When visitors arrive at St. Basil the Great Ukrainian Catholic Mission in Charlotte, North Carolina, they often seem perplexed to see that we have no pews. They stop for a moment, look around, and then immediately make their way to one of the chairs that line the two long walls on each side of the nave.
Once liturgy begins, they once again are surprised to find themselves spending roughly the next two hours on their feet and sitting, unless they tire from standing that long, only during the homily and for prayers at the end of the liturgy.
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