I am a new person! My new Questions Thread!

[Suzannah]

On waking this morning, I came to some real personal revelation: the Orthodox Church is His Church! I am going to be inquiring about classes from the Priest at the Serbian Mission, and on checking it out with moderators here, I've changed my "faith icon". I figured since I have to start my life all over, I might as well start with my "image" of myself at CF!

So, in celebration of that, because I feel like a new person, I'm leaving my old thread with all my original questions behind and starting this new one.


Here's my first question as a person committed to Orthodoxy:
Are there "Irish" Orthodox? I am first generation Irish in America. Was there ever such a thing as Orthodoxy in Ireland? As I recall from Irish history classes, the Roman church evangelized Ireland by St. Patrick (I still love him.) He died in 461 AD, so he must have been Orthodox? That means that all that I love about my homeland is Orthodox???

 

[Oblio]

On waking this morning, I came to some real personal revelation: the Orthodox Church is His Church! I am going to be inquiring about classes from the Priest at the Serbian Mission, and on checking it out with moderators here, I've changed my "faith icon". I figured since I have to start my life all over, I might as well start with my "image" of myself at CF!

So, in celebration of that, because I feel like a new person, I'm leaving my old thread with all my original questions behind and starting this new one.


Here's my first question as a person committed to Orthodoxy:
Are there "Irish" Orthodox? I am first generation Irish in America. Was there ever such a thing as Orthodoxy in Ireland? As I recall from Irish history classes, the Roman church evangelized Ireland by St. Patrick (I still love him.) He died in 461 AD, so he must have been Orthodox? That means that all that I love about my homeland is Orthodox???

To my knowledge, there is not an Irish Orthodox Church, but there are indeed Irish Orthodox

 

[Oblio]

If you have time for YAMB (Yet Another Message Board) you might also like to come over to OC.net, I believe there are a few Irish Orthodox over there.

 

[Suzannah]

It occurs to me also, that if the splits had never happened, maybe there would be peace in Northern Ireland today...there would still be political arguing...but it would not have a foundation in religion.
I do pray for peace there!

 

[Matrona]

God bless you, Suzannah!

You might be interested to know that St. Patrick of Ireland is fully recognized as a saint by the Orthodox Church. And his memory is still celebrated on March 17th.

http://www.comeandseeicons.com/phm17.htm

O holy hierarch, Patrick, wonderworker, equal to the Apostles and illuminator of the Irish people, pray to the merciful God that He will pardon our transgressions.

 

[Suzannah]

There is a story among sailors, that St. Patrick often went "down to the docks" to evangelize the pirates, and the workers....that he had a special love for them.
I've always loved him too! As a protestant, I used his method of explaining the Trinity (shamrock) many times and people always understood it from that example. He truly was a hero of the Faith.

 

[Reader Nilus]

Yes there is Irish Orthodox. Their web site and portal; Orthodox Ireland.
Jeff the Finn

 

[Suzannah]

Question 2: So the name of the mission where I am going to inquire is: St. John of Kronstadt , Serbian Orthodox Mission. Does anyone know anything about "Serbian" Orthodox?

 

[Orthosdoxa]

On waking this morning, I came to some real personal revelation: the Orthodox Church is His Church!

It sure is! Glory to Jesus Christ!

And YAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! for you!!!!

 

[Oblio]

Serbian Orthodox Church - Western Diocese

Check out the Prologue of Ohrid

 

[Orthosdoxa]

http://www.serbianorthodoxchurch.com/

 

[Reader Nilus]

Patriarch Pavle of the Serbian Orthodox Church is a living saint.
"If we live as people of God, there will be room for all nations in the Balkans and in the world. If we liken ourselves to Cain who killed his brother Abel, then the entire earth will be too small even for two people. The Lord Jesus Christ teaches us to be always children of God and love one another. We should remember the words of St. Paul: "If it be possible, as much as lies in you, live peaceably with all men."
ORTHODOX PATRIARCH LEADS BY EXAMPLE
Destroyed and Desecrated Serbian Orthodox Churches in Kosovo and Metohija
Jeff the Finn

 

[Suzannah]

oops!!! I already made a mistake. It's not St. John Kronstadt. It's St. John the Baptist Serbian Mission. Duh. Well, hey, at least I'm still in the company of "Baptists". LOL~!

 

[Oblio]

Maybe you had it confused with the OCA Mission of St. John of Kronstadt

 

[Philip]

You might try PMing brewmama. She attends an Orthodox Church that uses the Divine Liturgy of St. Tikhon. St Tikhon was a Celtic monk.

 

[Suzannah]

Those pictures are so sad! So Patriarch Pavle is a cannonized living saint???
How wonderful is that!

 

[prodromos]

Not canonized, simply recognised as such by those blessed to know him. There were several such people in the last century.

John.

 

[MariaRegina]

Congratulations Suzannah!

Please keep us updated.

 

[Photini]

Here's my first question as a person committed to Orthodoxy:
Are there "Irish" Orthodox? I am first generation Irish in America. Was there ever such a thing as Orthodoxy in Ireland? As I recall from Irish history classes, the Roman church evangelized Ireland by St. Patrick (I still love him.) He died in 461 AD, so he must have been Orthodox? That means that all that I love about my homeland is Orthodox???

St Patrick is celebrated in the Orthodox Church. My sister's church (which is Serbian also) has a relic of St. Patrick's (a little piece of bone).

 

[Photini]

Question 2: So the name of the mission where I am going to inquire is: St. John of Kronstadt , Serbian Orthodox Mission. Does anyone know anything about "Serbian" Orthodox?

My sister's church is a Serbian Orthodox Church. It was the first Orthodox Church that i ever attended....It sounds like you have found a truly wonderful and loving little church. And what better time? We are drawing ever closer to the Lenten season. And Pascha (Easter) in the Orthodox Church is beyond compare.