Any spanish speaking orthodox parishes jn the good ol US of A

[Moses Medina]

Curious more than anything, I am of hispanic origin and my mother not being an english speaker would be nice to have her visit a church if I were to convert.

 

[Mary of Bethany]

I don't know where you are, or if there are any completely Spanish-speaking parishes, but I imagine there are parishes in the SW that offer at least occasional services in Spanish. I know the Cathedral (St Seraphim) here in Dallas at least used to have Spanish services, but I don't know it they do now. There is a parish (St George) in the Rio Grande Valley in Texas that is in a Spanish speaking area, and the Priest himself is Hispanic.

 

[tampasteve]

I am given to understand that there is (or was) a Spanish speaking mission of the ROCOR in Miami. I am sure there are some that have Spanish DL in other parts of Florida or Texas, or places with large Hispanic communities, but they are likely part of a parish that has English (or other) services mainly or a small mission.

 

[Moses Medina]

I am specifically inquiring about Houston, TX

 

[tampasteve]

Honestly the best way to find out is probably to call the diocese:
OCA Dioceses of the South: Office: 214-522-4149

Also, this website and email might be helpful:
http://www.orthodoxhouston.org/
frjohnwhiteford@gmail.com

I am not Orthodox, but that looks like a decent resource for Houston.

 

[ArmyMatt]

sorry, redundant, but for the sake of any lurkers. yes, the closer you get to the Mexican border. Abp Dmitri of Dallas was noted for using Spanish to help convert Latin Americans.

 

[Northbrook]

Curious more than anything, I am of hispanic origin and my mother not being an english speaker would be nice to have her visit a church if I were to convert.

I know just who you should ask: Fr. Antonio Perdomo. He is the host of the Spanish-language program on Ancient Faith Radio. Every day on the homepage of Ancient Faith Radio (ancientfaith.com), he publishes his daily devotional titled "Glorificando a Dios Diariamente." It is there on the homepage, under the heading "Daily Bread." Go there and listen to an episode. If you like it/Fr. Antonio, go to the right side of the page where you played the episode and click on "Send Feedback." This will give you the opportunity to send an e-mail DIRECTLY TO Fr. Antonio. Good luck!

 

[Moses Medina]

Prayer Rope!

How does one pray this. Youtube keeps telling me how to make them instead.

Again thank you all.

 

[Northbrook]

Well! That’s an easy one! Count the little black knots on the prayer rope. Are there 33? There are usually 33, one for each year Christ lived on earth. Start with the first knot and say “Lord, Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me.” Then move your fingernail to Knot #2 and repeat the same prayer. Do this a total of 33 times, once for each knot. That’s it!

 

[ArmyMatt]

Prayer Rope!

How does one pray this. Youtube keeps telling me how to make them instead.

Again thank you all.

just make sure you talk to your priest before starting a prayer rule with this

 

[Northbrook]

Curious more than anything, I am of hispanic origin and my mother not being an english speaker would be nice to have her visit a church if I were to convert.

Guess what, I learned about another Spanish-speaking Orthodox priest. His name is Fr. Michael Marcantoni and he pastors the Greek Orthodox Church of the Holy Spirit in Rochester, NY. He is from Puerto Rico, his wife is from Peru.