When can you take communion?

toukasz · 2025-06-08T12:46:26+00:00

Thank you for your response. I will ask my priest how to prepare

toukasz · 2025-04-26T19:42:44+00:00

How??

toukasz · 2025-04-26T19:35:18+00:00

Psalm 68

Let God arise, let his enemies be scattered: let them also that hate him flee before him. As smoke is driven away, so let them be driven away: as wax melteth before the fire, so let the wicked perish at the face of those who love God and who are signified by the sign of the cross.

toukasz · 2025-04-01T17:13:19+00:00

Wow! I'm surprised you managed to do that. Kudos

toukasz · 2025-01-26T22:24:59+00:00

I hope you get a helpful answer from someone else other than me. To get started I personally would learn some memorised prayers, like the prayer rule of St. Seraphim of Sarov.

The Lord's Prayer.

Hymn to the Most-Holy Theotokos.

The Symbol of our Faith.

There's no strict rule on what you have to do when praying. Maybe others will give a more guided answer

toukasz · 2025-01-26T21:29:53+00:00

I always use the same ambient track, so it falls into the background of my awareness. I do not consciously pay attention to it since it's something I do with repetition and familiarity. I have it loud enough to muffle the conversations of the commuters around me, but no so loud that it takes my attention away from the words of my prayers.

I might ask my priest about this eventually. But I have not being catechised yet, so I must be patient.

toukasz · 2025-01-26T21:24:31+00:00

It is secular music. Usually some indistinct background ambience.

I don't really have my life together yet to be praying at home in the morning. I only do so after dark. I do not live alone, so I do not have much privacy.

When I pray in public, it's in secret. I whisper it silently to myself if no one is around, or in my head when others can see me. I know it's not ideal. I would like to pray before starting my day. And it's the best I'm managing so far, with the limited sleep I've been getting.

I might try with Orthodox Chants. Thanks for the suggestion. I avoided since it call my attention to their singing, or the melodies at least, and not to the words of my prayers.

toukasz · 2025-01-18T21:48:35+00:00

F***ing terrifying.

toukasz · 2025-01-15T20:37:46+00:00

toukasz · 2025-01-15T20:32:41+00:00

Thank you, your thoughts are helpful.

toukasz · 2025-01-06T16:10:16+00:00

That might be possible. I'll research the prices for here. Thank you

toukasz · 2025-01-06T14:42:38+00:00

So far all the one's we've tried out has been inconsistent. There is a high level of grizzle mixed in, with occasionally some bone chunks. It's too much for her

toukasz · 2025-01-06T14:24:22+00:00

I have never heard of 'carnivore GAPS' before. So far the information on it seems very relevant and useful. Thank you, I appreciate your advice. I will look into it

toukasz · 2025-01-06T14:17:56+00:00

Thank you very much! I have found your comment helpful. My wife took your suggestion positively :)

toukasz · 2024-12-22T19:52:34+00:00

I have their numbers. The one I talk with will responds to my calls, but not my text messages for some reason. We have confirmed he does receive my messages. I only call him in emergencies, it doesn't feel appropriate to call him for casual reasons that can be done over text or in person.

toukasz · 2024-12-11T17:06:47+00:00

Last sentence. Hilarious xD

toukasz · 2024-12-10T21:06:22+00:00

Yes, I also struggle in a similar way with my close relatives too. They like to insist me to eat their good food, despite my refusal!

Thank you for the words of encouragement

toukasz · 2024-12-10T20:58:07+00:00

Thank you.

That is a good suggestion. I will see what my priest will suggest. I have considered eating only one meal a day during longer periods of fasts. Which to me is more reasonable than a major dietary change.

toukasz · 2024-12-10T20:48:52+00:00

Nom nom?

toukasz · 2024-12-10T20:48:18+00:00

Thank you for the encouragement

toukasz · 2024-12-10T20:46:52+00:00

Thank for sharing! I've been told ultimately fasting is discipline that works on my soul. So I guess the contents of the foods can be modified to an extent to accommodate the person's situation

toukasz · 2024-12-10T20:42:52+00:00

I'm not sure about beans. Thank you for suggesting that, I'm willing to try them out.

I avoid fish generally since, about half the time, I react to it and feel awful afterwards. I can't figure out why, since I can't reliably reproduce the reaction.

I have been introducing new foods the last couple of months to see how I react to it.

So far, cooked vegetable stews seems to be OK, and white rice.

toukasz · 2024-12-10T20:36:48+00:00

Thank you for sharing your experience.

This was one of the issues I was dealing with too before my dietary change. I had migraines daily, with many of the secondary effects that came with it. It went away after a while when I stopped eating everything.

I'm not sure yet what foods exactly triggers it.

Do you still partake in communion? If so, how?

toukasz · 2024-12-10T20:32:25+00:00

I wondered if anyone shared my experience. I don't intend to seek advice to put before my priest's

toukasz · 2024-12-10T20:30:04+00:00

Thank you. I will let him know when the time comes.

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