Christ is Risen!

Interesting, this site would NOT allow me to write Christ is Risen in Russian because of a backwards N. Is forbidden to have backwards N, Tovarich..........

Risen indeed !! May I ask what denomination ?

I am a tonsured Reader.

Otony

Makes me feel the same way!

Otony

Vinny is becoming quite the young man. I am sorry to say I do not recall your beautiful daughter's name but she will break hearts.

Thank you for sharing with us.

WOW !!! Made Judy and I just feel good all over.

.........Tatiana Rose, and she will be 8 next month. She already has half the boys at school wrapped tight. I pity them in a way!

Vinny is 10 and a 1/2, doing extremely well in the Fourth grade. Learning Latin, believe it or not.

That photo was taken just before our 5th service in 3 days. Those are truly smiles of joy!

Otony

We felt like a million bucks, and I think it shows!

Good to hear from you!

Otony

nt

You look good in a dress, I mean Cassock, O'Tony!
bob

OK Tony April 21-22 was Passover with the 7 day unleavened bread feast following. Would have thought The Resurrection to be 24-25. Could you explain this without having to write a book? Maybe give me a link? Thanks.........Lynn

May 1st, last Sunday was Pascha (Easter) because we use the Julian calendar rather than the Gregorian.

There are 13 days difference between the two calendars, plus Passover is figured by the lunar phase, so it all gets pretty complicated. Try this site for a more educated explanation: http://www.timeanddate.com/calendar/julian-gregorian-switch.html

Not all Orthodox churches are Old Calendar, some are New Calendar. And oddly enough, a segment of Russian Orthodoxy, the OCA, is New Calendar EXCEPT for figuring Pascha when they temporarily switch to Old Calendar. Before you ask, it beats the heck out of me!

So we are just rolling with an uninterrupted schedule of services that are well over a thousand years old. The "skipped days" when most of the world transitioned to the Gregorian calendar would have thrown that schedule off. BTW, it took about 300 years for the transition to become relatively universal.

Clear as mud, right?

Otony

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I thought your comment was funny, if you were concerned.

Otony

Isn't that a mortal sin? Or have I confused it with something else?????
b

What a lovely picture in a magnificent setting. My mother-in-law was of your faith. Very gentel people. You should be very proud.

Art

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Of the Troops & For the Troops

......now I understand Tovarich

Otony