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Father, thank you so much for this video. The Lord has been drawing me to the Orthodox Church for years but I never lived near enough to attend one. But after many trying events in my life, I have ended up in a town with an OCA congregation just 15 minutes from my home. I will be attending next week. Videos like this have fed me spiritually when I had nowhere else to learn about the Orthodox faith. I thank the Lord for you and others who create such informative content for those who are hungry for the Truth.

So thats what happened to me when I did a harmless self study of St. Nicholas of Myra on my own. The admiration I had when he put himself in harms way to defend against false persecutions of Christians on top of answering the riddle of the beloved Santa Claus story “ the giver of the good and perfect giver had called upon us to mimic gods gifts thru faith, and this, is not of ourselves.” I wanted to learn more of such stories ad it did give a better understanding of Christ. Being a protestant I only got bits and pieces of stories of saints and often wondered as a protestant. Am I getting the full story of the body of Christ?

I’m a middle aged man that denounced Christ my entire adult life. Mocked Christ and led Christian’s astray. Raised my children in a secular house. Earlier this year I attended an Orthodox Church and at that point I quit fighting Christ. I have been an inquirer for 6 months now. The Priest told me a few months ago that when I’m ready I can request he accept me as catechumen. Sadly I feel torn. I want to take this pivotal next step but I feel I need to atone for a life time of apostasy.

I have started my journey into the Orthodox Church after 32 years of life. I found this video in research and preparation for becoming a catechuman. Thank you 🙏

Χαίρετε, σε ποια εκκλησία ανήκεις και σε ποια αρχιεπισκοπή;

Step 1: Find a Church with little to no pews. :)

Fr, thank you very much for this video. I am an Anglican looking into converting to Orthodoxy after going back and forth on it for a couple years. I am trying to bring my family along but my wife is apprehensive, this video reminded me to be patient and not to push her away with my zealousness.

What were the titles of the recommended books?

La Sfânta Liturghie participăm prin rugăciune, cântare, închinare, împărtășire cu Sfintele Taine etc. , nu asistăm, nu este un spesctacol.

Dude where have you been. Make more videos, they are making me want to become orthodox. Also.can you do a story of your life and journey to orthodox.

I noticed that these churches violate Christ's command:Matt 28:19. They NEVER GO, They wait for YOU TO COME. Which is why they haven't grown, only by getting the disgruntled. They need to get their act together.

I was a pre-Inquirer from 1978 to 1998, Calvinism had soured me so I started looking for something else. Orthodoxy had the best answers but I didn't have enough access to it to really be called an Inquirer or even a Visitor. At this stage of my Life, could be considered Frontier Orthodox. After another run-in with a Prosperity Theologian, I started my Inquirer-ship in earnest.

10:29 Unfortunately I live in Jamaica 🇯🇲 , which is a protestant country. Orthodoxy is nonexistent here, but I hope to travel one day and get baptized in one of the Orthodox countries maybe Serbia or Romania. God bless.

Many blessings to your channel and mission for the Lord! Love your content so far.

You don,t know better than Roman Catholic church wicked men who like to be father and there only one Father and its no man is to be called father if you know Jesus Christ you know the only Heavenly Father and Jesus says it load clear call no one father.

Great video, Father 😄

There is no Orthodox church in the Pacific islands where i belong. I've done some readings on Orthodox Church and found it to be great Christian church. As an Anglican member, i found some similarities though. I'll continue my online connections cos i can't acess one within the perimeter of 3000km. Thank you for shining on my morning father. Gid bless you

Thank you for the video, father! Very informative. I will be using those book recommendations.

Father may God bless you, for giving information to join the faith. Just FYI there are two ways to orthodoxy. Oriental and eastern orthodox.

I absolutely loved this video. I have been very curious about the Orthodox Church. This video helped. I loved how you said to focus on the light and to focus on loving Jesus. Not the darkness. Because the world is full of this. And to be like the honeybee not the mosquito. That will stick with me. Thank you 🙏🏻✝️.

Bojan from Bible illustrated made a great video on how to join as well.

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Thank you for this video, super helpful on my journey.

