Byzantine Rite

The Byzantine Rite, also known as the Greek Rite or the Rite of Constantinople, identifies the wide range of cultural, liturgical, and canonical practices that developed in the Eastern Orthodox Church of Constantinople. Some traditional practices are falling out of use in modern times in sundry churches and in the diaspora, e.g., the faithful stand during services, bowing and prostrating frequently, and priests, deacons, and monastics always wear a cassock and other clerical garb, even in everyday life (monastics also sleep wearing a cassock), and do not shave or trim their hair or beards.

Byzantine Rite

The Byzantine Rite, also known as the Greek Rite or the Rite of Constantinople, identifies the wide range of cultural, liturgical, and canonical practices that developed in the Eastern Orthodox Church of Constantinople. Some traditional practices are falling out of use in modern times in sundry churches and in the diaspora, e.g., the faithful stand during services, bowing and prostrating frequently, and priests, deacons, and monastics always wear a cassock and other clerical garb, even in everyday life (monastics also sleep wearing a cassock), and do not shave or trim their hair or beards.