I am certainly not a deacon, I am only a reader :)
A priest can never just switch from one Church to another because he wants to. He can only go where he is sent by his bishop, and a bishop should only every move a priest away from the altar for wh…
[quote author=ilovesaintmark link=topic=13455.msg157228#msg157228 date=1340989035]
BTW: We get vested, not "dressed".
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No, No, we "dress up". That's what I've been told at Church, so it must be true (actually it is often sadly true).
[quote author=markmarcos link=topic=13455.msg157221#msg157221 date=1340981010]
Ok thanks Fr. peter and qawe :) also lets say a Coptic person go's to another orthodox church with his (Coptic tonia) does he wear the Coptic tonia or does he have to ch…
[quote author=Antonio Vicente Marín link=topic=13401.msg157200#msg157200 date=1340917915]
About sacraments, maybe i´m too latin, because for me the main issue about validity of sacraments is legality; a sacrament is valid when the priest in law perf…
[quote author=mabsoota link=topic=13401.msg156839#msg156839 date=1339876664]
ah, ok.
it is basically the same as the catholic one. i think we have maccabees 4 which u guys don't have. but u have wisdom of sirach and tobias and judith and the extra b…
Holy items should never be placed with trash. Respectful methods of disposal are burning or burying. If a Bible or an icon were damaged beyond use, it would need to be burned or buried, not thrown out. If it's just a book on a religious topic, or a …
[quote author=Monasticsx link=topic=12930.msg152904#msg152904 date=1331267532]
Almost all of these have churches. But not sure about Simon Fraser; never heard of it. And im pretty sure there isnt one very colse to Waterloo. But McMaster is flooded w…
[quote author=Amdah link=topic=13387.msg156667#msg156667 date=1339537165]
So would the yellow ones be equal to the white ones?
Also do priests follow these colors too?
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It's pretty confused :) There are times when it is not clear which to w…
[quote author=drilago99 link=topic=13387.msg156624#msg156624 date=1339452331]
More importantly, what is the meaning of the cutting of the hair in Oghnostos ordination?
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It is a variant of this ancient and universal practice: http://en.wiki…
[quote author=Father Peter link=topic=13387.msg156639#msg156639 date=1339484859]
If you are not ordained to a rank then you should not dress as if you were.
To be asked to step in and perform some service because there is a need is acceptable and p…
The priest wears a stole, which is a single piece of material draped across the shoulders, falling down at front. Unfortunately, the two front pieces have today been made into one piece, so its structure is obscured. They should just clasp together …