[k omalley]

Thank-you so much! I think I owe St. Agatha an apology. I used to threaten to send my daughters to St Agatha's convent school.(I don't even know if such a place exists but I thought it sounded scary.)

I notice that the Antiochian EO Church near me has Vespers on Saturday evening. Do you think that this is something a Catholic could appreciate? We had an associate priest who used to do Solemn Vespers during Advent and I just loved it, but they sent him to a tiny parish in a tiny valley for being too Catholic.:(

[Kolokotronis]

"I notice that the Antiochian EO Church near me has Vespers on Saturday evening. Do you think that this is something a Catholic could appreciate?"

You'd love it. Its likely being an Antiochian parish that much of it will be in English. Antiocian chant is quite haunting too. Go for it; just remember to cross yourself with three fingers and backwards! :)

[Agrarian]

Vespers is a great service to visit at most parishes. We have a Catholic priest and an Episcopal priest who regularly haunt our Saturday evening Vespers service. As K says, most Antiochian churches are all English, and their form of Byzantine chant is pretty accessible to the western ear. Tell me all about it after you go -- I want details!