The Divine Liturgy in the Ethiopian Rite was celebrated in the Choir Chapel of St. Peter’s Basilica on Monday morning, led by the Ethiopian and Eritrean Churches. From Monday through Wednesday, Rome is hosting the Jubilee of the Eastern Churches, the 13th major Jubilee event. The gathering is expected to draw around 5,000 faithful, including representatives from the Eastern Catholic Churches, such as patriarchs and metropolitans. | Vatican News

I recently attended a Catholic Maronite Mass and was deeply moved by the prayers, the chanting, and the liturgy. I had to ask for a missal and was compelled to follow along word by word. Most people don’t know this but the Catholic Church consists of six different liturgical rites and within them, there are 24 particular Churches. These 24 Churches are all in communion with one another, are all part of the Catholic Church, and all recognize the primacy of the pope. The Latin or Roman Catholic Ch