Church of the Virgin Mary — Local services in New York

I actually haven't been there, but I am watching the divine liturgy on my Roku. I appreciate the fact, that a lot of Arabic is being used, given that's the official language of the melkite church. I'm not sure how I feel about the church organ, I feel like that's a bit of a Latinisation. I am not saying it's wrong, I'm just saying it's a little funny to me. Anyway, I'm glad y'all are sharing that ancient Middle Eastern tradition with the inhabitants of New York. I have a melkite church not too far where I live, and I'm always glad to visit, if I would have known that Eastern Catholics existed when I became a Catholic, I probably would have become one. As it is, I'm content with the venerable Latin tradition. Anyway, God...

A welcoming atmosphere, friendly people and comfortable environment are the start of the Church. Father Antoine leads the Sunday School program along with a few of the most patient moms you would want your children around. They teach the children about Jesus' love for us. The Mass is bilingual (English and Arabic), and after Mass, please feel free to go downstairs for the coffee hour where you have a chance to mingle with one of the more diverse group you'll ever meet. Must visit at least once to experience...

Very beautiful church, I have been attending for about 6 months so happy and blessed that I not only found the Melkite Church but was able to be baptized and confirmed a couple months ago as now a black American Melkite Catholic. This church is dominantly Lebanese/syrian, however the priest Fr. Antoine was very kind and welcoming and I made some friends aswell. This is an eastern Catholic Church in communion with rome that follows the Byzantine rite, and the liturgy is in both...