How long have you been Orthodox?

[gzt]

It's been a while now.

 

[joyfulthanks]

bump...

Thanks to everyone who's answered. How about the rest of you?

 

[Rilian]

I first attended a liturgy in 1990. I became a serious inquirer in Dec. 2003 and have been a catechumen for exactly one year.

 

[Mary of Bethany]

I was received by Chrismation on Holy Saturday, 2001, so a little over 4 years ago.

I had been attending my parish for about 2 years at that point.

Mary

 

[Shubunkin]

I have been an inquirer for about three months now... umm, maybe four. Anyway, it will be soon to be contacting the local parish...

(the only thing that has slowed me down are a few family tragedies and complications.)

 

[gzt]

It's interesting that half the regulars are either inquirers/catechumens or have been Orthodox less than a year. I think that's cool.

 

[vanshan]

It's nice to see all the votes and newly or soon be be illumined Orthodox!

I was received by chrismation Holy Saturday 1995 from a charismatic<Church of God, Anderson,IN<Missouri Synod Lutheran background. I was a student study theology at Oral Roberts University at the time.

Basil

 

[VickiY]

From infancy!

 

[Lotar]

It's nice to see all the votes and newly or soon be be illumined Orthodox!

I was received by chrismation Holy Saturday 1995 from a charismatic<Church of God, Anderson,IN<Missouri Synod Lutheran background. I was a student study theology at Oral Roberts University at the time.

Basil

Does that make 5 or 6 of us former LCMS?

 

[Michael G]

I was Chrismated on Lazarus Saturday 1999! Blessed be the Lord!

 

[MariaRegina]

I was received into the Church by Chrismation a little over two years ago, but I am still struggling to be truly Orthodox.

Hi there, Philip!!!

How are you?

In a few months, it will be the tenth year anniversary of my Holy Chrismation.

 

[Philip]

I am well. Be sure to check the photo album.

 

[Ioan cel Nou]

Well, for me it's 3 years 5 months, though it seems shorter than that since the actual event whilst I paradoxically feel like I've always been Orthodox. Does anyone else feel like that?

James

 

[Kolya]

whilst I paradoxically feel like I've always been Orthodox. Does anyone else feel like that?James

Yes, funny enough now you say it, I could not see myself any other way. Perhaps I WAS always Orthodox, it just took a while to break out of me.

 

[Matrona]

Well, for me it's 3 years 5 months, though it seems shorter than that since the actual event whilst I paradoxically feel like I've always been Orthodox. Does anyone else feel like that?

Actually, yes. Especially when I was a catechumen, I had the strangest sensation that this wasn't all new, it was something I'd known a long time before but completely forgot about, and now was learning things all over again.

 

[Matrona]

bump

 

[Pyotr]

Four years last Holy Saturday (so approx 3 months? Makes it hard when it's on a moveable feast...)

 

[Konstantinos]

Cradle

 

[joyfulthanks]

I'm bumping this because we've had some new folks around in the past week, and I'd like to hear from them, too.

 

[Yiannis550]

I was Baptised when I was about 7 months old (April 1980) but I rediscovered Orthodoxy mostly the past 2 years, especially after my first confession last September!