Hamartolos
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St. Gregory the Theologian, intercede for my soul.
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« on: October 20, 2009, 08:03:22 PM » |
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Glory be to God on high!
On Sunday, October 18, I was received by Chrismation into the Holy Orthodox Catholic Church! As unworthy and humbled as I be, it couldn't had been done without a lot of people God brought me to. Some of those people are certainly here on OC.net. From the time I was about 17 (21 now), I have been able to rely on this site and its members for questions that would come up in the middle of the night and get a response by morning. In addition to that, to have been prayed for by all of you has been a tremendous help and blessing. I really just wanted to take this opportunity to express my sincerest thanks to all and know you will be in my prayers and I ask for yours! God bless you all!
P.S. As I will never really stop being a catechumen, expect more questions and hopefully one day I will know enough to answer some tough ones to!
Your brother in Christ,
Ian
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« Reply #1 on: October 20, 2009, 08:10:32 PM » |
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Glory to God!
Congratulations Ian!
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« Reply #2 on: October 20, 2009, 08:11:51 PM » |
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Many years!
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"It is remarkable that what we call the world...in what professes to be true...will allow in one man no blemishes, and in another no virtue."--Charles Dickens
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« Reply #3 on: October 20, 2009, 08:29:49 PM » |
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Glory to God! Many Years!
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"For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the LORD, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope." Jer 29:11
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« Reply #4 on: October 20, 2009, 08:34:26 PM » |
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Glory to God! Many years, and may God use you in His Kingdom, Ian!
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+ Our dear sister Martha (Rosehip) passed away on Dec 20, 2010. May her memory be eternal! +
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Христос Воскрес!!! Christ is Risen!!!
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« Reply #5 on: October 20, 2009, 08:43:46 PM » |
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Congratulations, Ian!
Many, many happy years!
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Conquer evil men by your gentle kindness, and make zealous men wonder at your goodness. Put the lover of legality to shame by your compassion. With the afflicted be afflicted in mind. Love all men, but keep distant from all men.
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« Reply #6 on: October 20, 2009, 08:50:03 PM » |
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Congratulations!
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St. Gregory the Theologian, intercede for my soul.
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« Reply #7 on: October 20, 2009, 09:05:02 PM » |
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Oh..wanted to get your thoughts on something I realized following the Divine Liturgy...I think it's pretty awesome myself...
So, I belong to the Antiochian jurisdiction, the cross I wear has the blue ivory(I think that's what the blue is?) which is Greek in origin, and my Chrismation name is Seraphim of Sarov (I took Ian as well since it is my given first name)..so I have a little bit of everything Orthodox with me!! I thought it was pretty cool haha...your thoughts?
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« Reply #8 on: October 20, 2009, 10:19:57 PM » |
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Congratulations!
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"The only-begotten Son of God, wanting us to be partakers of his divinity, assumed our human nature so that, having become man, he might make men gods." - St. Thomas Aquinas
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« Reply #9 on: October 20, 2009, 10:30:13 PM » |
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Congrats!
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As a result of a thousand million years of evolution, the universe is becoming conscious of itself, able to understand something of its past history and its possible future.
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« Reply #10 on: October 20, 2009, 10:32:09 PM » |
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Many years!
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I believe in One God, maker of heaven and earth and of all things visible and invisible.
Nothing in biology makes sense except in the light of evolution.
Theodosius Dobzhansky, Russian Orthodox Christian (1900-1975)
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« Reply #11 on: October 20, 2009, 11:07:03 PM » |
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Congratulations and Many Years!
Glory to God!
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« Reply #12 on: October 20, 2009, 11:23:57 PM » |
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Glory to God!
I pray that the fire of love will never grow cold. As you bathe in the joy of your Chrismation, prepare yourself for trials and hardships. I myself, as a convert to Orthodoxy, have experienced tremendous hardships and spiritual attacks since I was baptized. I recognize it for what it is, a satanic attempt to discourage me and keep me impotent in the spiritual warfare to which all Christian are called to fight. So remember your new name, your Chrismation, and the mystical feelings of joy that you have right now. Feelings come and go, circumstances change, and our lives tend to ebb and flow in righteousness and success over sin and sorrow. But Our Lord and His Church shall never be defeated, and thus in nearness to Him and faithful participation in the Church we shall eternally prevail.
I just finished a wonderful book by Michael Gallatin called Thirsting for God in a Land of Shallow Wells. In it he writes:
"Let me be very candid. A Protestant who chooses to join himself to the ancient Church and its sacramental way will ind himself encountering spiritual conflicts and struggles of a magnitude he's never faced before. To walk the sacramental path is to live every day in a Kingdom that is "not of this world" (John 18:36). From experience, I can tell you that a serious Orthodox Christian finds himself at odds with this sinful world, and with the sinful blackness of his own heart, to a depth and intensity unknown to most Protestant believers. Tears are his fearful companion. But through his sacramental life of struggle, he also comes to know unimaginable grace, overwhelming peace, inexpressible joy, indescribable love- and true victory." [p. 92]
Peace to you my friend!
Selam,
Gebre Menfes Kidus
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« Reply #13 on: October 20, 2009, 11:33:45 PM » |
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Sprasnikom, Ian! :-) Y mnogo lyeto!
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« Reply #14 on: October 21, 2009, 01:46:22 AM » |
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Axios! Xronia Polla! Congratulations! (Insert general compliment here!)  |
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« Reply #15 on: October 21, 2009, 05:43:11 AM » |
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Mnogaja Ljeta..Mnoge Godine.....
Many Summers...Many Years......
Axios,,,Dostojan,,,Worthy...Достојан...
Congratulations !!!............
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 ГОСПОДЕ ГОСПОДЕ ,ПОГЛЕДАЈ СА НЕБА ,ДОЂИ И ПОСЕТИ ТВОЈ ВИНОГРАД ТВОЈА ДЕСНИЦА ПОСАДИЛА АМИН АМИН. |
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« Reply #16 on: October 21, 2009, 06:40:09 AM » |
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Many Years!
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If you're living a happy life as a Christian, you're doing something wrong.
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« Reply #17 on: October 21, 2009, 07:06:51 AM » |
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God grant you many years.
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« Reply #18 on: October 21, 2009, 08:06:39 AM » |
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Many years!
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« Reply #19 on: October 21, 2009, 09:27:05 AM » |
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Glory to God! Many Years, Ian-Seraphim!
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« Reply #20 on: October 21, 2009, 10:16:34 AM » |
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« Reply #21 on: October 21, 2009, 01:01:24 PM » |
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Many Years!
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« Reply #22 on: October 21, 2009, 01:50:41 PM » |
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Many years!
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Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so. -- Douglas Adams
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« Reply #23 on: October 21, 2009, 01:54:37 PM » |
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Many years!
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« Reply #24 on: October 22, 2009, 12:53:32 AM » |
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Many, many years!
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« Reply #25 on: October 24, 2009, 10:29:33 PM » |
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God grant you many years!
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« Reply #26 on: October 30, 2009, 12:23:04 AM » |
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God grant you many years!
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