Corresponding Terminology in Roman Catholicism
In the Catholic Church, parallel ideas of asceticism and worship exist. The word used in this regard is the regular English word "practice", since in English the term "praxis" is not normally used in this sense.
The simplest and most common understanding of the term "practising Catholic", a minimal interpretation of the phrase, is that the person has been baptized (or canonically received into full communion with the Catholic Church) and strives to observe the Church's precept of attending celebration of the Mass or Divine Liturgy on Sundays and holy days of obligation. Someone who does not fulfil even this minimum requirement for being considered "practising" is referred to as a lapsed Catholic.
A more ample indication of what practice of the Catholic faith involves is given in a statement by Bishop Luc Matthys of Armidale, New South Wales, Australia. Living the Catholic faith involves much more than the minimum requirements referred to above.
Matters such as fasting have applications that vary according to place and according to the autonomous particular Church to which Roman Catholics belong. In each of the Eastern Catholic Churches, practice is generally the same as in the Eastern Church not in full communion with Rome with which that Catholic Church is associated. Thus, practice in the Eastern Catholic Churches of Byzantine Rite is identical with that described above for the Churches that constitute the Eastern Orthodox Church, but differs from that of, for instance, the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church or the Latin Church. Within the Latin Rite, there are variations in such matters in accordance with rules laid down by the episcopal conferences in line with local conditions and traditions.
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