It’s certainly true that the more there are, the better the hymns sound. Small choirs are great, but hearing everyone participate is a heartwarming feeling.

@BecomeAnOrthodoxChristian

7 ай бұрын

It is, indeed! The OCA Church that I attend does congregational singing at every Divine Liturgy, Vespers and Matins.

The East has such a beautiful liturgical tradition. I love how unchallenging much of the music is to sing, but how rich it sounds in spite of it.

Спаси Господи!

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Your voice is beautiful

Hello! What is the phrase everyone chanted while the patriarch gave the blessing? @3:05

@BecomeAnOrthodoxChristian

Жыл бұрын

It's "Eis pola eti, Despota" Greek for "many years, master." It's chanted whenever a Bishop is presiding.

@gabrielsangco8672

Жыл бұрын

@@BecomeAnOrthodoxChristian thank you very much!

@BecomeAnOrthodoxChristian

Жыл бұрын

@@gabrielsangco8672 You're welcome! God Bless you.

@PrenticeBoy1688

5 ай бұрын

​@@BecomeAnOrthodoxChristianHello, Orthobro. May I ask which country you're in, and which autocephalous or autonomous jurisdiction you belong to?

@BecomeAnOrthodoxChristian

5 ай бұрын

@@PrenticeBoy1688 I'm in Canada and was received at an OCA mission Parrish. I'm blessed to live in a city that has 10 Orthodox Churches, but chose the OCA so I could hear the Divine services in my own language.

I think you could spare some slavonic.

@mariorizkallah5383

Жыл бұрын

Not everyone knows slavonic

@znovosad555

Жыл бұрын

The US is currently interesting and many including Greek parishes are getting away from using ethnic languages for services unless a predominantly specific large group of that ethnic background. While Slavonic is beautiful, and part of my heritage like mentioned already not everyone knows Slavonic. There’s many converts now. US orthodoxy hasn’t quite found its entirety as its own yet, but it will.

@PrenticeBoy1688

5 ай бұрын

I'm a Protestant, and even I know enough Slavonic to get by. Rusyn variant.