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    Early Church Liturgies

    I'll dig out my revision, PDF it and put it online - I've got a number of sites - so it can go somewhere - I'll let you know when I do. Fr. Michael
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    Fish out of water! :)

    It was online - but its a long time since I saw it. You could try googling versions of Presbyterian/standing/praying - I think it was dated something like 1868 or 1865. Fr. Michael
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    What is the Orthodox view on reading a 'different' Bible?

    Most Russian Orthodox Outside of Russia use the Authorised Version (King James to Americans) for public readings in English. The Miles Coverdale Psalms are used officially when the Psalms are sung in English - simply because Coverdale 450 years ago had a very good ear for what was singable...
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    My first Divine Liturgy!

    Remember that the Orthodox Divine Liturgy is the nearest that we can get to here in earth to the Divine Worship of Heaven. This is our glimpsing our heritage before we go to it ourselves! The Church of England had a wonderful line when their priests said "Accompany me to the throne of the...
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    Fish out of water! :)

    Many years ago I used to live in Denver, and know most of the churches in the area. Saint Marks and Saint Augustine both have pews - and I don't know how they manage. My present (Western Rite) mission has no pews - there are a few chairs - but no one uses them - well, there's no time to sit in...
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    Question

    Dear Anhelyna, Yes, Western Rite - using the ancient Western Liturgy. The Holy Synod of Russia authorised the re-introduction of the Western Rite in 1870 and again, at the request of (Patriarch Saint) Tikhon (Belavin) in 1907. Since that time the Russian Church has authorised the Saint Colman...
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    Early Church Liturgies

    We know that the Church in the British Isles got its liturgical beginnings from the Church at Ephesus at a very early stage - it called its liturgy the Liturgy of Saint John because he was living in Ephesus at the time. The earliest version of that developed Liturgy that we have in full is the...
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    Question about Hesychasm...

    I can of course, only speak from my own experience and my answers may or may not have any relevance to others. When sitting at my prayer desk facing the Altar and praying with my prayer rope - almost inevitably - in every session - I will find my attention wandering. What is most tempting is...
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    Joint Coordinating Committee for the Theological Dialogue between the Roman Catholic

    Two points: 1. Many of the Early Church Fathers disagreed in writing with the Roman church's position on Peter. The Roman church tends to ignore those quotes. 2. I recently (early 2009) spoke at length with a Metropolitan who was part of the Ravenna conference. I started from the position...
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    EO Sacramentology - differences to Roman teaching

    So, as you have gathered by now - the nature and effects are probably not all that different. What is different is that in Orthodoxy our sacramentalism permeates the whole life of the Church. We live The Way that Christ taught - where life and its living is sacramental in nature. One cannot...
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    Question about Hesychasm...

    The patterns and positions of hesychasm are particularly monastic, meant for the monk in his cell. As a hieromonk, I can say that the positions are entirely related to keeping the monk's attention on the business in hand - that of praying. They in no way whatsoever reflect anything like the...
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    Do you think it dishonest....

    Why not search out a church where you really agree with what they say they stand for? Fr. Michael
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    Question

    Going back to the original question(!!!) You don't have to be Greek, speak Greek or Russian or any other language - and you don't have to put up with the Byzantinism either. As the Priest in charge of the Saint Eanswythe Western Rite Orthodox Mission in England, we have perfectly...
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