As we move toward the Second Sunday of Pascha, we have now had almost two full weeks to continue in the joy of the Lord's Resurrection. Please feel free to continue to share your conversion stories and if you like, your most powerful recollection of this year's celebration of The Feast of Feasts, Our Lord Holy Resurrection. For me it was being in a sea of lighted candles with His Eminence taking his place in the Paschal procession as the interior of St Seraphim Cathedral was transformed from darkness to a heavenly glow of candle light while we sang "Thy Resurrection O Christ our Savior...." and made our three-fold journey around the Cathedral. I felt a closeness not only to our beloved Archpastor but to everyone else who followed him as me made our final steps in our long anticipated walk to the Pascha of our Lord. I found myself recalling Forgiveness Vespers and the Canon of St Andrew of Crete, the Presanctified Liturgies and many prostrations and the beauty and power of the Prayer of St Ephrem - a prayer I keep close to me always. How I love the Presanctified Liturgy, is simple understated beauty that almost forces our senses to focus on Christ and our reception of Him in the Eucharist. To experience that physical hunger and thrist during the work day and to carry it with you into the evening service and have time almost stand still in anticipation of being truly nourished by Him.
What about your Paschal or Great Fast recollections?
Christ is Risen!
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Indeed, He is risen!
My conversion story is here.
Thank David for sharing your journey to Orthodoxy.
Fr. what do you think of Orthodox Circle?
http://portal.orthodoxcircle.com/
Dear Anonymous,
Sorry to say, I don't know much of anything about Orthodox Circle. Maybe others do and would like to share what they know.
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