Does the MP Have Grace?

[ania]

Ania,
Those are some very nice pictures, thank you..

Your welcome.

I don't dispute that has been happening with increasing frequency, which will likely culminate with a union with the MP in my lifetime. I am just saying the ROCOR stopped communing officially with the Serbs in 1965, and for many years which followed.

As I said before, will have to dig back to find out about official communion, but, as long as I can remember there have been Serbs coming & going at Jordanville, communing, living, etc.

If I may ask, what years are you familiar with at Jordanville?

Sure you can ask... We moved to a town aproximately 10 miles away from Jordanville in 1984. I moved away to the DC area about 1 1/2 years ago, though I visit frequently, and keep in touch with many people there. Part of my family (Dad, Mum, & brother) still live there. Before that we lived for 3 years in Boston, while Dad finished conservatory, but he was still officially assigned to Jordanville, and we would go there frequently for him to teach in the seminary & serve with Vl. Lavr. Before that, we lived in San Fran, where dad served with Vl. Anthony (who also frequently came over for PBJs, as he lived down the street and sometimes got bored enough to come over & play with little kids) for a bit over 7 years. Before that, Dad would frequently go to Jordanville to visit friends who were studying in seminary. Before that, he was in seminary himself. Before that, my grandfather studied by corrispondance, and would often bring his family there to stay for weeks at a time. Before that... well, the monastary wasn't built yet. So you see, for most of my life was very much intermingled with Jordanville, and before that, my family has a history with the monastary from almost it's very begining. I grew up on stories about the old monks who had died already, and knowing many of the founding members of the monastry personally. Fr. Kyprian, who was spiritual father to many bishops, clergy, & laypeople was my first father confessor. To make a long story short, (your probably sorry you asked, after having to read all that) I'm familiar with pretty much all the years of Jordanville, though personally I've only witnessed about 22 years of it.

EDIT: I also noticed in those pictures the bishops crowns did not have crosses on top - In Greek practice, the only crown with no cross on top is Christs, because Christ wears the "Emperor's" crown. I always thought the Russians were the same - add that to the list of differences I guess.

Russian practice is that regular bishops don't have crosses on their mitras. Only the metropolitans & up. The reason for this I don't know.
Well, time to work.
Toodles,
Ania