its accepted bc its good for ppl to understand what they're hearing. a dead language cant preserve the faith if the ppl cant understand it and therefore cant learn from the services.
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- Sat 27 December 2008 12:12 am
- Forum: Liturgics and Mysteries
- Topic: Why is the use of the Vernacular accepted as Orthodox?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2783
- Fri 21 November 2008 5:06 pm
- Forum: Religious, Moral, and Ethical Topics
- Topic: Mission trip to Romania
- Replies: 0
- Views: 1135
Mission trip to Romania
Mission trip to Romania Hey everyone, this coming March 13-21, 2009 I am blessed with the opportunity to travel to Romania to serve on an OCF Real Break (spring break) mission team. The trip will be led by Veronica Pruim, OCF Program Director, who comes originally from Romania. We will be staying in...
- Fri 21 November 2008 4:33 pm
- Forum: True Orthodox Christian Churches
- Topic: Metropolitan Philaret to be Glorified this weekend in NYC
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1070
Re: Metropolitan Philaret to be Glorified this weekend in NYC
what is ROCOR-PSCA? never heard of it.
- Mon 27 October 2008 9:50 pm
- Forum: Liturgics and Mysteries
- Topic: THE LATE, GREAT TYPIKON
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2862
The 532-year cycle is calculated from the creation of Adam, which, as we know, took place on Friday, March 1, 5508 B.C. (Yes, that is the base date on which the entire calendar system of the Orthodox Church is based-pretty neat, huh?) could you give me a source for this please? I read in Fr. Seraph...
- Tue 2 September 2008 6:21 pm
- Forum: Theology and Tradition
- Topic: Toll houses
- Replies: 88
- Views: 42948
- Wed 27 August 2008 5:05 pm
- Forum: True Orthodox Christian Churches
- Topic: A Lecture by Fr. Seraphim Rose
- Replies: 72
- Views: 20782
- Sun 17 August 2008 10:17 pm
- Forum: Religious, Moral, and Ethical Topics
- Topic: Incognito 1583's own personal thread about whatever
- Replies: 86
- Views: 26483
Fr. Seraphim is a Saint because he gave up his own will to serve God alone, just like any Saint. so he wasnt as insanely holy as someone like St. Anthony, but that doesn't mean he's not a Saint. Anyone who finds salvation is a Saint and there really is no doubt that Fr. Serahim has. If you read his ...