The Pontifical Byzantine Divine Liturgy, 1958

From the archives of the Sheptytsky Institute of Eastern Christian Studies: "The Pontifical Byzantine Divine Liturgy," Bishop Fulton Sheen with Father Joseph Raya, Melkite National Convention, Birmingham, Alabama, United States of America, 1958. (24 parts, 58:26)
- Part 1
- Part 2 1:58
- Part 3 2:38
- Part 4 7:24
- Part 5 10:27
- Part 6 12:19
- Part 7 14:23
- Part 8 16:12
- Part 9 19:48
- Part 10 22:39
- Part 11 24:09
- Part 12 27:19
- Part 13 28:46
- Part 14 33:18
- Part 15 34:04
- Part 16 37:32
- Part 17 41:04
- Part 18 42:37
- Part 19 45:39
- Part 20 48:24
- Part 21 50:31
- Part 22 51:34
- Part 23 55:09
- Part 24 55:55
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[@TyroneBeiron]

If only they had recorded it on film to go along with the audio!

[@magiccitymelkite6161]

This is at my parish! St George Melkite Greek-Catholic Church in Birmingham, Alabama, U.S.A!

[@kyrieeleison1243]

The good bishop couldn't sing. It's strange to hear him reciting the prayers which are always sung in the Byzantine rite

[@pancratius602]

Marking the musical moments for myself because I always come back to listen to it. I just love the harmonies. One thing I find interesting is that they say the Our Father in recto tone even though there exists a harmonized version that was picked up probably for our Slavic brethren. You can hear it at Holy Transfiguration in McLean VA or from St. George Melkite’s CD of Melkite music if not online.
17:00 Trisagion
19:59 Litany of Supplication (?)
24:10 Cherubic hymn
27:49 “(we welcome) the King of (all)…”
28:52 Litany of completion
37:37 “Sanctus”
42:58 Heirmos
48:40 Our Father
51:58 Koinonikon for Sundays and Feasts

[@fire5736]

This is beautiful, thank you.

[@byzantineroman2407]

This recording is very intense... The same power as the very popular recording of The Orthodox Choir of Mount Lebanon of the Divine Liturgy in English.

[@marybernadettefitz]

Timeless! 62 years ago! 🎶🌟✨thank you for sharing!

[@josephesquivel4066]

This is Gold!

[@brendan.varnas]

Beautiful! Thank you.

[@pablononescobar]

So was this when Bishop Sheen celebrated according to the Byzantine rite, or is Father Raya celebrating , and Bishop Sheen just did the intro?

[@maximgrigorev315]

If I am not mistaken, all the deacon parts were said by Father Raya, all the substantial exclamation -- by Bishop Sheen. For he was indeed a biritualist

[@DavidOrtiz-fd2lb]

@@maximgrigorev315 what’s a biritualist

[@thisisgin16]

@@DavidOrtiz-fd2lb i guess a man that could celebrate two rites, in his case, Byzantine and Latin rites