Congratulations, Deacon Michael, on your ordination and on being blessed to serve in a ROCOR church. There is inevitably a bit of lingering awkwardness in...
I also add my congratulations, Fr.Dn.Michael. "Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity." In Christ- Fr Raphael...
Dear Father, Which one? Several come to mind and I don't dare guess, especially since I do not know which jurisdiction or where. You are so right, "how good...
Yes, it was Holy Apostles in Beltsville. What a blessing it was for me to serve there! Deacon Michael ... -- Deacon Michael Bishop 570 Saint Mary St Baltimore...
Dear Father, Please give him my best regards. I have very fond memories of him, from the time that I first met him to the time that I last saw him in ...
Please remember the handmaiden of God, Elizabeth Riggs, in your prayers. Elizabeth, who began the Choir Cues, has a number of health issues, chiefest of which...
... JRS: Bro. Nikita seems not to have gotten to this yet, but I can answer that there are indeed certain slight variations. For example, there are slight...
... set or ... variants ... Virtually every pre-Nikonian edition of the service books had minor differences from one edition to the next. The vast majority of...
Reader Daniel Olsen has kindly informed me that the last four verses for the Beatitudes came from the wrong Canon -- they were taken from Canon I, and should...
Both the SJOKP and OCA rubrics for the beginning of the Nativity Fast have something that puzzles me. They say that at vespers, instead of the prokeimenon we...
In a message dated 11/4/2007 5:29:56 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, rdrjames@... writes: They say that at vespers, instead of the prokeimenon we chant...
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Dear Ustavniki, At the Praises for St. James the Brother of God, according to our SJKP Menaion, the "Now and ever" indicates "Theotokion", without any more...
If the feast is, as the one you cite is, of Great Doxology rank or higher, the Stavrotheotokion is NOT used. Dn. Sergius ... SJKP Menaion, the "Now and ... ...
... In general, when Alleluia, i.e., the Lenten service, is appointed during the lesser fast periods, the daily prokeimenon at Vespers is replaced by Alleluia...
The Unabridged Horologion published by ROCOR has them on page 194. They are, of course, only used in the lesser fasts, and I do not recollect what versions of...
... Actually, the Slavonic Menaion does not provide the text of a theotokion for the Praises of the Apostle James (23 October). In any case, the theotokion ...
Dear All, This Yahoo e-mail has "compose" as the box you click to write a letter. Hope that moves me to do something in that vein this winter. Do you like...
Dear Protodeacon Stephen and All, Excellent, splendid work you do. Thank you for asking! It's a lot less embarrassing to find out about it now than later....
Dear in Christ Christ is amongst us. Glorify him I wish to write to you concerning the Great Angelic (Megalo) Schema. It has some acronymns on it towards the...
Dear Friends, Since this seems to be the season to post announcements of new CDs, I would like to let you know that Archangel Voices has released a new CD...
Thanks, Daniel. You saved my virtual bacon...(heh heh) here. Rdr James We will go with the Prok without any wanderings into alleluiarianisms for the sake of...
NEW CD FOR SALE - Old Believer Church Singing The Church of Our Lord's Ascension in Gervais, Oregon, a parish of priested Old Believers under Archbishop...
Dear lists, I have a question, we are singing for the Serbian bishop and he is including a baptism during the Divine Liturgy. There are special antiphons for...
I am a little surprised that the Serbian Bishop is doing a Baptismal Liturgy. In my experience, Bishops tend to be more conservative in liturgical practice and...