Excuse me for posting this humorous story, but I thought it has connections to whar Jeannie said: Case in point: Which Is The Tradition? In the village of Omsk all was not well in the local Pokrov Parish. Every year, during Lent, at 'Blessed art Thou, O Lord, teach me Thy statutes', half of the congregation would make a metany at the waist, and half would make a full prostration. The little metanists would start whispering sharply, 'No! No! From the waist!' To which the great metanists would hiss back even louder, 'Wrong! Full prostration! Who are you following, the Devil?!' And fistfights would break out and the service could not even be completed. Finally the war-weary parishioners decided to ask their priest, Fr Veniamin. 'Batiushka, what is the tradition? In Lent, at "Blessed art Thou", do we make a little metany, or a great metany?' Knowing the rancour attached to the dispute, poor Fr Veniamin trembled, grew pale, then fainted dead away and fell backwards. So next they went to the Skete of the Forerunner, and asked Fr Onouphry: 'Batiushka, we want to know, we have a terrible argument at Omsk--what is the tradition? Because half the people say to make small metanies at "Blessed art Thou" now, and half say great metanies. And we start fighting, terrible, terrible. So, tell us, what is the Tradition?' Seeing the ferocity in their faces, poor Hieromonk Anatoly simply fainted dead away. Then someone shouted, 'Let's go to Elder Ioann and ask him!' It was a marvellous idea. Surely the elder's answer would bring peace, for he was respected by all, a native of Omsk, and his hoary 94 years guaranteed a knowledge of what the old tradition had been. So a large crowd gathered at the elder's dacha on the outskirts of town. Some 15 men from both sides entered the dacha, and found frail Elder Ioann lying on his bed. As he struggled to draw himself up and offer tea, they cut him off: 'Elder Ioann, you have to help us! What is the Tradition? Every year in Lent, at "Blessed art Thou, O Lord", half of the people at Pokrov make little metanies, and half the people great metanies, and we start to argue, and the service doesn't even finish because of the fistfight!' Then Elder Ioann said firmly, in his voice shaking with age, and with tears streaming down his joyful face, 'That... is... the Tradition!'
This was so spiritually beneficial to me. I visited your parish a year ago passing through Edmonton. Very vibrant, loving community and so looking forward to coming back next time i’m traveling through. Christ is risen!
Right? I believe this is our second or third time we've had her as a guest speaker for our parish retreat. She is definitely a treasury of knowledge and wisdom. To this day, my favorite line from her, that I quote quite often, is, "Just be normal!". With so much craziness going on online from certain "Orthodox" circles, that one sentence is a nice breath of fresh air. 🙂
Phronima~ I remember this word being used by my mother (God bless her soul) on a few occasions to scold me as a child. Now, I know the meaning behind the word.
1. Learning how to put on the mind of Christ and how to live (and think) Orthodox 2. You, me, and everyone in between. 3. Yes. Have you ever seen a homily? We worship facing the altar, but during talks, or just while walking in the nave, our backs are commonly to the altar. However, we venerate it and the icons on the iconostasis before and after liturgy and cross ourselves when crossing in front of it.
I didn't want this video to end
This has been such a blessing to me. Thank you.
Thank you so much Papadhia for helping me to understand myself. God bless you.
Excuse me for posting this humorous story, but I thought it has connections to whar Jeannie said:
Case in point: Which Is The Tradition?
In the village of Omsk all was not well in the local Pokrov Parish. Every
year, during Lent, at 'Blessed art Thou, O Lord, teach me Thy statutes',
half of the congregation would make a metany at the waist, and half would
make a full prostration. The little metanists would start whispering
sharply, 'No! No! From the waist!' To which the great metanists would hiss
back even louder, 'Wrong! Full prostration! Who are you following, the
Devil?!' And fistfights would break out and the service could not even be
completed.
Finally the war-weary parishioners decided to ask their priest, Fr Veniamin.
'Batiushka, what is the tradition? In Lent, at "Blessed art Thou", do we
make a little metany, or a great metany?' Knowing the rancour attached to
the dispute, poor Fr Veniamin trembled, grew pale, then fainted dead away
and fell backwards.
So next they went to the Skete of the Forerunner, and asked Fr Onouphry:
'Batiushka, we want to know, we have a terrible argument at Omsk--what is
the tradition? Because half the people say to make small metanies at
"Blessed art Thou" now, and half say great metanies. And we start fighting,
terrible, terrible. So, tell us, what is the Tradition?' Seeing the ferocity
in their faces, poor Hieromonk Anatoly simply fainted dead away.
Then someone shouted, 'Let's go to Elder Ioann and ask him!' It was a
marvellous idea. Surely the elder's answer would bring peace, for he was
respected by all, a native of Omsk, and his hoary 94 years guaranteed a
knowledge of what the old tradition had been.
So a large crowd gathered at the elder's dacha on the outskirts of town.
Some 15 men from both sides entered the dacha, and found frail Elder Ioann
lying on his bed. As he struggled to draw himself up and offer tea, they cut
him off: 'Elder Ioann, you have to help us! What is the Tradition? Every
year in Lent, at "Blessed art Thou, O Lord", half of the people at Pokrov
make little metanies, and half the people great metanies, and we start to
argue, and the service doesn't even finish because of the fistfight!' Then
Elder Ioann said firmly, in his voice shaking with age, and with tears
streaming down his joyful face, 'That... is... the Tradition!'
Lovely.
best story ever - I forwarded it to several people!
This was so spiritually beneficial to me. I visited your parish a year ago passing through Edmonton. Very vibrant, loving community and so looking forward to coming back next time i’m traveling through. Christ is risen!
Indeed He is Risen! Thank you for your kind words. I look forward to having you worship with us again soon.
I am new to Orthodoxy but not to Jesus. I love this talk.
Very good teaching 😊
Wait... what!? No part 5?! I love listening to her. She is full of wisdom.
Right? I believe this is our second or third time we've had her as a guest speaker for our parish retreat. She is definitely a treasury of knowledge and wisdom. To this day, my favorite line from her, that I quote quite often, is, "Just be normal!". With so much craziness going on online from certain "Orthodox" circles, that one sentence is a nice breath of fresh air. 🙂
Phronima~ I remember this word being used by my mother (God bless her soul) on a few occasions to scold me as a child. Now, I know the meaning behind the word.
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Unfortunately, I had a priest that did reveal what was said in confession. It's really hard, now, for me to trust.
I am so sorry. That is awful.
with love & respect
1...what are the benefits of this talk
2.. who need to listen
3...is it right to give the back to the aĺtar
1. Learning how to put on the mind of Christ and how to live (and think) Orthodox
2. You, me, and everyone in between.
3. Yes. Have you ever seen a homily? We worship facing the altar, but during talks, or just while walking in the nave, our backs are commonly to the altar. However, we venerate it and the icons on the iconostasis before and after liturgy and cross ourselves when crossing in front of it.
I thought women were to teach children. Is this the Sunday school class?
Nope. Women teach in various capacities. In many parishes they lead choirs, read the Epistle, lead seminars and retreats, and sometimes give a homily.