Documents posted in December

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Documents posted in January

January 31, 2002
Saints in our Home Churches: Dad, pray unto God for me!
Last year in August, the Orthodox Church glorified more than 1200 New Martyrs and added them to its universal calendar of Saints. And yet, even before this official act by the Church, these martyrs were venerated locally by the people. It was these people who preserved their memory, their acts of heroism, and the miracle stories that led to their Church-wide glorification. Some of us may find a saint just down the street from where we live, as I did yesterday . . . more

January 29, 2002
Summary of articles on Icons on this site.

January 28, 2002
Western Rite Orthodox in our midst: Ad Fontes!There is a movement in the Orthodox world that is analogous to Eastern Rite Catholicism. The difference here being that the Orthodox Church, unlike Rome, did not go looking for Western Rite adherents. Instead, they came to search out Orthodoxy, liked what they saw, and decided to stay. Unlike other converts, however, these asked for, and received, permission to use their Western Rites, including an Orthodox-approved version of the Tridentine and former Anglican Rites. What are they all about? more

January 26, 2002
Answers to two questions from visitors:

Attendant Roles in Marriages
Funeral Practices

January 24, 2002
A visitor`s question. My questions all relate to the 13th century sacking of Constantinople as follows: What is the sacking of Constantinople all about? What is some of the background leading up to this terrible event? Who was responsible and why? see answer

January 21, 2002
A visitor's question I am trying to find out more about the authors of the Septuagint. Did the 72 translate all of it and if not which did they and how did the other books come to be translated into Greek?
Answer The Septuagint is the most ancient translation of the Old Testament which is, today, the official text of the Orthodox Church. more>>>

January 19, 2002
A visitor's question. How does the Orthodox Church's belief on salvation differ to that of the Protestant one? What does the church use to formulate it's doctrine of salvation to help justify it? see answer

January 18, 2002
Download the February church calendar for installation into Outlook.

January 16, 2002
Rejecting Satan and all his works: Infant Baptism and mature Christian commitment
The Bright Feast of the Theophany and Baptism of our Lord in the river Jordan was, quite appropriately, designated by the Church as an opportune time for the baptism of new Christians or catechumens who completed their preparation for enlightenment. Today, however, a baptism usually involves an infant rather than an adult who cannot possibly "prepare" for the Mystery. How did this eventual shift in the age of the baptismal candidates affect the level of commitment to Christian living in the Church? How does it still? more>>>

A Visitor`s Question on Depression and Spiritual Help see answer

Letters to Theophilus (meditations on Ukrainian Orthodoxy) The first five letters are posted. There are more to come. index

January 15, 2002
Could you give me the accepted reason why our churches face the East. In addition, in a lot of our Ukrainian Orthodox cemetaries, the buried are facing the east as well. see reply

January 13, 2002
My dear friend, who is Russian Orthodox, recently lost her Mother. I know there are certain traditions she is following, and she mentioned something about marking the death of her Mother at 30 days, 90 days and one year. Can you please provide me with any information relative to the traditional Russian Orthodox mourning period? see answer

January 7, 2002
A visitor`s question: I recently visited St. Volodimir's Cathedral in Kyiv, where I viewed the relics of someone described to me as Saint Varvara. I would like to learn her story, as much as possible.
see answer

January 4, 2002
Calendar Questions: Out with the Old and in with the New?