I'm always happy to be in a church where the 14 fussy toddlers/ infants are there for any liturgy. Their parents might not feel the same, but they and their children are appreciated for making the sacrifice!
Clergy who actually read the anaphora of St. Basil aloud & at a normal pace vs. those who bury/skip 95% of it? No contest, it isn't even a sanctioned event. Reading the words of St. Basil 10 times a year is utterly trivial to all but a few clergy in the country. They figure we hear his words someplace else instead. I wonder where? I wonder where thay learned to do this to church services?
This is sadly part of a very common occurrence in Kosovo. Vandals enter churches, set them on fire, then they urinate and defecate in them. ...
"The World is trying the experiment of attempting to form a civilized but non-Christian mentality. The experiment will fail; but we must be very patient in awaiting its collapse; meanwhile redeeming the time: so that the Faith may be preserved alive through the dark ages before us; to renew and rebuild civilization, and save the World from suicide."
I'm always happy to be in a church where the 14 fussy toddlers/ infants are there for any liturgy. Their parents might not feel the same, but they and their children are appreciated for making the sacrifice!
ReplyDeleteClergy who actually read the anaphora of St. Basil aloud & at a normal pace vs. those who bury/skip 95% of it? No contest, it isn't even a sanctioned event. Reading the words of St. Basil 10 times a year is utterly trivial to all but a few clergy in the country. They figure we hear his words someplace else instead. I wonder where? I wonder where thay learned to do this to church services?
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