West Syrian Rite

The Westsyrische rite is the worship of the early Christian Patriarchate of Antioch and his successor churches: Syrian Orthodox Church of Antioch ( including its Indian share ), Syriac Maronite Church of Antioch, the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church, Syriac Catholic Church and Malankara Catholic Church. It is also called Antiochene rite (or Antiochian liturgy) and, together with the East Syrian Rite, Syriac Christianity.

The Rum Orthodox Church, Antiochian Patriarchate of Chalcedonenser has almost completely abandoned the Antiochian rite over time in favor of the Byzantine rite. He was first widely celebrated here in the Syriac translation, in modern times almost exclusively in Arabic.

A special position is held as the " Holy City " Jerusalem, the early church ( "pre- Byzantine " ) is called order of worship as Old Jerusalem liturgy.

The Syrian liturgy and the Maronite liturgy together form the West Syrian liturgies and are often treated together and compared in the liturgy. Studies on the " Malankara liturgy " always treat the Antiochian rite.

Liturgical history

Style -forming center of the Antiochian rite was the Patriarchal Cathedral in Antioch, Peter the Apostle ordained, also known as " Church of Cassian ." Medieval testimony of their liturgy is the Codex Vat Syriac 21 VJ 1041st The Patriarch of the Syrian Orthodox Church of Antioch resided in various monasteries outside, often in the person to whom they came from. Therefore, this church liturgy historical development lacks a dominant center. Distinguish can be two districts with jurisdiction in worship different habits: (1) the immediate Patriarch territory under the former Roman Empire, ( 2) the Maphrian assumed churches in the east of the former imperial borders ( " Rite of Tagrit ").

A characteristic of these services is the liturgical equipment Rhipidion be acoustic and visual used for the most solemn moments with bells.

The Maronite liturgy developed in the following periods:

• From the church founded in the 7th century to the encounter with the Roman Catholic crusaders in the 13th century
• From the 13th century to the end of the 16th century synods
• From the 16th to the liturgical reforms of Patriarch Stephen Duwaihi († 1704) and the Lebanese Synod 1736th
• From the 18th century to the present.