Just imagine Fr Seraphim R. getting a hold of those back-and-forth folks…the Talk they might hear from him. In fact, Fr Paul, you are sounding more and more like Fr Seraphim every day.
I'm a catechumen under rocor right now, thankfully much of this nonsense doesn't seem to be accepted here, the priests blessing seemed weird at first, but it and the anointing feels like a cloak or bubble, of goodness hugging you after its given, (this isn't quite right to describe it but its the closest thing i can think of), and i notice that my mind is clear of the regular horrible thoughts I have until I leave. Does anybody else have this or is this just me? I don't want to bring it up to my priest because he might think I'm in prelest.
Thank you so much Father. I was made a Reader in ROCOR at St. Nicholas in Seattle where St. John Maximovitch reposed. I was Baptised in Antioch and I am so glad to see a Priest there standing by the Faith so strongly.
I'm grateful to the Lord for my mission parish priest. I have been an inquirer for the past 6-7 months, I came reaching out and he has been faithful every week. Finding the time to meet with me and communicate with me all while serving the rest of the church, his own family and maintaining a fulltime job. He has given me the tools to pursue the Orthodox way and the path to repentance. He is loving and intelligent and has been an example of Christ. Glory to God!
but Father, what should i do if there is no Orthodox church near me? my Priest is a man of God, he told me to not go to other churches and i will obey him. but, what will happen to me Father? i am neither baptized or chrismated into Orthodoxy, i do not eat of the body and blood. this all makes me feel so alone, and condemned Father. if i am to die today, by the will of God, i will have no life within me... what should i do? and what it is you can tell me Father? have mercy on me, Father. May Christ our Lord and our God, have mercy on us, and preserve you for many years
Our Lord loves you beyond measure! He sees your journey to Him. Listen to your good priest, he is right. Do not attend anything outside our Orthodox faith. There are saints who say Christ is not even present in any church outside Orthodox Church. You can do refear services, akathists to the Mother of God, Holy Angel, Christ.. then when able- God- willing more often, attend your Orthodox Church and receive Confession in holy Communion.
@@paulbaba3356- 💥 What if you live on an island, no Orthodox Church? But Roman Catholic is universal, even on my island. And rather than going to a protestant faith, Roman Catholic is the closest to Orthodox. .. Are you telling me I must go to no Church then if no Orthodox on my island ???
What a stupid thing to say, and the priest doesn't even correct you. The Oriental's are MIaphysite, not monophysite, and they are not, never were, and never will be the same thing, HENCE, the different names.
@forgingicehole4750 I have gone down this road a long time ago, friend. Long conversation short: the term miaphysite is used nowadays to be “softer” to the monophysites. They both mean one nature. The “miaphysites” of today, so self-styled, prefer this term to distinguish themselves from Eutychian Monophysitism since they reject that, but try to co-opt cyrillian language while not realizing they reject his christology by rejecting the 4th Ecumenical Council. The non Chalcedonians are monophysites - to be Orthodox means to follow the Holy Fathers, the Saints, who did not shy away from calling them monophysites May God grant the monophysites to come the fullness of the Truth!
Father, i admire your content and the way you convey your messages, but what are your thoughts on Fr Herman podmoshensky? I recently was reading Fr Seraphims life and works and found out about the controversy of Fr Herman and was troubled by it, ive seen people defending him calling it slander, and ive seen the other side calling him many insults etc etc, i dont know whats true about this subject
When speaking with Fr Herman before he died, he told me to pray for him. Things are said on both sides, yes. But I take the road of the saints who say to never judge even when seeing one sin no matter how awful. The demons want our souls, so I will not join in on their bandwagon and look for guilty sins in one, but to say a Jesus prayer for a fallen brother, if that is the case. If one ends in hell, the guardian still looks to find a good deed or two to share with Christ. This finding by the angel could change the Lord's view and pull him out of hell. Demons do the opposite.. still going at the soul of a departed with lies accusations..until judgement. So we say good things and pray now moreso when a soul departs. We are to be merciful☦️
@@paulbaba3356indeed, i was coming back to my comment to delete it as i realized what you said before you even commented it and i realized worrying about the slander about him and accusations and judgement is fruitless and i should not worry about it, thanks for your reply and God bless you father.
