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Peace be with you. Can you describe why you came to leave the Orthodox Church and become a Catholic? I am not sure what you mean about becoming a Catholic due to rejection of misconceptions about Catholicism? There are folk here who I think sometim…
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Dear Sheba, I must take issue with some of the comments you have been making. They do seem rather Protestant, and that makes me wonder which Church you attend. You have spoken in your last post of the 'man made organisational principle' and this …
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I agree with jydeacon and geomike. We are called to be obedient, and this means adopting the practices which we are taught, and submitting ourselves humbly to others. If we are not obedient then our hearts will not be right with God. If we are obed…
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I give communion to faithful depending on what they are used to and most comfortable with. There are good reasons why communion began to be restricted, we must remember that the faithful used to be allowed to take communion home and receive it thr…
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The Liturgy at the Festival was St Basil as the event was being hosted by the Coptic Church. Father Peter
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Our Lord is enthroned upon the altar. When he is present we do not turn our back upon him. Indeed in the altar we never turn our back on the altar. Father Peter
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A dear elderly friend of mine developed hallucinations which were most distressing to him and to those who know him. It was not clear to us what the origin was and we considered a brain tumour or some spiritual affliction. But in the end it was dete…
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Ioannes, let me also say that you have said nothing unreasonable at all. When it is appropriate and possible for you to share a little of your own experience and point of view of such illnesses and conditions without it being too great a burden for…
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As a priest I must say that I become more and more aware of the fragility of many of the people in the Church, enquiring about the Church, and outside the Church. We should expect that the Church has more than a fair share of people with mental and…
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Lord, have mercy. I will remember these at the Altar. Do please pray for me, and for my family, and for guidance in my own life and ministry. Father Peter
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Not sure what you mean by your question.... can you be a bit clearer. The Celtic group was part of the community governed by Abba Seraphim. They decided to reject the offer to become part of the Coptic Orthodox Patriarchate. The main British commun…
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Saturday Raising of Incense, but the rule would follow every other day. So Wednesday evening RoI would be for Thursday etc. I am only reporting what I have been taught. Father Peter
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I asked for clear instruction on this issue from a brother priest who was the first Westerner, I think, to spend his Forty Days in a monastery, and he had been taught by very exact fathers in the monastery that all of the Raising of Evening Incense …
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Not conversion, but it would be possible to formally join a different community. As you rightly say, this is not our issue, and we probably do not know all the ins and outs in any case. It shows how much wisdom is required of our bishops. Father P…
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minagir: Yes, I am aware that all of the texts of the service will show the two sentences. But are their any ancient texts which describe the service in detail and mention the transition from one liturgical day to another? Neniotee Ethoab: It is no…
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This is an interesting thread, but are there not more important things for there to be unity and uniformity about? (That is a question not a statement). That is not a criticism at all because it is proper and necessary that we seek to preserve our …
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How much do you think it matters (that is a question not an assertion) as long as the bishop of a diocese has considered the issues and prescribes some uniformity in his diocese? Why do you think there should be complete uniformity if it cannot be …
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Pi Onkh, Do you get to do much with the Ethiopians and Eritreans in Australia? I am fortunate to meet many of their priests every few months at the Council of Oriental Orthodox Churches, and they are all the most warm and friendly of people, very…
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So, I guess everyone is agreed that the universal Orthodox tradition is that at some time on Saturday evening/night the liturgical day becomes Sunday. And either.. i. Raising of Evening Incense should be entirely of the actual calendar day (i.e Sa…
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You did say that people should not eat fish in the Apostles Fast, which does disagree with the bishops instructions. Historically speaking all of the fasts developed in first few centuries of the Church and at the beginning most of the fasts we kee…
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No need to apologise at all. I am only interested in learning from this thread. Can you list all the various services of prayer that are normal for a Saturday Evening and describe where you understand the beginning of Sunday to be so it is clear to…
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Good quality is now available of the festival here... Father Peter
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mikeforjesus, I didn't say that God would take our lives if we sinned, though that does indeed happen. If we remember the account of Ananias and Sapphira for instance. They sinned, and then had the chance to repent but decided to sin again. But it…
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I think that we will find there has always been a flexibility and variety in fasting rules and these are entirely and properly in the jurisdiction of our bishops. We should not expect that at all times and in all places all things have been done the…
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Hi Thanks for an interesting thread. It has been said.. You said "So Sunday starts at vespers. It also makes sense since I believe Vespers are done(at least in LA) done mostly after sunset. So Sunday has officially started." I disagree. Sunday doe…
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If a person thinks as your friends speak then it would seem they are already distant from God. How can a Christian speak of preferring this sin or another? To sin in such a way is deliberate and deadly. It is not easy to repent of such deliberate si…
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So many of the Desert Fathers speak about the sin of lust and mental fornication, and we can be sure that in most cases these thoughts of lust were not consummated with any woman since there were none in the desert. One narrative says... A certain …
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Pi Onkh, Mat 5:28 But I say to you that whoever looks at a woman to lust for her has already committed adultery with her in his heart. Yes, of course it is not the same act. One is an act which is physical and the other is only mental. But they a…
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These are important posts from John and Zoxsasi. Let us all learn from them. What God has called clean let no-one call unclean. and Forgive us our sins as we forgive others (in the same way we forgive others) If we will not forgive others their…
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Dear AikotiEnsok, Thanks for illustrating how some people really do think about marriage. The way you have put it helps us see how shocking it is. I would say that the point of view which you describe some people as holding - which I can understan…