The Saint Euphrosynos Cafe

jgress wrote:

What I believe God does expect is that we recognize the true faith and discern the difference between bishops that uphold the faith and bishops that overthrow it.

Beautifully said Doctor.

seekermark66 wrote:

This is their website.

All I can tell you is that their Metropolitan of Moscow lives in Minneapolis. I do know they have a Western Rite mission here in Austin, Texas.

Rdr Mark,

Have you had any contact with them?

-Fr Antonios

The anathemas are read during Vespers. I'm sorry that I'm so late in joining the conversation. Anyway, anywhere I've served on the Sunday of Orthodoxy the anathemas have been read after the hours or Divine Liturgy itself. It seems that there may be a little wiggle room in this tradition, as it were...

Maria wrote:

liefern, I have started a new forum just for inquirers like yourself as you suggested.

Not to get off topic but... thank you for the new forum Maria, it should be very helpful. And, thank you for the suggestion Liefern.

-Dcn Antonios

Liefern, I think a lot of us started with looking to those who follow the Julian calendar and went from there. It is a starting point, as you noted. Then you start weeding them out on other issues like ecumenism, as Fr Enoch mentioned. Not to mention that heaven is full of people who used the Julian...

Welcome to the forum Justin. I hope you find some of the help you're looking for here. We have a great, merciful God and He loves everyone. It's not really our place to probe into matters far beyond us. What we can be sure of is that we will be held responsible for what we know. In Christ, Fr Dcn An...

Thank you for all of your work here Dr. Gress, it's helped a lot of us.

Congratulations Maria and thank you for your willingness to help, good luck!

-Dcn Antonios