Benjamin Wiegold ☦️

Reader in the Orthodox Church. Audio engineer. Podcast and audiobook producer. Audio and video production.

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@BobMurphyEcon Even if someone finds a counter example, it seems that the exception would still prove the rule.

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@MateyYanakiev This was more common in the east where the Scriptures were translated into local languages. They didn’t have full Bibles like we have now, but many people had the 4 gospels at least, then maybe after that the Psalter, the Torah or St. Paul’s epistles.

[Orthodox Ethos @OrthodoxEthos]

“Salvation is communal: it is not individual. ... We come into the Church not as isolated individuals: we come with our families, with our nation, with our culture. Sanctify and transfigure your culture! There are many good things in this country.”

—Fr. Roman Braga (1922-2015)

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@thaddeusthought St. Irenaeus elaborates on this in On the Apostolic Preaching as well, from the introduction:

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@thaddeusthought Again, not sure that Fr. Stephen needs to be as rigid as he is in presenting this, but it's really interesting to re-read these passages and consider if they are in fact referring to Christ and not just the written text.

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@MironchuckNOW @OrthodoxPole81 I believe they’re referring to prophecies from Elder Joseph of Vatopedi that are quite grim.

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@SiegfireDotcom @HabemusMalleum @KalebAtlanta Missing Fr. Roman Braga! Hard to keep up (thank God)

[CleavetoAntiquity @C2Antiquity]

"The century of the 'Church of Immigrants' has ended; the century of evangelization has begun."
"Orthodoxy's mission is no longer primarily geographical but EXISTENTIAL."

Met. Saba

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@TexasRose1836 @Orthodox_cross It just means a really long time. Also, the Chalcedonian schism was kind of a big deal too that affected a lot of people and countries, so I think the theory breaks down.

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@orthobro @nepsisblog @PatristicNectar Exactly, there are certain syllables that give it away.

I understand why people do it, cheap and fast, but as someone who works in the industry, it’s disappointing. Not that different than buying AI icons or bootlegging ebooks instead of supporting the publishers.

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@orthobro @nepsisblog @PatristicNectar Listening to a sample, it sounds like it definitely could be AI. Disappointing if so. Sometimes the cadence being off could just be from an over-zealous editor, but there are parts that definitely strike me as AI.

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@farmingandJesus It was a strange example, by no means is it normal or common to do it like that.

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@lecternleader Look into Orthodoxy while you’re at it

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@NathanielRClark @Orthodox_cross Does it have material not contained in Abp. Averky’s commentary on Revelation?

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@OrthodoxPole81 @desertcynic I love Fr. Stephen, but the canon for the Sunday of the Holy Forefathers honors Samson. I believe there’s other hymns as well. That’s enough for me.

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And now one of them is an Orthodox priest.

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@a_westgate Definitely not a coincidence!

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St. Seraphim of Platina, pray to God for us!

[Theophan @uncreated_light]

🚨 The ROCOR Synod in Munich has released their official statement regarding preparing the canonization of Fr. Seraphim Rose.

“The Council of Bishops has blessed the process of preparing his ecclesiastical glorification among the ranks of our venerable Fathers.”