Hello to everyone,
I'm an Italian cradle Roman Catholic, and I currently reside in Japan. I am married with a Japanese woman (non Christian but very respectful of Christianity) and we have a 10 year old son.
I have felt a calling towards Orthodoxy for many years, but now after a few years of careful consideration I have come to the decision to convert to Orthodoxy. Unfortunately I live in a prefecture of Japan (Toyama) were there is no Orthodox presence at all. There is just one Roman Catholic parish that is very modernist/progressive. I often attend Mass there, though I must say I suffer through the service most of the time. Also, though I have been living here for over 5 years, I still struggle with the language very much, so even if I travel to another prefecture it would not be easy to have an honest deep conversation with a member of the clergy, since there are not that many Japanese who speak good English.
I would really appreciate any kind of guidance and I hope and pray our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ will eventually lead this sinner to enter his Church.
Thanks to all that my have any useful advice.
I'm an Italian cradle Roman Catholic, and I currently reside in Japan. I am married with a Japanese woman (non Christian but very respectful of Christianity) and we have a 10 year old son.
I have felt a calling towards Orthodoxy for many years, but now after a few years of careful consideration I have come to the decision to convert to Orthodoxy. Unfortunately I live in a prefecture of Japan (Toyama) were there is no Orthodox presence at all. There is just one Roman Catholic parish that is very modernist/progressive. I often attend Mass there, though I must say I suffer through the service most of the time. Also, though I have been living here for over 5 years, I still struggle with the language very much, so even if I travel to another prefecture it would not be easy to have an honest deep conversation with a member of the clergy, since there are not that many Japanese who speak good English.
I would really appreciate any kind of guidance and I hope and pray our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ will eventually lead this sinner to enter his Church.
Thanks to all that my have any useful advice.