tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10336499.post1619628584499927737..comments2023-07-08T08:12:28.854-04:00Comments on Oh Taste and See: Praying, Contra Slithers, in the DarkFr. Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03489705490983833993noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10336499.post-86160533376939678122009-12-20T21:26:08.284-05:002009-12-20T21:26:08.284-05:00A text of small compline can be found HERE.
ora e...A text of small compline can be found <a href="http://www.orthodox.net/services/small-compline.html" rel="nofollow">HERE</a>.<br /><br /><i>ora et labora</i> means "pray and work."Fr. Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03489705490983833993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10336499.post-26476423886446347572009-12-20T14:49:16.809-05:002009-12-20T14:49:16.809-05:00On yeah, what does ora et labora mean? :)On yeah, what does ora et labora mean? :)Darlenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01183436767997017002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10336499.post-48279555953914425482009-12-20T14:47:43.380-05:002009-12-20T14:47:43.380-05:00I'm coming in a little late here on the commen...I'm coming in a little late here on the comments. What exactly is compline (the meaning) and when is compline done, which prayers are included? IOW, could someone give me a quick synopsis on compline? <br /><br />I've been quite interested in the Orthodox rule of prayer and corporate prayer in Orthodoxy. This has been the subject lately at the catechumens' meetings.Darlenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01183436767997017002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10336499.post-82703935468853613102009-12-14T00:02:28.771-05:002009-12-14T00:02:28.771-05:00David, The density is important. When I graduated ...David, The density is important. When I graduated from protestant seminary the keynote speaker said to us: "You CHOSE to marry before you chose ministry. If you wanted to save the world you should have thought of that first. When you married you made your choice of who to save first." (Or something very close to that.) I said Amen with my mind, but ultimately not with my very being 15 Steve Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04319784922747041297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10336499.post-24664695793768846822009-12-13T21:21:23.583-05:002009-12-13T21:21:23.583-05:00Juliana -
Indeed, Rich's embrace of so many ...Juliana - <br /><br />Indeed, Rich's embrace of so many things Evangelicalism either fails to practice or outright neglects was one of the main reasons for my searching outside that camp. God has reasons for depriving us of his further wisdom, and that's that...but don't ask me to like it.<br /><br />s-p -<br /><br />Thanks. Good reminder. Especially like the phrase "slither Fr. Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03489705490983833993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10336499.post-27532060855321192422009-12-13T06:12:58.881-05:002009-12-13T06:12:58.881-05:00It would be very kind if you could let your reader...It would be very kind if you could let your readers know about the December issue of our twice-yearly journal 'CHRISTVS REGNAT':<br /><br />http://catholicheritage.blogspot.com/2009/12/christvs-regnat-december-2009.html<br /><br />You are most welcome to link to/follow/blogroll our blog:<br /><br />http://www.catholicheritage.blogspot.com/<br /><br />Please pray for me!<br /><br />God Convenorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17939527929709019039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10336499.post-52949307154335304152009-12-13T01:39:24.917-05:002009-12-13T01:39:24.917-05:00Beautiful post, David. Indeed if you lose your wif...Beautiful post, David. Indeed if you lose your wife, you lose your ministry, but more importantly you jeapordize your salvation and that of your family. (Did that as a protestant minister). Don't permit satan to slither between the one thing needful and the many things important.Steve Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04319784922747041297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10336499.post-2593613921776547862009-12-11T17:21:15.409-05:002009-12-11T17:21:15.409-05:00All true--it is tough to find balance in the frene...All true--it is tough to find balance in the frenetic world we live in. <br /><br />It's interesting you quote Rich Mullins; I've often thought him a man who knew how to live quietly amidst hectic modern life and made radical decisions to keep his life quiet. I wonder sometimes whether God took him home early in order that he might be spared the cacophany of noise that has only spread Julianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09134771358325901297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10336499.post-76379277437513658002009-12-11T10:38:21.713-05:002009-12-11T10:38:21.713-05:00PS: Feel free to email from my profile if you want...PS: Feel free to email from my profile if you want to respond privately (if at all).Fr. Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03489705490983833993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10336499.post-15283421989774496192009-12-11T10:36:45.812-05:002009-12-11T10:36:45.812-05:00Prisca:
Indeed. I can't think of anything ha...Prisca:<br /><br />Indeed. I can't think of anything harder than the life of a matushka w/kids, even the life of a priest w/kids. Hence the advice of dang near everyone I've talked to whose gone through seminary while married: Make sure you take care of your wife <i>first</i>. Pray for us that such would be the case. I notice your blog is nursing-related. Are you from around here, orFr. Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03489705490983833993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10336499.post-68263831171694801572009-12-11T08:18:36.117-05:002009-12-11T08:18:36.117-05:00My family and I were fortunate enough to be able t...My family and I were fortunate enough to be able to spend one last weekend before our move to Georgia at Holy Archangels a couple of weeks ago and, of course, we made it to compline. ;) I've always thought Vespers and Compline are the two most beautiful, moving services of the Church -- and the beautiful, moving environment at Holy Archangels brings that to the fore even more. I'll missAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00265468732588320935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10336499.post-36258807545127526972009-12-11T00:12:26.580-05:002009-12-11T00:12:26.580-05:00I can definitely see where Audra is coming from......I can definitely see where Audra is coming from...<br /><br />*sigh*<br /><br />What a huge challenge we have set ourselves up for!Prisca:https://www.blogger.com/profile/07735937193229633081noreply@blogger.com