Thank you for sharing this information, somehow this video show on my home screen and was answer for my prayer.. Hope on upcoming weeks I can go to church and attend liturgy for the first time.. Really hope for being a cathecument soon.. Please pray for me.. 🙏🙏
Thank you for the video! I have been away from the Church for a little over a year due to some personal things going on. (I know, WRONG decision). I remembered how to do this reflexively when I went back, but hearing it explained helped me solidify that I was still correct in how I was proceeding.
You are most welcome. This video was done due to people asking about how things are usually done. May God bless your progress and enlighten you always!
Is this an old Anglican Parish? If so you have done a good job in making it feel properly Orthodox while still respectful of who built the space. And using the Altar Rail to mark the Solea is honestly genius.
I think it differs by tradition. At my church, for example, most people don't go back around the central icon. Instead as they pass through the center, they make the sign of the cross and bow towards the altar before preceding.
Thank you for noticing that. It is a valid point, but I think discernment must always prevail, in that we also try to do the least movement as possible (which is not easy in a big church of course). And of course, these guidelines are not the essence of things, most people may not ever keep to this, and that is OK, because in their own way, they may be entering with a clean heart, which God knows. After all, we are not rite worshipers, or worshipers of the tepos.
As a convert to the Eastern Orthodox Church from the United States of mostly Anglo-Saxon ancestry I can’t quite express what it feels like to see this ❤️☦️❤️. When I converted 20-years ago I found very tantalizing but sparse information online about the EOC in Britain before the schism and before Papism took root spread into the British Isles.
Much love to my Orthodox friends from across the pond, I'm a new convert currently (due to be baptized next month), and the feeling that being in an Orthodox Church gives me is indescribable, I always feel the presence of Christ in the Church
May God enlighten you to do what is good for your salvation, and I pray that you will be led to the unadulterated Orthodoxy in which you clearly seek. Just be mindful of the Pan-heresy and deceit of Ecumenism, keep right away from it, and any bishops and priests who support it or are part of a church who is part of it.
First of all, _great_ channel name! I'm sorry if any of my questions are accidentally rude or dumb. I was raised and confirmed Lutheran, and joined the Catholic Church just a few years ago. I love to study religion and languages. Is this what a visitor from another church is supposed to do, or is this just for monks? I have so many questions but I'll keep it to just that one for now.
I was raised Protestant and converted to RCC in my late teens. The Amazon Synod was the last straw for me and I converted to Orthodoxy. I’ve never looked back. To answer your question, all Orthodox Christians, whether Monastics or Laypeople. should enter the Temple as shown in this video. Women should be dressed appropriately, including a head covering. (Nobody will kick you out if you don’t). Visitors are likewise welcome to venerate the Icons. I hope you will attend an Orthodox Divine Liturgy. 🙏🏻☦️
Thank you for your kind words. Please do not apologise, questions are the key to learning. No one is really "expected" or supposed to do things in terms of being compelled to do them. Quite simply, the Orthodox Church is rich in tradition and symbolism, and so these naturally became excellent platforms to base the Church practices on. Having said that though, no one will ever frown upon some one who enters the church in another way. What you see in the video applies to both laypeople and monks.
Thank you for the message. You are right, if you compare it with all the other churches which are rich and populous. We are not one of those parishes unfortunately.
Pray for us, saint Chad/Ceadda of Mercia🙏🏻☦️🇬🇧
Amen. th-cam.com/users/shortsQ4Y-Wh-rZbI
Thank you for sharing this information, somehow this video show on my home screen and was answer for my prayer.. Hope on upcoming weeks I can go to church and attend liturgy for the first time.. Really hope for being a cathecument soon.. Please pray for me.. 🙏🙏
Thank you for the video! I have been away from the Church for a little over a year due to some personal things going on. (I know, WRONG decision). I remembered how to do this reflexively when I went back, but hearing it explained helped me solidify that I was still correct in how I was proceeding.
You are most welcome. This video was done due to people asking about how things are usually done. May God bless your progress and enlighten you always!
This is a great video God bless.
God bless you, glad you enjoyed it.
Is this an old Anglican Parish? If so you have done a good job in making it feel properly Orthodox while still respectful of who built the space.
And using the Altar Rail to mark the Solea is honestly genius.
3:09 I noticed that you went to the icon of the Theotokos passing the altar. shouldnt you go around the central icon?
I think it differs by tradition. At my church, for example, most people don't go back around the central icon. Instead as they pass through the center, they make the sign of the cross and bow towards the altar before preceding.
Thank you for noticing that. It is a valid point, but I think discernment must always prevail, in that we also try to do the least movement as possible (which is not easy in a big church of course). And of course, these guidelines are not the essence of things, most people may not ever keep to this, and that is OK, because in their own way, they may be entering with a clean heart, which God knows. After all, we are not rite worshipers, or worshipers of the tepos.
As a convert to the Eastern Orthodox Church from the United States of mostly Anglo-Saxon ancestry I can’t quite express what it feels like to see this ❤️☦️❤️. When I converted 20-years ago I found very tantalizing but sparse information online about the EOC in Britain before the schism and before Papism took root spread into the British Isles.
Much love to my Orthodox friends from across the pond, I'm a new convert currently (due to be baptized next month), and the feeling that being in an Orthodox Church gives me is indescribable, I always feel the presence of Christ in the Church
Early christianity in the British aisles... you may the book "A History of the Church in England" by JRH Moorman
In, not of.
These guys are not part of the EOC. They are a schismatic group.
God bless you, and always enlighten you. Orthodoxy in Britain is what we stand for and are trying tirelessly to raise awareness to our kinsmen here.
May God enlighten you to do what is good for your salvation, and I pray that you will be led to the unadulterated Orthodoxy in which you clearly seek. Just be mindful of the Pan-heresy and deceit of Ecumenism, keep right away from it, and any bishops and priests who support it or are part of a church who is part of it.
Well done
Never see seat places in orthodox church before. Is it for invalid?
They stand for worship, some orientals sit on the floor, so it has to do culture or rite
Different Orthodox Traditions, have different arrangements for seating or no seating.
@MercianMonks Tradition disrespect God? Would you enter your boss office and seat? I don't think so.
First of all, _great_ channel name! I'm sorry if any of my questions are accidentally rude or dumb. I was raised and confirmed Lutheran, and joined the Catholic Church just a few years ago. I love to study religion and languages. Is this what a visitor from another church is supposed to do, or is this just for monks? I have so many questions but I'll keep it to just that one for now.
I was raised Protestant and converted to RCC in my late teens. The Amazon Synod was the last straw for me and I converted to Orthodoxy. I’ve never looked back. To answer your question, all Orthodox Christians, whether Monastics or Laypeople. should enter the Temple as shown in this video. Women should be dressed appropriately, including a head covering. (Nobody will kick you out if you don’t). Visitors are likewise welcome to venerate the Icons. I hope you will attend an Orthodox Divine Liturgy. 🙏🏻☦️
Thank you for your kind words. Please do not apologise, questions are the key to learning. No one is really "expected" or supposed to do things in terms of being compelled to do them. Quite simply, the Orthodox Church is rich in tradition and symbolism, and so these naturally became excellent platforms to base the Church practices on. Having said that though, no one will ever frown upon some one who enters the church in another way. What you see in the video applies to both laypeople and monks.
This church looks unfinished.
Thank you for the message. You are right, if you compare it with all the other churches which are rich and populous. We are not one of those parishes unfortunately.
It's not just about the aesthetics,