a treasury from which the Church of the West has drawn largely for its liturgy, spiritual tradition and jurisprudence. The heritage handed down by the apostles was received differently and in different forms, so that from the very beginning of the Church, its development varied from region to region and also because of the varying cultures, differing mentalities and ways of life, and the lack of central Church Government. Adapting the liturgy to the culture of the celebrating community was what happened in the earliest days of Christianity. And liturgy was celebrated according to the culture of the people. The various liturgical rites bear witness to this. These reasons and other plus external causes as well as the lack of charity and mutual understanding, gradually led in later centuries to divisions rather than communion. But the Second Vatican Council finally and for the first time thanks God that many Eastern children of the Catholic Church preserve this heritage and wish to express it more faithfully and completely in communion with their brethren who follow the tradition of the West. The aim of this small presentation is to be a first introduction to this little-know world as it exists mainly in South India and other parts of India, and it endeavors to give its right place to each of the liturgical traditions of the Christian East and learn from each other and enrich by one another. We all know that Christ's humanity is the instrument of salvation for every human being. The saving actions of Jesus reach us today in the visibility of the many particular Churches, especially by their liturgical celebrations. If we are receptive to God's action in the various liturgies, we can experience God and live an authentic life as disciples of Jesus in any of them. In this perspective we see that Christianity in India, particularly in South India, is entangled with the ways and means of salvation rather than the goal itself. In this paper I am first trying to present the arrival of Christianity in India which is a good thing following the command of our Master and Lord, to preach the good news of Salvation to all nations. But once this is done, the unity of all Christians is not found due to some of the external factors like rites, territory, power plays etc, which bring division. After having exposed them sufficiently, some suggestions are proposed in the light of the Second Vatican Council.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12342/336
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherTangaza University Collegeen_US
dc.subjectCo-existenceen_US
dc.subjectLatin riteen_US
dc.subjectoriental Riteen_US
dc.subjectIndiaen_US
dc.subjectHistorical Growthen_US
dc.subjectSyro-Malabar Churchen_US
dc.subjectCelebration Of Eucharisten_US
dc.subjectBeginnings Of Christianity In Indiaen_US
dc.subjectSyrian Churchen_US
dc.subjectCharacteristics Of Oriental Ritesen_US
dc.subjectVarious Rites Of The Oriental Catholic Churchen_US
dc.subjectEastern And Western Ritesen_US
dc.subjectCanonical Rite and Its Specificityen_US
dc.subjectRite and Rites in the Catholic Churchen_US
dc.titleThe Historical Growth and the Co-Existence Of Latin Rite and the Oriental Rites in Indiaen_US
dc.typeOtheren_US
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