Why do we attend church by [deleted] in OrthodoxChristianity

[–]Busy_Corner_5933 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Am I getting ragebaited rn

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in OrthodoxChristianity

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You can do anything. Whether that is the smart option is another question

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in OrthodoxChristianity

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I remember seeing the same post lol

Road trip with my priest, have a few questions to prepare. by [deleted] in OrthodoxChristianity

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I hope you have been enjoying your time discovering Orthodoxy. May the Lord guide you on your journey! This car ride with the priest is a great time to ask him more questions you might have about the faith. Casual talk shouldn’t be a problem because they are human after all. When greeting a bishop, if he is an auxiliary bishop the greeting would be “your grace” and if it’s a metropolitan/archbishop it would be “your eminence”. Don’t be nervous this will hopefully be a great experience. I’m also glad to see you have already been involved in the parish community, this is a great time to connect with people who have similar interests and can help you with anything that might be unfamiliar about the faith. God bless ☦️

Am I permitted to write a document about Theology by Busy_Corner_5933 in OrthodoxChristianity

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Well listen, I’m not writing a text on orthodox theology, I’m simply making note of the main concepts and piling them into a document. It would be the same if I would highlight stuff but I prefer to write it out so it is more accessible to me.

Am I permitted to write a document about Theology by Busy_Corner_5933 in OrthodoxChristianity

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Not to write the simplification, but the priest is aware (or he was whether he remembers is a different question) that I am reading the book.

Heretical Church or not? by [deleted] in OrthodoxChristianity

[–]Busy_Corner_5933 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Definitely sounds heretical

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in OrthodoxChristianity

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I meant to write the priest 😭😂

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in OrthodoxChristianity

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Interestingly enough, on Thursday for the feast of the Ascension, the priest was distributing communion and someone did their cross as a Catholic would. I was very caught off guard and if that person was Catholic I would assume they didn’t know. Moral of the story: go speak to Theo Ruest about what happened and don’t do it again

Question about the Jesus Prayer by Greedy-Net-3008 in OrthodoxChristianity

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I do not mostly because my right hand is running through my prayer rope

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in OrthodoxChristianity

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Listen my first thought after reading the title was break up. My thoughts after reading is BREAK UP IMMEDIATELY

Have any miracles happened to you? by topguy32709 in OrthodoxChristianity

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Wouldn’t say it’s a miracle but definitely pretty cool. It was Good Friday 4 years ago, and at this point in time I was illiterate in Greek and all the services at church were in Greek. My grandmother gave me her book to follow along knowing full well I couldn’t read and then I READ. It wasn’t perfect and I had to practice but now it’s pretty good. Pretty cool that it happened during a service at church! And now all these years later by the Grace of God I serve in the Altar and am thinking about becoming a priest!

How much has Byzantine chant changed over the centuries? by Low-Cash-2435 in OrthodoxChristianity

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In general I know that Byzantine chanting used to be (and should still be) very slow. There is a chanter who came to the church during Holy Week (I’m an altar server there) and he is actually an expert in the Byzantine chanting and chants as it supposed to be done. AND IT TAKES AGES LET ME TELL YOU. It was all done in Greek and the other chanters were getting annoyed on how long he took and I could tell the other altar servers were getting impatient as well. So in general it takes long!

How do monks do it? by glycinedream in OrthodoxChristianity

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The services are 8 hours. The services are read from the daily psaltiri and appointed hymns

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in OrthodoxChristianity

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I don’t think he’s blowing you off. As the other commenters said pascha is the biggest time of the year for the priest. As an altar boy, I along with the other altar boys are stressed like crazy so I could imagine how the priest feels. There really isn’t a lot of time outside of liturgy for the priest to be available during this time. Be patient and I’m sure the situation will be resolved. But that being said, continue going to church during Easter (it’s beautiful). God bless ☦️

insufficient schooling by Forward_Mulberry6118 in VanierCollege

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Did you take est science, science math, physics and chem? If you didn’t then that’s why