I love \"The presanctified Holy Gifts are for the presanctified\"! Our priest has not done it yet, but it would be hilarious.
Embarassing:
1- Last year druing one of the Holy Week services, one of the choir members was playing dangerously with his candle, and I remember being worried (one of my old churches got completely burned down by fire). He eventually did drop his candle on the carpet, and I, instead of hurrying to pick it up and put the fire off, burst out laughing! Uncontrollably for the next two chants. It must have the tension/anxiety but it was very embarrassing.
2- Also, during Presanctified Liturgy last Wednesday, the acolyte was opening the south doors for the priest to enter back into the Altar when he hit a glass lamp cover, and it broke into hundreds of pieces. He had no idea where that cover came from, the poor guy. I struggled to continue chanting, and I managed not to burst out laughing :)
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I agree wtith Somsoc that, at least at some point, we should be calling ourselves \"Orthodox Christian\". In this website, this shouldn\'t cause any confusion, and there probably shouldn\'t be any need for details about jurisdiction.
But I also experience the confusion of non-Orthodox when I tell them I\'m \"Orthodox Christian\". Even though the \"Christian\" is there, there are still some people who associate it with Judaism.
Another confusion arises in the Antiochian Patriarchate, which is officially called \"The Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch And All the East\". The members of this patriarchate, at least in Lebanon and Syria, are called \"Greek Orthodox\", and have to explain that they are not really Greek, and go over all the history of the relationship between the Patriarchate and the Greeks...
I agree with Cyprian, frj1951, that is a good answer. But can we not be Orthodox without being holy and perfect? Isn\'t it ok to be sinful (but repentant) and be \"Orthodox Chrisitans\" or members of the Orthodox Christan Church?
i needed to know for a research project (history of christianity at my university), but it\'s already turned in. thank you though.
Where did G.E.H. Palmer, Philip Sherrard, and Bishop Ware translate the first volume of the Philokalia into English?
Was it in London or on Mt. Athos? Or neither? This is an important research question. It was first published in London.
Glory to God!