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by Alexander Kuzmin
Fri 31 January 2014 2:24 am
Forum: World Orthodox, Heretical, and Vagante Jurisdictions
Topic: New EP Saints: Sts. Akakios and Damaskinos
Replies: 14
Views: 4141

Re: New EP Saints: Sts. Akakios and Damaskinos

You are right, Jean-Serge, most of the old saints were never canonized. This is not the official procedure that make them saint. The official procedure may just confirm that they are saints (it was important mostly only in the doubtful cases). I do not know if Akakios and Damaskinos were venerated i...
by Alexander Kuzmin
Fri 31 January 2014 1:23 am
Forum: Miscellaneous Issues
Topic: As the Sun Turns: Solar Minimums and Maximums
Replies: 963
Views: 206102

Re: Our Sun is active as we are in a Solar Maximum

I can suggest this video for the topic. It shows all the stages. It was done in the town of Apatity in Murmansk region of Russia on January 25, 2012 when the sun was very active. It lasted for 7 hours (this video is a fast making or how it is called), the temperature was -20 C. http://www.youtube.co...
by Alexander Kuzmin
Fri 31 January 2014 12:00 am
Forum: Site News
Topic: an icon as an avatar?
Replies: 4
Views: 2946

an icon as an avatar?

I have a question. Why most of the people on this forum wear icons as their avatars (user-pictures)? At first I was also planning to take an icon as everybody. But I was stopped by a thought that it is too much to speak with a face of a saint. Then I saw a picture of Father Siluan with his real face...
by Alexander Kuzmin
Thu 30 January 2014 11:44 pm
Forum: True Orthodox Christian Churches
Topic: Theophany in Greece - 2014
Replies: 9
Views: 4292

Re: Theophany in Greece - 2014

This is actually one of the Sundays after Pascha (in Russia we have Cross-bearing processions around the church building every Sunday from Pascha before Pentacostia and every day on the Bright Week). But it looks the same as on your video except fro dresses. On Theophany most of Russia is usually in...
by Alexander Kuzmin
Thu 30 January 2014 4:32 am
Forum: True Orthodox Christian Churches
Topic: Theophany in Greece - 2014
Replies: 9
Views: 4292

Re: Theophany in Greece - 2014

It looks very Russian!
This is how it is done in our parish near Kaluga:

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by Alexander Kuzmin
Wed 29 January 2014 1:45 pm
Forum: Liturgics and Mysteries
Topic: Valaam chants
Replies: 3
Views: 11348

Valaam chants

Here are the record of Valaam chants. They are very popular here at the North of Russia, while in Moscow and at the south Kiev chant is popular.

http://valaam.ru/en/music_all/

If you do not like it, try to listen it for 2-3 more minutes and you will feel its beauty.

by Alexander Kuzmin
Wed 29 January 2014 1:40 pm
Forum: Miscellaneous Issues
Topic: question about newspapers and magazines
Replies: 25
Views: 7649

Re: question about newspapers and magazines

I think you are right, Maria.