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Patchunky said:
I think you may be a day or 2 early… Forgiveness Sunday for the Orthodox is Sunday, March 9, 2008…:byzsoc:
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I thought it was later because Easter is a full month different this year but I did a quick google search and trusted the first thing I saw without further investigation. Thank you for the correction.
 
I don’t have to have the report done for a month or two, so I have plenty of time to plan this out. My professor recommended an Episcopal Church today… not quite what I was hoping to hear.
 
Eschato said:
The Greek Orthodox Church is 1 hour away in Asheville. There is a Byzantine Catholic Church in Knoxville but if I went to it, I would stick around for the Tridentine at St. John Neuman, too. If I go to Asheville, I will probably go to the Basilica of St. Lawrence.

p.s. Is it true what I read about greeting each other with a kiss? I haven’t kissed anyone since I became a Catholic. (lots of protestant girls around here…) I’m not going to get overwhelmed, am I?
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There is an ACROD (American Carpatho Russian Orthodox Diocese) mission in Chandler, NC (near Asheville).
 
Is there anyone who is a devout lover of God?
Let them enjoy this beautiful bright festival!
Is there anyone who is a grateful servant?
Let them rejoice and enter into the joy of their Lord!
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Are there any weary with fasting?
Let them now receive their wages!
If any have toiled from the first hour,
let them receive their due reward;
If any have come after the third hour,
let him with gratitude join in the Feast!
And he that arrived after the sixth hour,
let him not doubt; for he too shall sustain no loss.
And if any delayed until the ninth hour,
let him not hesitate; but let him come too.
And he who arrived only at the eleventh hour,
let him not be afraid by reason of his delay.
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For the Lord is gracious and receives the last even as the first.
He gives rest to him that comes at the eleventh hour,
as well as to him that toiled from the first.
To this one He gives, and upon another He bestows.
He accepts the works as He greets the endeavor.
The deed He honors and the intention He commends.
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Let us all enter into the joy of the Lord!
First and last alike receive your reward;
rich and poor, rejoice together!
Sober and slothful, celebrate the day!
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You that have kept the fast, and you that have not,
rejoice today for the Table is richly laden!
Feast royally on it, the calf is a fatted one.
Let no one go away hungry. Partake, all, of the cup of faith.
Enjoy all the riches of His goodness!
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Let no one grieve at his poverty,
for the universal kingdom has been revealed.
Let no one mourn that he has fallen again and again;
for forgiveness has risen from the grave.
Let no one fear death, for the Death of our Savior has set us free.
He has destroyed it by enduring it.
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He destroyed Hades when He descended into it.
He put it into an uproar even as it tasted of His flesh.
Isaiah foretold this when he said,
“You, O Hell, have been troubled by encountering Him below.”
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Hell was in an uproar because it was done away with.
It was in an uproar because it is mocked.
It was in an uproar, for it is destroyed.
It is in an uproar, for it is annihilated.
It is in an uproar, for it is now made captive.
Hell took a body, and discovered God.
It took earth, and encountered Heaven.
It took what it saw, and was overcome by what it did not see.
O death, where is thy sting?
O Hades, where is thy victory?
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Christ is Risen, and you, o death, are annihilated!
Christ is Risen, and the evil ones are cast down!
Christ is Risen, and the angels rejoice!
Christ is Risen, and life is liberated!
Christ is Risen, and the tomb is emptied of its dead;
for Christ having risen from the dead,
is become the first-fruits of those who have fallen asleep.
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To Him be Glory and Power forever and ever. Amen!
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That’s the most beautiful thing I have ever read.
 
Eschato said:
p.s. Is it true what I read about greeting each other with a kiss? I haven’t kissed anyone since I became a Catholic. (lots of protestant girls around here…) I’m not going to get overwhelmed, am I?
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When I was with the Ruthenians, I did not get kissed like that at all, until I told a Russian Catholic friend of mine (who worshiped with us) that I was leaving and it would be my last liturgy with them.

Then he said “then let us part with a kiss three times as the Orthodox do” and we did. I will never forget it.

The parish I belong to now is of the Russian tradition, in fact it’s founding pastor was canonized as a New Martyr of Russia, saint John Kuchurov. I kiss and get kissed a lot, by men and women alike. Your mileage may vary.

Michael

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Eschato said:
p.s. Is it true what I read about greeting each other with a kiss? I haven’t kissed anyone since I became a Catholic. (lots of protestant girls around here…) I’m not going to get overwhelmed, am I?
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Likely there will be no “kiss of peace moment” at the BCC or GO liturgy in the same fashion that there is in the Roman Mass these days…

I actually NEVER see it among the laity (thought it is allowable) and have only ever seen it during concelebrated litrugies or liturgies with multiple deacons. Interestingly, you keep the kisses in your own order! Bishops kiss bishops, priests kiss priests, deacons kiss deacons…
 
ASimpleSinner said:
Likely there will be no “kiss of peace moment” at the BCC or GO liturgy in the same fashion that there is in the Roman Mass these days…

I actually NEVER see it among the laity (thought it is allowable) and have only ever seen it during concelebrated litrugies or liturgies with multiple deacons. Interestingly, you keep the kisses in your own order! Bishops kiss bishops, priests kiss priests, deacons kiss deacons…
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… Dudes kiss dudes…

Just kidding!
 
Glory to Jesus Christ! Glory Forever!

There is no kiss of peace moment in the Byzantine Church.

The Kiss might be considered a Liturgical Greeting, done with proper decorum, as it is done in God’s House.
The Kiss exchanged by the concelebrating clergy is done on each shoulder. A greeting is given at the same time: “Christ is in our midst!” “He is and Shall be!” The wording may vary by jusrisdiction.

If the laity do exchange a greeting before or after the Divine Liturgy is would be basically the same. A kiss may be exchanged one each shoulder, on each cheek or just a brushing of cheeks as mentioned earlier.

Yours in Christ,

Father Deacon Paul
 
I see that you are from Tennessee. I’m not that familiar with TN geography, but several of my good friends attend St. Anne Orthodox Church(Orthodox Church of America) near Knoxville. The priest, Fr. Stephen Freeman, also has a blog with a lot of information about Orthodoxy.
Do go to as many Divine Services as you can. They are beautiful and like nothing else you have seen before. For an interesting twist, you can go to some services now, and in a few weeks go to a Lenten service and notice the difference.
 
That is actually one of the two Orthodox Churches that I was thinking about attending. It’s about an hour and a half away.
 
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