As most Integrity readers should know, the Church is celebrating a novena of Masses in memory of Pope John Paul II and for various aspects of the Church. If you have the opportunity, I highly recommend that you make time to view today's Mass, or more properly, Divine Liturgy (Quddas). Today's intention is for the Eastern Churches and His Beatitude
Pierre Nasrallah Sfeir, patriarch of Antioch of the Maronites, will be presiding at the celebration of the Divine Liturgy. I'm assuming the Divine Liturgy will be according to the Maronite rite. An explanation of the Maronite liturgy can be found here.
It is an absolute shame that more Latin-rite Catholics aren't familiar with our Eastern brothers united with Rome. They have a rich liturgical tradition and offer so many gifts to the Church. Be prepared to discover that many of your quick mental definitions of what it means to be Catholic (i.e., those rooted in an assumption of the uniformity of liturgical practice in the Church) are woefully inadequate.
Check EWTN for their precise schedule, but I believe that they are carrying the Novendialis Masses live each day at 10 a.m. CT and repeating later in the evening at 9 p.m. CT.
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