tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11100766.post111402521282176212..comments2023-10-17T12:44:50.593+01:00Comments on Synaxis: My first Pascha!Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04972938279831428593noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11100766.post-1114954254251452282005-05-01T14:30:00.000+01:002005-05-01T14:30:00.000+01:00Christ is Risen! Truly Risen!Love in His Glorious...Christ is Risen! Truly Risen!<BR/><BR/>Love in His Glorious Resurrection,<BR/><BR/>Leetle M.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11100766.post-1114292354138311172005-04-23T22:39:00.000+01:002005-04-23T22:39:00.000+01:00No, I don't think that the whole thing is faddish,...No, I don't think that the whole thing is faddish, traditionalist nonsense.<BR/><BR/>I'm sorry that you have felt the need to leave your church, but your comments of negativity here and elsewhere are becoming rather wearisome now. I understand that you are also on a journey of faith, and that there is a lot going on in your mind as you think about all of this more and more. You clearly feel Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04972938279831428593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11100766.post-1114292021273608682005-04-23T22:33:00.000+01:002005-04-23T22:33:00.000+01:00I don't want to sound critical - but doesn't it ev...I don't want to sound critical - but doesn't it ever seriously cross your mind that the whole thing is simply faddish, traditionalist nonsense?<BR/><BR/>I walked out of my church at Friday's AGM and I don't intend to go back. may look for somewhere else but I also think that organised religion is essentially institutionalised control, and I have thought that 'traditional' Christian doctrines are Merseymikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07231364271812168188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11100766.post-1114187235809898972005-04-22T17:27:00.000+01:002005-04-22T17:27:00.000+01:00Please excuse a little anecdote to make Fr. Philip...Please excuse a little anecdote to make Fr. Philip smile since he remembers "being tired, a little confused but immensely exhilarated by the experience".<BR/><BR/>We took some interested Presbyterian friends to the Paschal Liturgy once and when it was all over, they just stood there with their jaws dropped and their mouths wide open. "What Happened???!!!" they asked.<BR/><BR/>Leetle M.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11100766.post-1114186872823718202005-04-22T17:21:00.000+01:002005-04-22T17:21:00.000+01:00Fr. Philip said,"God bless you! Try and rememeber ...Fr. Philip said,<BR/><BR/>"God bless you! Try and rememeber that the Bosphorus is a busy and damngerous river ... it is better to accept a lift across it than to try and swim it by yourself."<BR/><BR/>Oh! How true that is! It looks, Michael, as if you have a wonderful priest at the Orthodox Church to take care of you--that's great.<BR/><BR/>I also remembered that if your Orthodox priest is Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11100766.post-1114174356060121132005-04-22T13:52:00.000+01:002005-04-22T13:52:00.000+01:00Well as he is a priest and wont have eaten any for...Well as he is a priest and wont have eaten any for about 6weeks a small selection of cheese would be DELICIOUS! (If, of course, he likes cheese!)<BR/><BR/>|Have a happy and holy Pascha. My first time in an Orthodox church was Pascha in about 1981. I remember being tired, a little confused but immensely exhilarated by the experience. I knew in my heart then (as I knew in my head before) that I Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11100766.post-1114147704662641192005-04-22T06:28:00.000+01:002005-04-22T06:28:00.000+01:00An afterthought:I shall be going to the church on ...An afterthought:<BR/><BR/>I shall be going to the church on Saturday morning to help prepare for Pascha, while speaking with the parish priest, and he has graciously offered to exend his hospitality to me as a host, to save me making the 40 mile train journey (three trains) home at night, only to return in the morning.<BR/><BR/>What would be an appropriate gift for my host?Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04972938279831428593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11100766.post-1114146962603609602005-04-22T06:16:00.000+01:002005-04-22T06:16:00.000+01:00No, not at all.Thank you, both. I want to be able...No, not at all.<BR/><BR/>Thank you, both. I want to be able to be comfortable, and that includes knowing what may cause upset and start me off on the wrong foot with folk, so that I can avoid doing it.<BR/><BR/>I'm glad to hear that the Orthodox don't press their hands together with their fingers sticking out as though about to dive into a pool. It is something that is frowned upon within my Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04972938279831428593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11100766.post-1114143723321883032005-04-22T05:22:00.000+01:002005-04-22T05:22:00.000+01:00Oh, I thought of something. In Russian churches, ...Oh, I thought of something. In Russian churches, try not to stand with your hands clasped behind your back, and if you do sit, don't cross your legs. Both postures are considered sloppy and the old babushkas will frown at you.<BR/><BR/>Also, in an Orthodox church, never hold your hands with the palms pressed together and the fingertips steepled. It's just not done. Fold your hands instead.<Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11100766.post-1114057714653014232005-04-21T05:28:00.000+01:002005-04-21T05:28:00.000+01:00What would be expected of a visitor at a Paschal l...What would be expected of a visitor at a Paschal liturgy?<BR/><BR/>Nothing whatever! Just stand in the back of the church where you can observe, listen and enjoy all the beauty of it. You will find yourself joining in on the many repetitions of the hymn "Christ is Risen from the dead"--it will soon stick in your mind and you'll never forget it.<BR/><BR/>If you can, try to attend the Great and Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com