The Saint Euphrosynos Cafe

My wife just kicks me about this stuff. To her, the "platok" or scarf is a symbol of power. When I first met her, I was completely opposed to women wearing scarves in Church. I thought it was an archaic, and completely degrading practice. How wrong I was. As a grown and married man, I now ...

There will be more in the Church Abroad changing juristictions in the near future. Those who criticise this move obviously know nothing about what is happening in the Synod, and believe everything they read in print about what is happening in Russia and the MP. Their move took place a couple of mon...

Peter J. Hatala wrote:

I saw this info (that ROCOR members are not to receive communion at the monastery) posted on another list by a ROCOR member in Vladyka's diocese.

Peter,

I saw something similar, but was there an ukase issued or what?

Without an ukase, it's hearsay.

ao

2 interesting things to note: Although the JP and ROCOR are in communion, Bishop Gabriel has forbidden members of ROCOR to receive any mysteries in the Glorious Ascension Monastery that just left ROCOR for the JP. Where are you getting this information that Vladyka Gabriel has forbidden this? I wou...

Dear Friends in Christ, Until there is an official statement to the contrary - the JP does recognize, I believe from what I am told ROCOR. According to Orthodox Tradition (Etna), Met Cyprian maintained friendly relations with the late Patriarch Diodoros. The latter however was not permitted to serv...

Sues57, Take a look at the following website.. it's only a small explanation, but it has some pictures... http://www.byzantines.net/HolyTrinity/transfiguration.htm What aspect of the fruit blessing were you actually interested in? If you are speaking from a liturgical perspective, it's just a short,...

Just a quick note, a bishop can serve liturgy alone, if he does it in the capacity of a priest, which I have seen done, so, he can serve without a deacon. Ania Hi Ania, Yes, this is true, which is why in my previous post I said "A Bishop cannot serve a HIERARCHICAL Liturgy without a Deacon&quo...