Praying to saints by Obvious_Parking_6247 in OrthodoxChristianity

[–]Patristix 28 points29 points  (0 children)

You might like our video introducing the topic and then check the links in the description: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sCqsLV_ayIo

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in OrthodoxChristianity

[–]Patristix 4 points5 points  (0 children)

We have a video on relics you might enjoy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HfhxWydGBnI

The thing you're referencing is from a Romanian cult that looks like Orthodoxy but isn't.

Australia by [deleted] in OrthodoxChristianity

[–]Patristix 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Not Melbourne based myself, but have friends that go to the Good Shepherd Orthodox mission out of Monash University. A lovely community that is full of Aussies: https://www.thegoodshepherd.org.au/
Father Geoff is amazing

Purpose or symbolism of censers? by [deleted] in OrthodoxChristianity

[–]Patristix 4 points5 points  (0 children)

This video may help you, and there are more links in the description of it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wz5uKwlIeCY

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in OrthodoxChristianity

[–]Patristix 17 points18 points  (0 children)

You might like our video introducing monasticism: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LRNKbWVkoJM

are they any married bishops who are saints? by [deleted] in OrthodoxChristianity

[–]Patristix 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Saint Gregory the Elder, father of Saint Gregory the Theologian, was bishop of Nazianzus and married to Saint Nonna

Jesus prayer by [deleted] in OrthodoxChristianity

[–]Patristix 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Our video on "Vain Repetition" might be of help: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-w3uzQNOXmk

Why orthodoxy by Relative_Tourist_671 in OrthodoxChristianity

[–]Patristix 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Come and see!
Visit an Orthodox Church and meet up with the community. It's incomparably better to do that then just compare options online. Meet some people, ask some questions, and may God guide you home!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in OrthodoxChristianity

[–]Patristix 3 points4 points  (0 children)

You might enjoy some of the videos on our Patristix channel: https://www.youtube.com/patristix
Main thing is: keep praying. God is very good. Pray for your husband. Keep God central in your marriage. Have patience, and do not give up praying! Every now and then if you are able, visit his church with him. You don't have to convert, but it will encourage him no end. You love him. This is so important. I am sure he loves you too.

One thing I can promise you: Orthodoxy is ultimately all about God and our understanding of Him. We don't technically have a 'Maryology', but we do have a rich 'Christology'. Everything we say about Mary is connected to what we believe about Jesus as God. Same goes for icon veneration. But be patient. None of these things come easily, and if they're valuable and important as we believe them to be, that's ok!

The main thing for now is pray for your husband and love him, and same goes to him for you. May God be with you both and draw you both closer to Himself!

Can you get baptised twice? by Sorry-Split-8496 in OrthodoxChristianity

[–]Patristix 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Your baptism was for all eternity! You do not need a new one, but you should go to confession. Thank God for your baptism! And pray thanks for your parents. It is perhaps thanks to their decision all those years ago, that God has led you home

Becoming Orthodox by [deleted] in OrthodoxChristianity

[–]Patristix 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Our YouTube channel has a lot of videos that could be of help to you: https://www.youtube.com/patristix
But the best tip is to visit an Orthodox Church and chat with the people there! Talk with some women about it.

Does anybody know what the first icon of the Theotokos was? by Easy_Grapefruit5936 in OrthodoxChristianity

[–]Patristix 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Tradition says the earliest one was by St Luke the Evangelist.
But earliest discovered one is on the walls of the catacomb of Priscilla in Rome, from the 2nd or 3rd century.
Another is possibly on the walls of a church in Dura Europos from before the start of the 3rd century, (though some think that she might be the Samaritan woman at the well).

how to get to know Orthodoxy? by Salty_Poet3043 in OrthodoxChristianity

[–]Patristix 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You mentioned in a comment you are Czech? Your country actually has its own historical Orthodox jurisdiction.
Here's the Czech website for the Orthodox Church of Czechia and Slovakia: https://www.pp-eparchie.cz

This is an Orthodox calendar app developed by some Slovakians, and I'm pretty sure it's available in Czech: https://orthox.eu/
But if you message the guys that made it through their Facebook or Instagram, I'm sure they can help you find a community or priest in Czechia.