Yes, I agree. Do you think Fr. Seraphim would approve of his work being revised? Would he agree with the MP communion with the ROCOR? Would he have been for the Serbian Church taking over Saint Hermon’s? Was he “True Orthodox”
Whatever Father Seraphim thought the truth was he would be bold to uphold it. He wanted rough and humble living monastic style. Even though you have to see that jurisdictions were not so pleasing to him, he managed to stay put and endure. But still went about his business spiritually.
@@paulbaba3356If he ever visits you… In some way, could you ask him this question? I know this could be a difficult question. World Orthodoxy is laying claim to him. They have gone so far as to change his writings that clearly show his support for the G.O.C. of Greece and the Catacomb Church. Who Rocor was in communion with. Many in world orthodoxy take his stance on HOCNA in Boston and use this to say he changed his position on “True Orthodoxy”. But, further reading shows that Fr Seraphim’s “Boston mentality” had to do with them being anti St Augustine, anti saints of the West. They thought St Ignatius B. And St Theophan the Recluse were influenced by papism They wouldn’t listen to Abp Averky or St Philaret either. He was addressing an attitude of smugness and pride coming from Greek ignorance. That was the Boston mentality WOs like to think that Fr Seraphim somehow did a complete 180 from his earlier writings because he decided to change his “tone”. In fact, if you read at all what Fr Seraphim had against Boston it had little to do with TO. They think “Boston mentality” is equivalent to being a zealot. It has nothing to do with zealotry for the Faith. They think just because Georgia has canonized him that somehow equates to him being a “WO” Saint. But, he wasn’t in communion with who these people are in communion with… What they call canonical Orthodoxy wasn’t considered Canonical Orthodoxy by Father Seraphim Rose. At the very least Fr Seraphim’s ecclesiology wouldn’t have allowed for a union without a future all free Russian council. And he wouldn’t have been okay with being in communion with WO. We know this from his writings. He didn’t recognize these people as canonically Orthodox, yet they are supporting this revised history. I hate to come at you Father Paul… But, why haven’t you stood up and said something? If you are his Spiritual Son… Stand up for your Spiritual Father. They are rewriting history very publicly and it seems that you are on the side of the revisionist… Am i right about that assumption?
@@paulbaba3356Father Paul. “World Orthodoxy” is claiming Father Seraphim as one of their own. They claim he changed his mind and didn’t actually have a “True Orthodox” position. Fr. Seraphim died in communion with The True Orthodox of Greece and the Catacomb Church of Russia and he showed his support for both multiple times… Although that support has been denied and edited out of his work. It seems he wouldn’t have gone with the union. At the very least Fr Seraphim’s ecclesiology wouldn’t have allowed for a union without a future all free Russian council. And he wouldn’t have been okay with being in communion with WO. Many of the WOs take his stance on Boston and take this stance as proof that he changed his mind about “True Orthodoxy”.. They like to think that Fr Seraphim somehow did a complete 180 from his earlier writings because he decided to change his “tone”. In fact, if you read at all what Fr Seraphim had against Boston it had little to do with TO. They think “Boston mentality” is equivalent to being a zealot. It has nothing to do with zealotry for the Faith. Fr Seraphim’s “Boston mentality” had to do with being anti St Augustine, anti saints of the West. They thought St Ignatius B. And St Theophan the Recluse were influenced by papism They wouldn’t listen to Abp Averky or St Philaret either. He was addressing an attitude of smugness and pride coming from Greek ignorance. That was the Boston mentality. How can these people who he wasn’t in communion with lay claim to him and in the same breath call those “TOs” he was in communion with “schismatics”. Fr. Seraphim didn’t recognize what these “WO” people claim to be canonically Orthodox and they also reject People he did consider canonically Orthodox. My question is if you are His Spiritual Son why haven’t you stood against these revisionist notions? It seems you are in support of the revisionist as opposed to speaking out against his patristic witness being changed.
I've come to a conclusion that it all comes down to CHRIST. denominations have warped my perception of faith in the past. Really it's all about the son of God, Jesus. May we all be humble and continue to focus on Him.
