Light of the East

Father Thomas Loya
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This unique program reveals how the riches of the Eastern Catholic Churches - their liturgies, spirituality and relevancy - are a gift to the whole Church and to today's world.

  1. 2D AGO

    Light of the East 1119 Two Short Poignant Lenten Prayers

    The Eastern Catholic Churches are known for the richness, depth and sometimes length of their liturgical prayers. However, two favorite Lenten prayers are actually short but poignant.

    27 min

  2. FEB 22

    Light East 1118 The Sunday of Holy Images

    Anathema be upon you! Anathema I say! These words were pronounced for centuries on the First Sunday of Lent in many Eastern Christian Churches for those who ascribed to the heresy of iconoclasm - the prohibition and destruction of Holy Images.

    27 min

  3. FEB 15

    Light of the East 1117R Lent Begins in the Eastern Catholic Churches

    “Hide not your face from your servant; for I am in distress.” The words of Adam and Eve as Lent, the season of the Great fast, now begins in the Eastern Catholic Churches.

    27 min

  4. FEB 8

    Light of the East 1116R The Eastern Catholic Churches Respond

    A loving God would not really send someone to hell forever, would he? Why do Catholics pray do dead people? Learn what the Eastern Catholic Churches say about these and other related questions.

    28 min

  5. FEB 1

    Light of the East 1115 This is a Week of Encounter

    This is a week of Encounter in Many Eastern Catholic churches. We encounter another pre-Lenten Sunday. Our Lord encounters Simeon. And we, encounter liturgically our deceased family members.

    27 min

  6. JAN 25

    Light of the East 1114 The Publican and the Pharisee

    This Sunday is the first of the official four preparatory Sundays leading up to Lent in the Byzantine Catholic calendar. It is the story of the Publican and the Pharisee.

    27 min

  7. JAN 18

    Light of the East 1113 The Liturgical Baton Race

    Runners in a baton race must run together until the baton is successfully passed to the next runner. Many Eastern Catholic Churches at this time are in a, Liturgical baton race.

    27 min

  8. JAN 11

    Light of the East 1112R The Baptism of Christ

    As though being born and laid in a manger in Bethlehem was not humbling enough, Our Lord chose to lower himself in the lowest spot in the Earth’s surface, the river Jordan. There he would be baptized for our sake and God as Trinity would be revealed.

    27 min
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This unique program reveals how the riches of the Eastern Catholic Churches - their liturgies, spirituality and relevancy - are a gift to the whole Church and to today's world.

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  • Creator
    Father Thomas Loya
  • Years Active
    2014 - 2026
  • Episodes
    826
  • Rating
    Clean
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    © Copyright 2014
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