jgress wrote:The Orthodox view, as I understand it, is that the Name of God is a symbol. We must venerate It, but not worship It as if It were God Himself.
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- Fri 23 December 2011 4:32 pm
- Forum: True Orthodox Christian Churches
- Topic: ΤΗΕ ΝΑΜΕ-WORSHIPPING HERESY by Fr. Panagiotes Carras
- Replies: 10
- Views: 6245
Re: ΤΗΕ ΝΑΜΕ-WORSHIPPING HERESY by Fr. Panagiotes Carras
- Fri 23 December 2011 3:33 pm
- Forum: Heterodox Groupings / Debate
- Topic: The Name-Worshiping Heresy vs Monastic practice
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4011
Re: The Name-Worshiping Heresy vs Monastic practice
> Is this part of the ancient monastic tradition?
No, it is not. The Jesus prayer is to be done in inner isolation, not by some collective chanting. The services of the Divine office are for the collective chanting, not the Jesus Prayer.
It is not at all uncommon historically, particularly but ...
No, it is not. The Jesus prayer is to be done in inner isolation, not by some collective chanting. The services of the Divine office are for the collective chanting, not the Jesus Prayer.
It is not at all uncommon historically, particularly but ...
- Fri 23 December 2011 7:19 am
- Forum: Heterodox Groupings / Debate
- Topic: The Name-Worshiping Heresy vs Monastic practice
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4011
Re: The Name-Worshiping Heresy vs Monastic practice
> Is this part of the ancient monastic tradition?
No, it is not. The Jesus prayer is to be done in inner isolation, not by some collective chanting. The services of the Divine office are for the collective chanting, not the Jesus Prayer.
I can recommend you this interesting book of the history of ...
No, it is not. The Jesus prayer is to be done in inner isolation, not by some collective chanting. The services of the Divine office are for the collective chanting, not the Jesus Prayer.
I can recommend you this interesting book of the history of ...
- Fri 26 November 2010 6:36 am
- Forum: True Orthodox Christian Churches
- Topic: Against the Florinite's Schism-Heresy
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3538
Re: Against the Florinite's Schism-Heresy
Is there such a need to attack them with all these old documents?
- Thu 4 November 2010 5:46 am
- Forum: True Orthodox Christian Churches
- Topic: nonecumenistic Orthodoxy in Germany ?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3178
Re: nonecumenistic Orthodoxy in Germany ?
Dear Andrej,
There is a big and very good parish of Greek TOC ("Chysostimites") in Berlin. Besides there are a number of other TOC parishes there. Here is an e-mail of one of the parishioneers in Berlin:
nunebars at gmail dot com
It is better to write there in German or in Russian, but English is ...
There is a big and very good parish of Greek TOC ("Chysostimites") in Berlin. Besides there are a number of other TOC parishes there. Here is an e-mail of one of the parishioneers in Berlin:
nunebars at gmail dot com
It is better to write there in German or in Russian, but English is ...
- Fri 22 October 2010 2:47 am
- Forum: True Orthodox Christian Churches
- Topic: True Orthodox Unity
- Replies: 26
- Views: 11101
Re: True Orthodox Unity
Dear Father Mark,
The union usually starts not from the top but from the level of church people. At first people and priests from different gruops recognize each other, and it influences the bishops, and the official decision of the bishops is the final stage of the union.
nun Xenia
- Fri 3 September 2010 1:10 pm
- Forum: True Orthodox Christian Churches
- Topic: "Fragments" of ROCOR
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2097
Re: "Fragments" of ROCOR
In Argentina and in Russia, I know like it is, and it is enough for me.
I do not know for Argenina, although I heard that most of the people there are with Archbishop Tikhon (TROC) or with Metropolitan Agathangelos, and ROAC has only a tiny parish.
As for Russia, you has been here only once ...