[bornacatholic]

Here is all you need to know about us Latins.

Writing in Report of the Embassy to Constantinople to the officials back in Cremona (Italy), Liutprand,the Ambassador,after witnessing the impressive display described in The Book of Ceremonies of the Byzantine Court,begins with first things first...

...the wine of the Greeks,mixed with pitch,resin and chalk, was for us undrinkable...

We know how to prioritise:)

BTW,here is Fr. Robert Taft on The Book of Ceremonies...

This source, by far the most complete and interesting of the imperial ceremonials, describes what the emperor and his entourage do with such meticulous precision as to make the present-day ritual of a papal coronation or royal wedding at Westminster Abbey appear to be as spontaneous as the Woodstock Festival by comparison.

*This really doesn't have much to do with your post but, I am reading Through Their Eyes, Liturgy as the Bzyantines Saw It and it is an easy, informative, and great read and I wanted everybody else to read it too

[Kolokotronis]

"...the wine of the Greeks,mixed with pitch,resin and chalk, was for us undrinkable...

We know how to prioritise:)"

Chalk!? Sounds to me like your Latin taste is all in your Latin mouths! You just don't appreciate the subtle uncreated mysteries/energies of our libations. Imagine saying such a thing about retsina! Nectar of the gods, I tell you, nectar of the gods (and good with lamb too, cuts the grease)! :)

[kosta50]

I am reading Through Their Eyes, Liturgy as the Bzyantines Saw It and it is an easy, informative, and great read and I wanted everybody else to read it too

Thanks, BAC. You got my interest.