Proper way to address monks on the telephone?

[nicodemus]

I put in an order for books to St. Anthony's Monastery in Arizona and when I called to give my credit card details, nobody was there, so I leave my number and they called me back today. It got me thinking, is there a proper way to address a monk over the telephone? Since all monks are called "father," you don't know whether they're priests or not, so do you ask for a blessing anyway? Just curious.

 

[Reader Nilus]

Yes, ask for a blessing, if he is a lay monk he will tell you.
Jeff the Finn

 

[nicodemus]

Yes, ask for a blessing, if he is a lay monk he will tell you.
Jeff the Finn

Oops. Next time, I will know. I guess it is better to err on the upside than on the downside.

Also, I hope it wasn't improper to send my greetings to my godfather who is a novice there.

 

[Matrona]

Yes, ask for a blessing, if he is a lay monk he will tell you.
Jeff the Finn

How do you ask a blessing?

 

[nicodemus]

How do you ask a blessing?

You just say "Bless, Father" and he will bless you like the normal parish priest does.

 

[Reader Nilus]

When writing to a priest it is proper to open with Father Bless, or if he is a Bishop, Master Bless. So if one the phone one would ask Father Bless.
Jeff the Finn

 

[prodromos]

If you are speaking to a Greek monk, the expression is "Evlogeitai Pater" ( ev-lo-gi-teh pah-tehr )

 

[nicodemus]

If you are speaking to a Greek monk, the expression is "Evlogeitai Pater" ( ev-lo-gi-teh pah-tehr )

That may come in handy when I go visit my godfather!