Christ is Risen! Dear readers, before I head off to Church, I wanted to share an image from last night's Paschal Vigil. Here, the thurifer deposits some coals from the New Fire in the thurible, while the Deacon is offside changing into white vestments.
Archbishop Alexei of Alaska (OCA) Meets Putin; Sparking Criticism
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See here, and here. Unless you are calling the man to repentance, I fail to
see any justification for a prominent hierarch to meet with an indicted war
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I wonder how many people can explain the "offside" rule for Deacons on Holy Saturday ... ;-)
ReplyDeleteI don't think that even I can. The MC simply nodded to him once the grains had been blessed.
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