Recommending sitting in the front is interesting. Historically Catechumens stayed in the Narthex so sitting in the back of the Nave or Narthex is the traditional wisdom

19 year old inquirer here. I had my first visit to a Serbian Orthodox Church last Sunday, so I have perhaps a useful anecdote for others who are looking into visiting for the first time. Firstly, when you walk in it’ll smell like incense and you may hear the choir deeper in the church chanting Byzantine style chants. That is the way it was for me. As soon as I opened the door I met a kind old man and told him a crash course of my background and why I was there. He welcomed me and introduced me to others, and helped me get set up for the liturgy. Also, even though my parish I went to was Serbian, there were a lot of converts, and I also met a fellow inquirer about 5 years older than me. So you won’t be alone, everyone has a story. Be ready to hear a lot of chanting throughout the liturgy. If you’re big into listening to playlists of Orthodox chants, you may hear some familiar hymns. I personally got choked up sometimes throughout the service, it’s absolutely beautiful. Be ready to stand for a while, there isn’t any pews. Definitely made me admire the 80 years old cradle Orthodox for how long they can stand. The worship is much more passionate and intense when you have a real life encounter, compared to watching online. Be ready for that. Make the sign of the cross whenever the Holy Trinity is pronounced. At the end of the liturgy after Holy Communion, there is some bread blessed by the priests that is handed out, it isn’t communion bread. Feel free to take some. Before this though, everyone lines up to kiss the cross and the priest will say something like “Christ is risen.” To which you’ll reply, “truly He is risen.” After the liturgy is when I introduced myself to more people and met the inquirer and many other great people, who gave me great advice and were so kind. Feel free to also attend the post-liturgy lunch in the basement if your parish has one. As one fellow parishioner said to me, the spiritual conversations in the post-liturgy lunch are “the liturgy after the liturgy.” Overall, it’ll be a great spiritual experience of the authentic Christian faith that you won’t regret. Let the Lord guide you to the place you need to be! I know I can’t remain a Lutheran after truly experiencing Orthodox Christianity in real life. ☦️

First you have to express hate for all protestants. Especially express that hate online.

Love that you recommend the same 3 books I've been telling some people to read to get a crash course on the Faith.

Being that Roman Catholics hold may of the same beliefs, is the process shorter and easier than if coming from any other background?

As a catechumen about to finish my year of preparation after just showing up on Pentecost last year, this is all good information and a really good overview for what to do, read, and focus on. In a way you do have to go through the motions for awhile, but it is so you get the rhythm of how the Liturgy is structured. Also, everyone will find their own entry point depending on your learning style. That’s what is so great about the way we worship, because all of the sense are engaged. Please pray for me as I prepare to be baptized on Pentecost!

I'll get there

I was standing just like this in the image, while scrolling and coming across this video 🤔😆

Easy, all you have to do is talk down on other Christians and NEVER EVER read the Bible. There ya go, now you are Orthodox!

Like music to my ears, thank you Father

what a great vid. keep making videos father.

beautiful, i aspire to have a family like this. especially the religious aspect.

Great video Father!

Very helpful. Blessings from Ireland.

I'm privileged to have started my journey at a nearby monastery, attending a divine liturgy there was easier for me since I'm a bit shy. Had great conversations with the Priest. Vespers might be easier for first-timers or shy people like me, typically fewer people in attendance. But it is just an appetizer, divine liturgy is the spiritual main course 😊

you made a big mistake calling Mormons and Jehovah witnesses Christians. stop throwing them all in the same pot. The Christians faith is believing in our triune God. Nothing else.

If you aren't a baptized Orthodox Christian, you should have left during the Litany of the Catechumen and gone to the parish hall.

Thank you for this video

3:46 "BASED on the person of Jesus Christ"

I’m an ex-Muslim. Became Protestant now looking into Orthodox Christianity for a while looking to be catechumen but struggling with persecution

I appreciate what you said here, so deep. God bless your journey in Orthodox Christianity and as a Priest.

🙏🏽

thank you for this video father

What are some resources you'd recommend for learning the lives of the Saints? Thank you for your guidance.

Dear father Christian, I don't think Jordan is standing against Patriarchy. You probably know that he is one of the strongest anti-feminism speakers. I assume his point is that neither man, nor woman is superior. We are all equal, but we have different roles, say, different jobs to do. What I disagree with is that Christianity is outdated. But he isn't even saying that. Peterson, I want to believe, means Christians, not Christianity. And yes, we, Christians, are all imperfect and often outdated.

Amazing.I pray to god I will find these types of friendships

Watching this made me realize, that we are all sinners. Every person on earth struggles with sin. We can't escape it. This video shows the human side to sin, if that makes sense. Thank you again 🙏🏻✝️.