Or, at least. Listen and hold onto everything they say. Look, brother. I'm as "dark" as a man can be. I love your faith, I don't like your systemology. That's all. I get baptized everywhere. I'm a gifts thief. I even snagged from Masons and Witches and Cruxians. Talked to dead, and demons, and devils. I don't, recommend it! Unless you're appointed. You should stay put. But, we are called to "go out and witness". I go into other churches to reprove, rebuke, exhalt. He wants us to be a family, even me! The black sheep. My church is so underground we talk in code. We talk in songs and code like the very original Apistles. It's cool, man. Be Holy, that's the way. You are right. You convict even me. The orthodoxy, could use more firebranding. I'm a holy ghost, Warrior. I go HAAARD. right for the enemy. Not for everyone. Not for most. But, go out. Learn and teach from us! We love, too. We know the same Christ. Exhalt!! Reprove. Shout the darkness outa people then bless em! I've been rocking your faith, as a community. 😅 I think things are smoothing over now.
@@paulbaba3356 due to the Heresy of Ecumenism your heiracrchs have sold out to Church since the 2016 Synod of Kolymbari and you should stop commemorating them wall-off!
I’m all over the place, I know. But, in 1974, I was playing Rhodes suitcase piano, at my right hand, a stand up bass player- The Shadow of Your Smile and such. I spent 50 years thinking those were the magic years.
Just imagine Fr Seraphim R. getting a hold of those back-and-forth folks…the Talk they might hear from him.
In fact, Fr Paul, you are sounding more and more like Fr Seraphim every day.
Yes Fr Seraphim would straighten them out loud and clear.
@@paulbaba3356 Would make them work like Egyptian slaves, he would!
I'm a catechumen under rocor right now, thankfully much of this nonsense doesn't seem to be accepted here, the priests blessing seemed weird at first, but it and the anointing feels like a cloak or bubble, of goodness hugging you after its given, (this isn't quite right to describe it but its the closest thing i can think of), and i notice that my mind is clear of the regular horrible thoughts I have until I leave.
Does anybody else have this or is this just me? I don't want to bring it up to my priest because he might think I'm in prelest.
I’m ROCOR. Baptized in September. Orthodoxy is wonderful. Always talk with your priest, about everything.
Everyone's version of faith and theology is the correct one, and all the others have got it wrong. Sigh.
A priest who tries really makes all the difference even if it’s just small diffrences sometimes. I’m glad people like you try! 🙏
Your right small difference does matter
God bless and keep our faithful priests like Fr Paul! Glory to God for all things!
I'm trying but need improvement 😊
"By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God and keep His commandments." 1 John 5:2
What they think is love, is a weird New Age idea of love. Real love wants to keep people on the narrow path.
Love you Father Paul. I wish I lived somewhere near your church. We need spiritual fathers like you.
You're kind. I'm trying..
You're kind. I want the best for all of you!
You have the holy Catholic Church. You have 48,000 protestant CULTS. You have the orthodox CULTS.
no priests in the biblical church
Yes. It would be best to pray a reader service than to bow down and worship with those of a false doctrine
Thank you so much Father.
I was made a Reader in ROCOR at St. Nicholas in Seattle where St. John Maximovitch reposed.
I was Baptised in Antioch and I am so glad to see a Priest there standing by the Faith so strongly.
I pray my family hears this and comes to the true church, holy Orthodoxy.
I'm grateful to the Lord for my mission parish priest. I have been an inquirer for the past 6-7 months, I came reaching out and he has been faithful every week. Finding the time to meet with me and communicate with me all while serving the rest of the church, his own family and maintaining a fulltime job. He has given me the tools to pursue the Orthodox way and the path to repentance. He is loving and intelligent and has been an example of Christ. Glory to God!
but Father, what should i do if there is no Orthodox church near me? my Priest is a man of God, he told me to not go to other churches and i will obey him. but, what will happen to me Father? i am neither baptized or chrismated into Orthodoxy, i do not eat of the body and blood. this all makes me feel so alone, and condemned Father. if i am to die today, by the will of God, i will have no life within me...
what should i do? and what it is you can tell me Father? have mercy on me, Father.
May Christ our Lord and our God, have mercy on us, and preserve you for many years
Our Lord loves you beyond measure! He sees your journey to Him. Listen to your good priest, he is right. Do not attend anything outside our Orthodox faith. There are saints who say Christ is not even present in any church outside Orthodox Church. You can do refear services, akathists to the Mother of God, Holy Angel, Christ.. then when able- God- willing more often, attend your Orthodox Church and receive Confession in holy Communion.
