Outside Resources And Texts
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Below are additional resoruces to learn more about the Byzantine Catholic faith.
OFFICIAL CHURCH LINKS:- Byzantine Catholic Archeparchy of Pittsburgh - Website for the Metropolican See of the Byzantine Catholic Church in America.
- Saint Cyril & Methodius Seminary - Seminary for Eastern Catholic formation in Pittsburg, PA.
- Metropolitan Cantor Institute, Archeparchy of Pittsburgh - Lots of good resources for cantors and church information and practices in general.
- God With Us Publications - Catechectical Materials for Eastern Christian Formation (Adult, Youth & Children) - The publishing arm of the Eastern Catholic Bishops of the United States.
- Come And See - An in-depth guide to the Byzantine Catholic Church by the Eparchy of Passaic, with an emphasis on contrasts to the Roman Rite.
PRAYERS AND LITURGICAL TEXT:
- The Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom - (pdf) Text and music for the Divine Liturgy heard outside of Lent.
- The Divine Liturgies of St. John Chrysostom and St. Basil the Great (both in one pdf) - Text and music for both liturgies, St. Basil the Great's used during Sundays on Lent and select Holy Days.
- Elements of the liturgy - Definitions of common parts of the Divine Liturgy.
- Akathist Hymn to the Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary - Most popular Eastern devotional prayer to the Mother of God.
EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES:- Light For Life: A catechetical series from the Eastern Catholic bishops of the United States, walking through the basics of Byzantine Catholicism (your local parish may have copies).
- Christ Our Pascha: A catechetical series by the Ukranian Greek Catholic Church.
- Becoming Byzantine: A YouTube series based on Christ our Pascha.
- Catechesis of the Good Shepherd: A Montessori-like approach to children's catechesis and the preferred children's formation for the Eparchy of Phoenix.