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#300455 - 09/30/08 04:17 PM Re: Prostrations [Re: Philippe Gebara]
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Registered: 08/10/02
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Loc: Georgia
Can anyone shed light on non-Byzantine prostration practices, like Syrian and such?

Alexis

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#300607 - 10/02/08 12:25 AM Re: Prostrations [Re: Philippe Gebara]
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Registered: 09/14/08
Posts: 9
Loc: United States
My Joys, My Treasures,

I remember attending a Holy Trinity Greek church here and they had kneelers that popped out. For the longest time they told the laity to kneel on sundays out of repentance during the prayer before the Eucarist(including the time between Pascha and Pentacost) and then someone complained to the church about the canon that forbids such a thing and they told everyone that they are not going to be doing that anymore.

My concern is that a CHURCH was doing this.

I don't know about others but i have an obedience to do full prostrations during my prayer rule. I have never done them or seen it done at church before. The closest is the verneration of an icon or getting a blessing.

poor seraphim

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#300821 - 10/06/08 11:26 AM Re: Prostrations [Re: Serge Keleher]
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Registered: 11/22/07
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Originally Posted By: Serge Keleher

I once knew a priest who was an incredible strict constructionist, to the point of having the nerve to rebuke a bishop for making a prostration after the Epiclesis on a Sunday. The bishop looked the offending presbyter right in the eye and responded: "the canons, Father, forbid a prostration of repentance on certain days. A prostration of thanks is permitted."


And then there's the "flying pages" kneeling . . .

I don't know whether the book was new, the fans were set differently, or Father just didn't have the hang of placing things on the pages yet.

Noting his difficulties with the pages, I found myself kneeling by the altar, doing my best to unobtrusively to keep a finger on the corner of the page

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#301128 - 10/10/08 01:38 PM Re: Prostrations [Re: dochawk]
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there is the latin form of prostration on holy thurs. night when you pass before the altar of repose genuflect on both knees and make a deep bow from that position


Edited by Altar Server (10/10/08 01:38 PM)

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