Eastern Rite

Eastern Rite may refer to:

  • East Syrian Rite, Christian liturgy, also known as the Assyro-Chaldean Rite, Assyrian Rite (a.k.a. Syriac), or Persian Rite
  • Maronites, a Christian church based in Lebanon as well have members in Israel, Jordan, Syria and Turkey
  • Copts, members of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria based in Egypt
  • Rites of Eastern Catholic Churches, term which can refer either to the churches themselves, or the liturgical rites
  • Eastern Orthodox Church, the second largest Christian communion in the world
  • Byzantine Rite, liturgical rite used in Eastern Orthodox churches
  • Liturgical ceremonies used in Eastern Christianity

Famous quotes containing the words eastern and/or rite:

    “But we are spirits of another sort.
    I with the morning’s love have oft made sport,
    And like a forester the groves may tread
    Even till the eastern gate, all fiery-red,
    Opening on Neptune with fair blessèd beams,
    Turns unto yellow gold his salt green streams.”
    —William Shakespeare (1564–1616)

    “Every ceremony or rite has a value if it is performed without alteration. A ceremony is a book in which a great deal is written. Anyone who understands can read it. One rite often contains more than a hundred books.”
    —George Gurdjieff (c. 1877–1949)