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I\'m going to explain my answer to all of these, because I have nothing else to do right now:-)
1) What is the best part of a Baptism service?
a. Renouncing and spitting on Satan
When I became a Catchecumen (still not baptized, yet), I really enjoyed this part because it was a way to show to that arrogant fool that I was finally done with him once and for all.
2) What is the hymn sung most heartily by the faithful during the Divine
Liturgy?
f. We Have Seen the True Light
It seems to be \"We Have Seen the True Light\" in my experience; I suspect this is because everyone has just been rejuvinated due to Holy Communion.
3) How did you become Orthodox?
f. Was seeking truth and meaning, without knowing God previously
There\'s a very long story here. I\'ll probably blog the story at some point...so i guess keep your eyes open? It\'s too long to get into here.
4) What is the first thing you do when you step inside church?
a. Make the sign of the cross
Always do this. I even did it the first time I went in, as sort of a reflex. Even though I didn\'t know what to do. So much of Orthodoxy has come to me naturally that it\'s almost surreal.
5) What is your top distraction in church?
e. Cute kid doing cute things
I love kids. They\'re adorable. As for being distracted by the cute girl....that doesn\'t happen since I purposely stand near the front of the church to avoid distractions such as that, but there\'s always this family that stands in front of me with three little kids...
6) What is your top excuse for being late to church?
a. Overslept
Oversleeping--the curse of the college student. This however only happens on days that are NOT a sunday--perhaps I\'ve forgotten that day that there is a liturgy. Or perhaps I miss half of matins. Or once I missed most of Vespers because I had taken a nap. I can count the number of times this has happened though on one hand.
7) When do you normally get to church on Sunday?
a. Matins
There\'s a joke in my parish that the only person more punctual than me is our Priest...and there\'s been once or twice where I arrived for matins before he did:-)
8) How many times per month do you attend church?
e. more
As a Catchecumen, I feel I should attend church as much as possible--otherwise how am I going to learn about my faith? Though, to be fair, this attribute of mine will probably continue until the day I die. I really like going to church.
9) What is your favorite service?
a. Divine Liturgy
c. Great Vespers
d. Paschal Liturgy
It\'s a three-way tie between these. I\'ve never been to a Hierarchical Liturgy, and for some reason, my mind tends to wander during Matins (probably because I\'m not fully awake yet). All are so beautiful.
10) In how many languages can you say Christ is Risen?
e. more
Just five so far: English, Slavonic, Greek, Romanian and Arabic. I\'m working on learning it in Spanish, German, Serbian, French, Bulgarian and Latin for practical, liturgical purposes.
11) Name the part of Orthodox worship that has helped you the most.
a. reading/hearing the saint\'s lives
Studying the lives of saints actually played a minor role in my entrance to Orthodoxy. In a Byzantine History class, we examined hajiographies to understand average daily life for the average person in the Byzantine state, and thus, I learned a lot about Orthodoxy that way. I still read hajiographies \"for fun\" for the same reasons.
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