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Have any parents dealt with a toddler who doesn’t want to receive the Eucharist? We have a 1.5 year old who just recently started crying and screaming when it’s his turn to receive the Eucharist. He’s taken it plenty of times before however he was born during the COVID lockdowns so he wasn’t...

Tomorrow, March 7th, my son is scheduled to be baptized. He is about 6 weeks old and has come down with either a cold (which would be his second since birth) or has contracted RSV (a respiratory virus). At first the doctor wanted us to cancel the baptism, but he has said we can do it. In your...

St. Nicholas Planas' feast day is March 2nd, however I read somewhere that if his feast day falls within Great Lent, then the feast is moved to the first Sunday after March 2nd. Is this true? Does anyone have a source for this? The only place that I have seen it is on OrthodoxWiki.

Poll: Does your parish serve kneeling vespers after the feast of Pentecost? If you don't mind sharing, I'd like to know your jurisdiction also.

I noticed that a new book (in Greek) has been published on the Dogmatic Theology of the Orthodox Church as understood by St. Justin Popovich. Does anyone know of a similar type of work available in English? I know there are a few of his books that have been published in English, but nothing of...

Does anyone know of any writings or sayings of Elder Justin Parvu available in English? I know of a few maxims which he spoke but other than that I could not find much.

**NOTE: Responses only from Orthodox believers only*** As many of you know there is a huge debate over baptism in contemporary Orthodoxy - especially in the U.S. With the number of Protestants converting to the Orthodox faith there has been a debate as to whether they are only received via...

Have any of you used any of you used any of the liturgical texts published by Narthex Press? I am interested in their translation of the Saint Basil Liturgy and their Holy Week book, but I’ve never seen one of their translations before and would like to compare before I purchase them.

Here's a shot in the dark... Does anyone know of a copy for sale or have an English copy they would like to sell of the book Experiences During the Divine Liturgy that's not $300? I've previously emailed the fathers at St. Anthony's in Arizona (who published the book) and they were supposedly...

Can someone translate what is written on the scroll in this icon of St. John Cassian?

Are there any English speaking Elders alive or all of the contemporary Elders Greek or Russian speaking?

What is the Orthodox understanding of spiritual gifts which the Apostle Paul speaks of in 1 Corinthians 12? Are we naturally born with specific talents, such as someone born with athletic or intellectual abilities? Are we given certain gifts by God when we are baptized and chrismated into the...

Many times when we are struggling to make a decision we are given the advice to just pray to God about it. What is the purpose in this advice? Do we pray and expect some sort of divine intervention or clear answer to come to mind? Or do we pray about a situation and accept whatever happens...

So often when we read hagiographies of saints - both past and contemporary - we read of their early life and the end of their life with a focus primarily on the exalted experiences of their spiritual lives. I am wanting to know if there is a book about a saint that details their struggle in the...

Currently I use the Orthodox Prayers for Everyday prayer book by Regina Orthodox Press for praying the hours, but I am thinking of switching to the Reader's Service Book of the Hours of the Orthodox Church from Holy Myrrhbearers Monastery. I currently use their Psalter as opposed to the...

In every icon of St. Maximos the Greek he is depicted with a HUGE beard. Is there any significance to the size of his beard other than the fact he could grow one that large? There was a story of a monk named Methodios who had an abnormally long beard: Monk Methodios of Byzantium and His Long...

For all of you guys here who have attended seminary I'm having an issue. I am looking at Orthodox seminaries and it appears none are pet friendly. My wife and I have two small dogs (one 15lbs, one 25lbs) and we do not want to get rid of them - we'd both feel horrible doing so. I have looked...

Hi Folks! :wave: For those of you who converted to Orthodoxy, what questions led you to start your journey to the Church? My wife and I are trying to put together a flyer to use for outreach in our community and our priest would like to use some poignant questions to get people to...

Do all Orthodox priests where a pectoral cross or only senior priests?

Do any of you know where I might be able to find an akathist to St. Justin Martyr online?