A Jordanville video to introduce prospective seminarians to what their life would be like should they enroll at Holy Trinity Seminary in upstate New York was just released, "A Day in the Life of A Seminarian".
The new Dean, Archpriest Alexander Webster, looks like a tremendous choice to lead the venerable Rocor-MP institution, and all those interviewed sound professional.
The aerial views of Holy Trinity Monastery are beautiful.
I disliked, however, the beginning part which wastes time with a string of letters flashing across the screen. It never seemed to end, at least for me, who was impatiently drumming my fingers on the tabletop.
The accompanying whishing sound irritated me. Maybe it's supposed to add some pizzazz to attract the younger generation, but the noise grated. Or it may rather be a trademark intro for all videos made by the Eastern American Diocese of Rocor.
Why not instead play some quiet Russian Orthodox chant, or a bit of one of the anthems, instead of that flashy, worldly start of the video ? Everyone needs to slow down these days. It is just that calming chant which has drawn many to Orthodoxy.
About the new Dean, we have a thread already about his incisive expose and background : http://www.euphrosynoscafe.com/forum/vi ... ter#p69927
He makes the good point that seminarians are future Priests [ and Deacons, etc ].
Around 9 minutes of content :
PS - at 2:22, the word integral is mispronounced - it should be INT-egral. Many people make that mistake.