The 1881 typikon gives instructions on how to use the Beatitudes for most feasts of saints ; however it replaces them on some feasts on which they had been ...
That Faith Press edition was, I think, a reprint of the earlier Williams and Norgate edition. Williams and Norgate did a whole series of bilingual books...
... the ... to ... JRS: Of course, my point is that, if the pastor of a given parish makes out his own "cheat sheet" for the choir in his own church, as Vl....
... wrote: "Remember -- "There are 17 ways to do everything in the Orthodox Church, and 17 ways to do each of the 17 ways". The main point is not to be...
As a convert - 1995 - I have a question I've never asked before. All of my adult life, after discharge from the U.S. Navy, I have always mantained a full...
... Yes, I got that. Of course *my* point was that that they could take the outline and make notes about any aberrations or important parts to look out for,...
... JRS: The Greek tradition has many more days with "antiphons" than the Russian tradition used to have. However, in recent decades, there has been a certain...
Dear Irene, While it may well be that replacing the Typical Psalms + Beatitudes with Antiphons, where the former were previously sung, is motivated by a desire...
Dear Reader Michael, "Typical Psalms" is the more precise terminology, to distinguish them from the Antiphons proper, which another thread in this list is now...
... it would not be surprising that a ninety-minute Liturgy would seem desirable in this context. ... In my church a ninety-minute Liturgy would mean...
... In my church we have introduced the singing of these Troparia using the "Greek Chant". Model melodies for each tone are included in the Obikhod. We...
Dear Michael and All, I've thought of a roadside sign for Big Valley, in three parts: Thou shalt not round the corners of thy beard. Burma Shave But Amish trim...
... service. As we currently do not leave anything out (we even SING all the troparia on the Beatitudes) this would be difficult to do (other than by making...
I am a reader and was never told that I should grow a beard, or facial hair of any kind, and I haven't heard of Subdeacons being told to either. Deacons and...
... with Antiphons, where the former were previously sung, is motivated by a desire to shorten the service, the Antiphons did *not* originate as a device for...
As I said, mine is a personal choice. I also work for a state university where business doesn't dictate personal appearance. On the other hand, we have the P C...
In the Chapel where I use to go on Sundays, we have Matins (abbreviated) for about 1 and half hour, and the Liturgy (completely, with NO abbreviation at all)...
... We choose to follow the practice of churches inside ... Litanies) is brisk but not rushed). We use a mixture of English and Slavonic (the Gospel is read...
The Clergy are held to a stricter standard, usually, than a layman. A beard is nothing particular to a deacon, priest or bishop -- every Orthodox adult man...
holytransf@... said, ...every Orthodox adult man should have a beard. I do have a beard (whew!), but I've never heard this before. May I ask where this...
A tonsured Reader said: "This is EXACTLY the approach me and my fellor Reader at the Kliros have adopted within the past few months. At least the two of us are...
I was tonsured a Reader in 1986 and I have not had a "full" beard until about three years ago. It was really my choice to grow it. One Saturday I did not...
Great answer--thanks, Fr. John Shaw In Christ, Fr. Seraphim Stephens ... From: Fr. John R. Shaw [mailto:vrevjrs@...] Sent: Wednesday, September 01, 2004...
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If that is a case, then go and prepare now. Deacon Kirill ... __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - You care about security. So do...
"Epistle read in Russian (not Church Slavonic)"? Can I ask you what jurisdiction you do represent? Deacon Kirill ... _______________________________ Do you...
Dear Rd. Michael: I don't suggest entering the Altar for clarification--that often leads to a misunderstanding that you are "CORRECTING" the priest--and, I...
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It's a teaching of the Igumen Joseph. In my monastery you must have a beard....
