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Oh, boy! I feel for you, brother!
Just don't go getting a Tesla and doing what some other crazies have, putting it on autopilot and sleeping on the way there.Orthodoxy has beaten me up royally. I only get one day to sleep in—-Saturday. Sunday I get up earlier than I do on a work day to drive up for Matins. By the time Fathers sermon is about halfway (his sermons are like 20 minutes) I’m looking like I’m ready to pass out.
Just don't go getting a Tesla and doing what some other crazies have, putting it on autopilot and sleeping on the way there.
I like the self driving vehicles we used to have. Collision avoidance built in and could drive you home with you passed out at the wheel. Unfortunately they don't allow horse and cart on the motorway.I did drive my Challenger Scat Pack 6.4 liter street legal burnt orange beast a couple of times!
I like the self driving vehicles we used to have. Collision avoidance built in and could drive you home with you passed out at the wheel. Unfortunately they don't allow horse and cart on the motorway.
Our Agape Vespers is at 2:30PM. It is a beautiful short service and is a great way to celebrate Pascha day. If it was 11am, that’d be really tough, especially after the Paschal Feast! We typically get home around 4am (give or take a bit). A friend of mine once called it the PPH…post-Pascha high.In the Antiochian Church ( & other jurisdictions I presume) we have the Nocturne Service ( starting at 10:00 PM) immediately preceding the Lord’s resurrection. As that service concludes, we gather literally outside the narthex front door entrance to the church. The priest reads from the Bible and then the priest portrays the Lord knocking at ( & down) the gates of hell while reading from & in exchange with a parishioner from Psalms 24:7-10 ( western #). The stone is rolled away (theologically) & we proceed to worship the risen Lord in the Divine Liturgy at midnight.
This is a very general summary of around 3 hours of worship with a few minor but pivotal details in my description. Most of the Nocturne service is reasonably followable. The only difficulty I personally have is when we receive our vigil candles shortly before we proceed outside to the front steps of the church outside the church as we proceed to the Lord’s resurrection. Thankfully ( for me) I am in the choir and we proceed as a unit. Over 15 years Orthodox & I still get confused at this point.
On Pascha at 11:00 AM, there is an Agape service which I confess to rarely attend & have forgotten most of the content.
After my first Pascha service, I knew I was home. It is an amazing experience. Just let yourself experience it - and you should be good to go.I am a former Catholic and Protestant who has been looking into Eastern Orthodoxy. 10 years ago I started my journey, but left for foolish reasons. I've been away from Jesus and the Church long enough, and I just want to come home.
A priest from the Greek Orthodox church in my town invited me to come to their Pascha service. What do I need to know before attending? It's been a while since I have been in an Orthodox church, so I am just nervous that I am going to do something wrong.
Any help is very much appreciated. Thanks so much!
Our Agape Vespers is at 2:30PM. It is a beautiful short service and is a great way to celebrate Pascha day. If it was 11am, that’d be really tough, especially after the Paschal Feast! We typically get home around 4am (give or take a bit). A friend of mine once called it the PPH…post-Pascha high.
Do the Antiochian and Greek parishes have Pascha baskets and a celebration feast after the services?
I did drive my Challenger Scat Pack 6.4 liter street legal burnt orange beast a couple of times!
After my first Pascha service, I knew I was home. It is an amazing experience. Just let yourself experience it - and you should be good to go.
After my first Pascha service, I knew I was home. It is an amazing experience. Just let yourself experience it - and you should be good to go.
No, not a basket of eggs. Sounds like you are missing out on a fun tradition! Traditionally, there are symbolic meanings to different foods in a Pascha Basket (Bread for bread of life, horseradish or garlic for the bitter suffering, salt for the light of the world, etc.). We tend to put our own twist on it, bringing our favorite foods that we missed, some traditional Pascha basket foods (such as Paska bread and Paska cheese) and plenty to share. I enjoy putting together a Pascha basket with some traditional foods in honor of my husband’s heritage and traditions, but I absolutely bring some favorite foods besides that. I’m thinking about bringing Peanut butter swirl ice cream and of course, deviled eggs. One family always brings KFC and another brings Big Macs.Our Antiochian parish has a celebration feast that varies yearly depending on how many people coordinate things. Sometimes it is just an above average ( but still good) coffee fellowship. As far as baskets, are you referring to the baskets of eggs that are blessed & given out ( within the liturgy of course)?
No, not a basket of eggs. Sounds like you are missing out on a fun tradition! Traditionally, there are symbolic meanings to different foods in a Pascha Basket (Bread for bread of life, horseradish or garlic for the bitter suffering, salt for the light of the world, etc.). We tend to put our own twist on it, bringing our favorite foods that we missed, some traditional Pascha basket foods (such as Paska bread and Paska cheese) and plenty to share. I enjoy putting together a Pascha basket with some traditional foods in honor of my husband’s heritage and traditions, but I absolutely bring some favorite foods besides that. I’m thinking about bringing Peanut butter swirl ice cream and of course, deviled eggs. One family always brings KFC and another brings Big Macs.We have a wide variety. So much fun!
This is the traditional basket symbolism:
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Our Agape Vespers is at 2:30PM. It is a beautiful short service and is a great way to celebrate Pascha day. If it was 11am, that’d be really tough, especially after the Paschal Feast! We typically get home around 4am (give or take a bit). A friend of mine once called it the PPH…post-Pascha high.
Do the Antiochian and Greek parishes have Pascha baskets and a celebration feast after the services?
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