Yes once Baptized receive the Sacraments as much as possible.
@@paulbaba3356- 💥 What if you live on an island, no Orthodox Church? But Roman Catholic is universal, even on my island. And rather than going to a protestant faith, Roman Catholic is the closest to Orthodox. .. Are you telling me I must go to no Church then if no Orthodox on my island ???
@@mtalk828 Roman catholics are heresy, not Church. Officially since 1054.
☦💜
good work FR !!!!
Glory to God
Fr who is your Bishop and what Jurisdiction are you with? Old Calender or new?
Antiochian. New style.
Dear Fr Paul, thank you so much for this. I see so much of this happening with the Orthodox and the monophysites nowadays. Lord have mercy.
What a stupid thing to say, and the priest doesn't even correct you. The Oriental's are MIaphysite, not monophysite, and they are not, never were, and never will be the same thing, HENCE, the different names.
@forgingicehole4750
I have gone down this road a long time ago, friend. Long conversation short: the term miaphysite is used nowadays to be “softer” to the monophysites. They both mean one nature. The “miaphysites” of today, so self-styled, prefer this term to distinguish themselves from Eutychian Monophysitism since they reject that, but try to co-opt cyrillian language while not realizing they reject his christology by rejecting the 4th Ecumenical Council.
The non Chalcedonians are monophysites - to be Orthodox means to follow the Holy Fathers, the Saints, who did not shy away from calling them monophysites
May God grant the monophysites to come the fullness of the Truth!
Father, i admire your content and the way you convey your messages, but what are your thoughts on Fr Herman podmoshensky? I recently was reading Fr Seraphims life and works and found out about the controversy of Fr Herman and was troubled by it, ive seen people defending him calling it slander, and ive seen the other side calling him many insults etc etc, i dont know whats true about this subject
When speaking with Fr Herman before he died, he told me to pray for him. Things are said on both sides, yes. But I take the road of the saints who say to never judge even when seeing one sin no matter how awful. The demons want our souls, so I will not join in on their bandwagon and look for guilty sins in one, but to say a Jesus prayer for a fallen brother, if that is the case. If one ends in hell, the guardian still looks to find a good deed or two to share with Christ. This finding by the angel could change the Lord's view and pull him out of hell. Demons do the opposite.. still going at the soul of a departed with lies accusations..until judgement. So we say good things and pray now moreso when a soul departs. We are to be merciful☦️
@@paulbaba3356indeed, i was coming back to my comment to delete it as i realized what you said before you even commented it and i realized worrying about the slander about him and accusations and judgement is fruitless and i should not worry about it, thanks for your reply and God bless you father.
Yes, I agree. Do you think Fr. Seraphim would approve of his work being revised? Would he agree with the MP communion with the ROCOR? Would he have been for the Serbian Church taking over Saint Hermon’s? Was he “True Orthodox”
Whatever Father Seraphim thought the truth was he would be bold to uphold it. He wanted rough and humble living monastic style. Even though you have to see that jurisdictions were not so pleasing to him, he managed to stay put and endure. But still went about his business spiritually.
@@paulbaba3356If he ever visits you… In some way, could you ask him this question?
I know this could be a difficult question. World Orthodoxy is laying claim to him. They have gone so far as to change his writings that clearly show his support for the G.O.C. of Greece and the Catacomb Church. Who Rocor was in communion with. Many in world orthodoxy take his stance on HOCNA in Boston and use this to say he changed his position on “True Orthodoxy”. But, further reading shows that Fr Seraphim’s “Boston mentality” had to do with them being anti St Augustine, anti saints of the West. They thought St Ignatius B. And St Theophan the Recluse were influenced by papism They wouldn’t listen to Abp Averky or St Philaret either. He was addressing an attitude of smugness and pride coming from Greek ignorance. That was the Boston mentality
WOs like to think that Fr Seraphim somehow did a complete 180 from his earlier writings because he decided to change his “tone”. In fact, if you read at all what Fr Seraphim had against Boston it had little to do with TO.
They think “Boston mentality” is equivalent to being a zealot. It has nothing to do with zealotry for the Faith.
