This chart shows the various Catholic liturgical
families (rites) and their ancestry. Jerusalem,
the place of the founding of the Catholic Church, came first in time. Then
three major branches eventually formed within the Church: Roman, Antiochian and
Alexandrian. The Ukrainian Catholic Church is part of the Antiochian branch,
specifically coming under the Byzantine rite. The Catechism, quoting
from Sacrosanctum Concilium, the Second Vatican Council's Constitution
on Divine Liturgy, states:
"The liturgical traditions or rites presently in use in the Church are the
Latin . . . and the Byzantine, Alexandrian or Coptic, Syriac, Armenian,
Maronite and Chaldean rites. In 'faithful obedience to tradition, the sacred
Council declares that Holy Mother Church holds all lawfully recognized rites to
be of equal right and dignity, and that she wishes to preserve them in the
future and to foster them in every way.'" (CCC 1203).
Acknowledgements
Our History & Our Faith
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