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by 尼古拉前执事
Wed 30 October 2002 5:34 pm
Forum: True Orthodox Christian Churches
Topic: Introduction and questions
Replies: 2
Views: 4278

Welcome Johanam!

Glory to Jesus Christ!

Dear Joe,

Welcome aboard. I am glad to see that God is leading you to Orthodoxy. The path is slow and hard, but well worth it. As far as ROCOR goes, years they do have a few western Rite missions and churches. I know of 2 in Australia and one of the 3 or 4 in North America ...
by 尼古拉前执事
Tue 29 October 2002 10:37 pm
Forum: Prayer Life
Topic: The Message of the Lord's Prayer
Replies: 0
Views: 3326

The Message of the Lord's Prayer

Glory to Jesus Christ!

Although not a Father of the Church and rather a man best known for his helicoptors, Igor Sikorsky was something of an armchair theologian. Below lists a URL with his treatise of the Our Father. Posting it in no way is a support of his views, but I thought it was interesting ...
by 尼古拉前执事
Tue 29 October 2002 12:33 pm
Forum: Praxis
Topic: Asceticism is.... Everything!
Replies: 24
Views: 15663

Excellent!

Glory to Jesus Christ!

Paradosis,

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 You are absolutely right of course. I started reading it this morning and had to finish it this afternoon at work. That was a very in-depth treatise and I appreciate you taking the time to formulate it and post it here. God Bless!
by 尼古拉前执事
Mon 28 October 2002 8:49 pm
Forum: Heterodox Groupings / Debate
Topic: A view of ROCOR
Replies: 9
Views: 6526

Excellent points!

Glory to Jesus Christ!

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 Excellent responses both of you. I think there's great potential for a good amount of learning to go on here. God Bless us all!
by 尼古拉前执事
Sun 27 October 2002 2:23 pm
Forum: Praxis
Topic: Fasting
Replies: 226
Views: 83008

Since Thanksgiving Day is a fast day this year...

...must we give up our Thanksgiving Dinner?

{This is from a Question and Answer session in my church's monthly bulletin, answered by Fr. George Lardas.}

A: No, we need not. During the Nativity Fast (Advent), which begins 40 days before Christmas (28 November), we abstain from meat, eggs, and dairy ...
by 尼古拉前执事
Sat 26 October 2002 10:52 pm
Forum: Theology and Tradition
Topic: On the question of the calendar
Replies: 176
Views: 132158

The Late, Great Typikon

The Late, Great Typikon

Among the thirty or so liturgical books that are required in order to perform the services of the Orthodox Church correctly, the Typikon holds a special place. This is the book that holds the "key" to how the services are to be put together--how you combine readings from ...
by 尼古拉前执事
Sat 26 October 2002 10:50 pm
Forum: Theology and Tradition
Topic: On the question of the calendar
Replies: 176
Views: 132158

On the Calendar

Note: The Following material is a response made by Father Alexander Lebedeff on one of the Orthodox Discussion lists to questions relating to the use of differing calendars in the Orthodox Liturgical year.

I appreciate those who have expressed their opinions on the calendar issue. Amazing what ...