The new OrthoPrax app
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A Response to “On administering Holy Communion in a Time of a Plague”
This was sent to me and deserves a read. You can read the Calivas article here . We can all agree that we are living in unusual times. However, the nature and extent of the illness that we face, and the proper response of the Church, is a matter of much disagreement. We have seen various responses to the COVID-19 epidemic: calls to close our Churches as infectious vectors, and demands to open them as places of spiritual healing. Directives a) ordering the cessation of sacramental life as part of an effort to “flatten the curve,” and cries for access to the divine grace that flows forth from those very mysteries; b) calling for the restriction of “at-risk persons,” and serious questions about the validity of such controls, c) instructions to liturgists to wear personal protective equipment during the celebration of the divine services and the distribution of the holy Mysteries, and uncertainty about the fitness of such practices. Who has been championing what and on behalf of whom? The ...
Color me suspicious.
ReplyDeleteWHO believes that "their pathway to Christ starts and ends on Sundays?" Really. Who? And why the metaphor "pathway?"
ReplyDeleteWhy be overly suspicious? Give them a chance.
ReplyDeleteJust did the free download. Hopefully, it's a good, i.e. edifying & informative, app.
DeleteAfter initial app is downloaded there is an optional $3.99/year charge for what looks like a lot of good content such as homilies, detailed lives of the saint, beautiful icons, reflections, etc. I bought these extras for ~$4/year, which is practically a give away. Well see...
ReplyDeleteThere is an additional & FINAL optional $14.99 purchase for the full / unlimited access to all the app has.
DeleteIt seems pretty good so far! Nice layout, plenty of vivid icons, audio for just about everything, so for under $20 a year to have all of this in your pocket is "not too shabby", especially if you compare this the cost of lunch at a decent cafe or a tank of gas.
I agree Timmy,
DeleteOnly the Book of the Living Saints is over $ 150 and here we have all, plus audio record that we can listen when we are not able to read.
Looks like this is from Sebastian Press and the Serbian Orthodox Church. I’m playing around with the free version. Looks promising so far.
ReplyDeleteDoes it take confessions?
ReplyDeleteHopefully the developer recognizes that by going the iPhone route, they have cut off 2/3 of the cell phone market which use Android phones.
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