The West Syriac Rite, also called the Syro-Antiochian Rite and the West Syrian Rite,[1] is an Eastern Christian liturgical rite that employs the Divine Liturgy of Saint James in the West Syriac dialect. It is practised in the Maronite Church, the Syriac Orthodox Church, the Syriac Catholic Church and various Malankara Churches of India (see the section on usage below). It is one of two main liturgical rites of Syriac Christianity, the other being the East Syriac Rite.[2][3]
It originated in the ancient Patriarchate of Antioch. It has more anaphoras than any other rite.[4][5]
Many new texts translated from Greek were accepted among the Syriac Orthodox of Antioch. Those associated with Tagrit did not accept them. In essence it is the Tagrit tradition that was introduced into Kerala in the 18th and 19th centuries.[6]
^Cite error: The named reference Fortescue was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^Encyclopædia Britannica: "Antiochene Rite"
^The Rites of Christian Initiation: Their Evolution and Interpretation
^The Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church: West Syrian Worship
^New Catholic Encyclopedia: Syrian Liturgy
^Sebastian P. Brock, “Liturgy” in Gorgias Encyclopedic Dictionary of the Syriac Heritage: Electronic Edition
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