Dear Stephen, Please forward this to the fellow who wrote that. Charton Heston cannot be used as an expert on the Church or the English language. He is just an...
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Jun 1, 2002 12:28 pm
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How does one sing these appointed troparia in the third antiphon. Are they sung straight through or are they alternated with the Beatitude verses, or...
Christ is risen! I did not see a reply to this, although there might had been. The way it was done at St.Seraphim Cathedral in Dallas was basically the same ...
Reader Michael J. Bis...
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Jun 1, 2002 1:31 pm
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Christ is risen! Truly risen! Dear Friends -- In a message dated 05/31/2002 7:05:11 PM Eastern Daylight Time, ... Were that true, native speakers of Modern...
Thanks for the reply, but I do need further clarification. This Sunday there will be twelve troparia for the third antiphon. How would they be interspersed...
... I was given these two awards in the reverse order: first the gold cross, then proto-priest. ... St. John of Kronstadt was given the special award of the...
Fr. John R. Shaw
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Jun 1, 2002 2:28 pm
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... There are plenty of "fixed expressions" used even in colloquial English, that contain 'archaic' forms. Thus, for example, "holier than thou". It seems...
Fr. John R. Shaw
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Jun 1, 2002 2:32 pm
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... Christ is Risen! Unfortunately your message does not contain any excerpts from the posting you are referring to, so it is hard to tell which day's Troparia...
Fr. John R. Shaw
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Jun 1, 2002 3:20 pm
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... Fr. John is quite correct that "priest" is derived from the Latin "presbyter" (borrowed from Greek). However, a little more could be added about the word...
... One might add that the same sequence of awards applies to monastic clergy as well. One additional "award" for monastic clergy is the privilege bestowed on...
... The same reason why the original poster thought they should learn: "grievous" "mischievous" "spiritual" "impious" "requital" ...not because they're archaic...
... True, of course, but the distinction in meaning is sometimes misconstrued. What happened in English is that there came to be no word for a pagan priest, or...
Fr. John R. Shaw
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Jun 1, 2002 8:22 pm
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Dear beloved, Blessing in the name of our Lord, God and Savior Jesus Christ. Please let me share with you what I have read today: ?Let the Heavens rejoice and...
Christ is Risen Please forgive my ignorance. I am trying to locate a place that sells skufyos and monastic vests. If someone could help me with this I would...
THOMAS PAUL
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Jun 3, 2002 1:41 am
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... It used to be quite common for native speakers of Modern American English also "to be coached in the grammar and pronunciation" of their language. Those...
Father Tryphon: Truly He is Risen! You can contact Mother Kaliniki at Holy Nativity Convent in Brookline, MA. Her direct number is (617) 566-0156. She can...
Christ is risen! Truly risen! Dear Friends -- Although the question of style in translation is important in our consideration of practical liturgy, I'm...
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Does anyone have a melody for the Irmoi of Ascension other than the standard tone 5? Thank you, Anna...
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Jun 3, 2002 4:09 pm
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Christ is risen! Dear Anna, I have the Irmoi for the Canon of the Ascension of the Lord, samopodoben Tone 5, Carpatho-Rusyn chant. J. Michael Thompson...
... Actually, it is even older than that. Before the introduction of church services entirely in English, for some time there were certain texts said in...
Fr. John R. Shaw
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Jun 3, 2002 8:16 pm
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... English also "to be coached in the grammar and pronunciation" of their language. Those were called English classes in schools. However, perhaps such...
Father, bless! Permit me to mention here the translation into English of large parts of the Psalter by one of my historical heroes, Alfred the Great. There is...
... I hardly think that the translations of Bishop Kallistos (Ware) fall under such a sweeping condemnation. If there are poor translations employing...
This is addressed to those familiar with Byzantine, Slavic, folk and Old Calendarist typikons (esp. Pangratios formation). I receive a lot of commemoration...
Well this certainly has nothing to do with any Orthodox topic, but since we're all painfully aware of the results of Yahoo's non-privacy policy I thought I'd...
Christ is Risen! Does anyone have any information regarding the monastic practice of the "panaghia" which is eaten following trapeza on the days when there is...
I'm interested in seeing a church consecration service. Is it true that churches that have been consecrated are charged to remain active until the Second...
Anna and All: Christ is Risen! You can access a free 50-page 4-voice score for the +entire+ Vigil service for Ascension (in Slavonic, using old-orthography...
... him ... English ... Christ is risen! We have had good success with the Winston Grammar series for this purpose. I believe that the first units are...
Dear Photini, Christ is Risen! I'm not sure where I read it, but i believe that a consecrated church needs to be destroyed and nothing built there again, if...