They think just because Georgia has canonized him that somehow equates to him being a “WO” Saint. But, he wasn’t in communion with who these people are in communion with… What they call canonical Orthodoxy wasn’t considered Canonical Orthodoxy by Father Seraphim Rose. At the very least Fr Seraphim’s ecclesiology wouldn’t have allowed for a union without a future all free Russian council. And he wouldn’t have been okay with being in communion with WO. We know this from his writings.
He didn’t recognize these people as canonically Orthodox, yet they are supporting this revised history. I hate to come at you Father Paul… But, why haven’t you stood up and said something? If you are his Spiritual Son… Stand up for your Spiritual Father. They are rewriting history very publicly and it seems that you are on the side of the revisionist… Am i right about that assumption?
@@paulbaba3356Father Paul. “World Orthodoxy” is claiming Father Seraphim as one of their own. They claim he changed his mind and didn’t actually have a “True Orthodox” position. Fr. Seraphim died in communion with The True Orthodox of Greece and the Catacomb Church of Russia and he showed his support for both multiple times… Although that support has been denied and edited out of his work. It seems he wouldn’t have gone with the union. At the very least Fr Seraphim’s ecclesiology wouldn’t have allowed for a union without a future all free Russian council. And he wouldn’t have been okay with being in communion with WO. Many of the WOs take his stance on Boston and take this stance as proof that he changed his mind about “True Orthodoxy”.. They like to think that Fr Seraphim somehow did a complete 180 from his earlier writings because he decided to change his “tone”. In fact, if you read at all what Fr Seraphim had against Boston it had little to do with TO. They think “Boston mentality” is equivalent to being a zealot. It has nothing to do with zealotry for the Faith. Fr Seraphim’s “Boston mentality” had to do with being anti St Augustine, anti saints of the West. They thought St Ignatius B. And St Theophan the Recluse were influenced by papism They wouldn’t listen to Abp Averky or St Philaret either. He was addressing an attitude of smugness and pride coming from Greek ignorance. That was the Boston mentality.
How can these people who he wasn’t in communion with lay claim to him and in the same breath call those “TOs” he was in communion with “schismatics”. Fr. Seraphim didn’t recognize what these “WO” people claim to be canonically Orthodox and they also reject People he did consider canonically Orthodox. My question is if you are His Spiritual Son why haven’t you stood against these revisionist notions? It seems you are in support of the revisionist as opposed to speaking out against his patristic witness being changed.
Thank you for speaking truth Father.
I've come to a conclusion that it all comes down to CHRIST.
denominations have warped my perception of faith in the past.
Really it's all about the son of God, Jesus.
May we all be humble and continue to focus on Him.
Beautiful and true words. God bless you Father Paul.
Or, at least. Listen and hold onto everything they say. Look, brother. I'm as "dark" as a man can be. I love your faith, I don't like your systemology.
That's all. I get baptized everywhere. I'm a gifts thief. I even snagged from Masons and Witches and Cruxians. Talked to dead, and demons, and devils.
I don't, recommend it!
Unless you're appointed. You should stay put.
But, we are called to "go out and witness".
I go into other churches to reprove, rebuke, exhalt.
He wants us to be a family, even me! The black sheep. My church is so underground we talk in code.
We talk in songs and code like the very original Apistles.
It's cool, man.
Be Holy, that's the way.
You are right. You convict even me. The orthodoxy, could use more firebranding.
I'm a holy ghost,
Warrior. I go HAAARD.
right for the enemy.
Not for everyone.
Not for most.
But, go out.
Learn and teach from us! We love, too. We know the same Christ.
Exhalt!!
Reprove.
Shout the darkness outa people then bless em!
I've been rocking your faith, as a community. 😅
I think things are smoothing over now.
You as a priest need to stop commemorating your heretical Bishops and ONLY Commemorate Jesus Christ !!!
How heretical
@@paulbaba3356 how is adhering the Canons HERETICAL ?
@@paulbaba3356 due to the Heresy of Ecumenism your heiracrchs have sold out to Church since the 2016 Synod of Kolymbari and you should stop commemorating them wall-off!
@@sammyog3475
Which Synod has defrocked Metropolitan Saba for Heresy?
I'd like to know because I have only heard good things from him.
I’m all over the place, I know.
But, in 1974, I was playing Rhodes suitcase piano, at my right hand, a stand up bass player-
The Shadow of Your Smile and such.
I spent 50 years thinking those were the magic years.