Glory to God for all things! Fr. Deacon Anthony wrote: But for me, it is also the structure that I need, along with the pressure of not wanting to appear dumb...
As a teacher of languages myself, I find all the suggestions to be very good. (I teach Spanish and Modern Greek....... and wish to learn Russian and...
Dear Fr. Anthony (and, of course, everyone else who wants to read this), I sincerely hope I did not offend you in any way--I forget now even what it was I was...
meg, no offense at all...more later.. deacon a ... From: Meg Lark To: orthodox-rocor@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, January 31, 2006 2:32 PM Subject: RE:...
The Jordanville Calendar has, on its first page, the following things listed in the section "Zryachaya Paskhalia" (Paschallion): Indikt 14 Krug Solntsu 10 ...
Stephanos is absolutely correct about "Russlich." My sisters and I are fluent in Russian, but of course laziness gets the better of us. Usually though it is...
... things ... calculated? ... I ... ***I'm going to add a link on my web site to this calculator, Alexsandr. If you ever leave Duke and move it from Duke's...
Dear Stephen; May Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ keep you always in His Grace. I could not help but respond to this letter after meditating on some of the...
Fathers and friends, Tonight after Vigil I got a call from my friend Anna Pjawka, who let me know that her father, Mitred Archpriest George Bielay, had just ...
Dear Aleksandr In the Paschallion I looked at that you sent to all, it shows the Sunday of Forgiveness as February 20th but it is actually February 19th....
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Feb 5, 2006 9:04 pm
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I just spoke with Anya, and the funeral service for Fr. George will be tomorrow (Monday)immediately after the Liturgy at the Holy Trinity Church in Toronto. ...
... wrote: <<In the Paschallion I looked at that you sent to all, it shows the Sunday of Forgiveness as February 20th but it is actually February 19th.>> For...
... Indiction, a 15-year tax cycle of the Emperor Constantine. The Springtime of 313 AD was year 1. Solar Cycle, a 28-year cycle of the Julian Calendar. 9 AD...
I wonder about the future of our diocese and some comments I have heard of late. Some in PA are *for* the reunion with the MP, but many are not. In my...
GLORY TO JESUS CHRIST GLORY TO HIM FOREVER Dear Mik, Not all OCA Churches have kneelers or even pews (but some ROCOR Churches do), in many OCA parishes women ...
... Forgiveness Sunday this year is February 20 old style (March 5 new style). The dates on the Paschalion program are on the Julian Calendar (old style) with...
Thank you, Aleksandr. God bless you. Father Timothy...
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Feb 7, 2006 2:13 am
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Dear Mikhailo and sub-deacon Lawrence, The fact of the matter is that particularly after forcefully gaining autocephalous status the former American Metropolia...
... ***Just an observation: I've seen all that you describe above in all jurisdictions in the U.S. (except I have not had the opportunity to visit a parish of...
... No. ... No. For those who , as converts, willfully ... No, you will not be "required" to do anything of the sort. ... The bishops of ROCOR stand for the...
Dear Friends: I recently heard a dispute over the reading of "Prayers Behind the Ambon." Some say it is correct to do this in the nave of the church, while...
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Feb 7, 2006 8:59 pm
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... JRS: There is an old rubric that, while a second priest reads the Ambon Prayer "beyond the ambon", the mail celebrant reads it inaudibly at the altar. As...
... Dear Father, In the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia, the Prayer Behind the Ambo is read at the bottom step (i.e., on the floor of the nave) just ...
... journey thru american protestantism was schismatic at best...as compared to the One-ness of even ALL Orthodox jurisdictions/diocese, even tho their...
Dear Father John, Thank you for your information on Prayers Before the Ambon. Father Timothy...
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... Dear in Christ Subdeacon, Do you have any figures on how many OCA parishes there are, and how many of them use the Old Calendar? I don't ask this question...
... The appropriate place for the "Prayers Behind the Ambon" is, well... behind the Ambon. The Ambon (which is, the pulpit, not the pro-bema step in front of...
Dear Father John (McCuen), Thank you so much. Actually we do what you have described. After listening to some others I thought I was wrong. Happy to know I am...