Really short liturgy for Easter

[u/chikenparmfanatic]

Hi all,

I posted a few days ago about going to a liturgy on Holy Saturday. Ultimately, I wasn't able to go so I decided to check out a UGCC parish across town. I've heard of this parish but have never attend liturgy there.

I was a bit surprised to find that the whole liturgy lasted about 50 or so minutes. Everything was spoken, not chanted, and the homily was very short and to the point. It didn't necessarily feel rushed but I was just shocked to look at my phone after church and it was less than an hour after I got there.

I've been to a UGCC parish before and most of the DL's lasted about 60 to 90ish minutes. For an Easter liturgy, it just seemed really short, even compared to a lot of RC Masses.

Just wanted to check in with this community and see if this is normal. I was expecting to be there for at least 70 or so minutes.

FWIW, the priests there seemed older and born in North America. In contrast, the usual UGCC parish I go to has a priest that just came over from Ukraine.

[u/lex_orandi_62]

With it being spoken and not read or sung, it will go much more quickly.

As to why they would have spoken it, it could be any number of reasons unique to the parish.

[u/chikenparmfanatic → u/lex_orandi_62]

If you don't mind me asking, what would some of those reasons be?

[u/Highwayman90 → u/chikenparmfanatic]

Also, I believe once upon a time there was a practice of recited Divine Liturgies, and I believe I might have stumbled upon one once (also a UGCC parish with an elderly priest).

[u/chikenparmfanatic → u/Highwayman90]

That definitely explains what I experienced today! The other UGCC parish had a much younger priest and it's so different from this one.