What Roman Catholics Can Learn From the Greek Orthodox Church and What They Can Learn From Us

Today members of the Rosary Society of my parish along with our pastor and a seminarian visited the Greek Orthodox Church of The Archangel Michael in Port Washington, Long Island, NY. We were invited by one of their church organizations and priests to celebrate, along with their congregation, the Divine Liturgy of the Ascension and to share fellowship afterward.  It was a very moving experience. I came away with a lot of impressions.
First of all when we arrived 15 minutes before their liturgy began, the priests were already in the midst of worship, prayer, chanting and incensing the sanctuary. So even before the liturgy began, the priests were deep in prayer and worship. Now you know what I was saying to myself, don't you? Of course I was saying, why don't we do this in the Roman Catholic Church, (at least on feast days and Sundays).  I get annoyed sometimes at Sunday Mass because I always arrive a half hour before Mass begins to read the readings beforehand and to pray and usually there is someone near me talking, which drives me crazy. So that would solve that problem......and it wouldn't have to even be done for a half hour but what about 10 or 15 minutes of prayer before Mass begins. I thought it was very holy and sanctifying and gave me a transcendent feeling.
The Divine Liturgy (as they call the Mass) was amazingly uplifting, holy and sacred. Before Communion was given out, the priests processed around the Church with the Blessed Sacrament while a priest was walking backwards and incensing the Blessed Sacrament.
It is a beautiful Church and the liturgy was very beautiful and sacred as well.
All of the priests, as we later found out, were married. All of their wives who we met at the fellowship, were helpful and very nice. But that's another story.
What can they learn from us? Some observations I made in a short time. They wanted to hear about the rosary, so the President of our Rosary Society showed them a rosary and explained how we recite it. Our pastor explained the mysteries. They don't say the Hail Mary as one parishioner told me.
But of course, they revere the blessed Mother, so why don't they recite the rosary or pray the Hail Mary? I have no idea, but I find it perplexing.
It was a wonderful morning and the welcome we were given was a blessing to all of us.
NJA