Fr Andrew

Δοῦλος τοῦ Χριστοῦ. Orthodox Christian, husband, father, SVOTS ‘23 and priest of the Church of Antioch. Opinions are my own.

[Fr Andrew @Protoklitos423]

@bryan_johnson Beginning to Pray by Metropolitan Anthony Bloom is a great place to start. https://t.co/wBH34Xu0ab

Visit an Orthodox Christian Church. We have the medicine of immortality.

[Fr Andrew @Protoklitos423]

@scott_irey Not bad for a first attempt. Like anything, it takes some practice and trial and error. Even after you've mastered it, there will still be some good batches and bad batches. Keep it up and may God bless your hands!

[Fr Andrew @Protoklitos423]

@FrLillie Sold our home in 2020 to go to seminary only to be completely priced out when it came time to get assigned 3 years later. The Lord has certainly taken care of us, but I imagine we’ll be renting for the foreseeable future. Glory to God.

[Fr Andrew @Protoklitos423]

@____xn Lord have mercy. May God protect you all.

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@byzantinetx This has been a practice in my family for many years. Another priest and his family set the example for me before I was even married. Great to incorporate into dinner.

[Fr Andrew @Protoklitos423]

@FrTimothySas God be with the victims, their families and you, Father!

[Fr Andrew @Protoklitos423]

@ConvincedO It's a tremendous privilege.

[Fr Andrew @Protoklitos423]

@jaredef He's a good man. I was blessed to have him as a professor. May the Lord bless his episcopate. Axios!

[Fr Andrew @Protoklitos423]

@BidarkiBird Glad you’re safe!

[Fr Andrew @Protoklitos423]

@ConvincedO I would have been there, but I couldn't make it this time unfortunately.

[Fr Andrew @Protoklitos423]

@FrJohnBoddecker He was a prof of mine. Excellent candidate! Axios!

[Fr Andrew @Protoklitos423]

@ConvincedO @anorthodoxpope @seraphim199 Thanks for sharing, Father.

[Father Christopher @FChristopher77]

Saint Isaac the Syrian offers us 30 exhortations on the joy of humility:

1.Allow yourself to be crucified, and do not crucify others.
2.Allow yourself to be wronged, and do not wrong others.
3.Allow yourself to be slandered, and do not slander.
https://t.co/ivtI57cO6w gentle, and not zealous or evil.
5.Rejoice with those who rejoice and weep with those who weep, for this is the sign of purity.
https://t.co/qo6qn1fQPE ill with those who are ill.
7.Weep with sinners.
8.Rejoice with those who repent.
https://t.co/aVJ0oMJoGp a friend to all people, but also alone in your thoughts.
10.Share in the suffering of all, but with your body remain distant from everything.
https://t.co/sfqgXCPtPl not rebuke anyone and do not condemn, not even those who are very wicked in their way of life.
12.Spread your cloak over the one who has erred and cover him.
13.And if you cannot take upon yourself his faults or accept his reproach and shame in his place, at least bear with him and do not shame him.
14.If you cannot find peace in your heart, at least keep peace with your tongue.
15.And if you cannot order your thoughts, at least order your body.
16.And if you cannot work with your body, at least grieve in your mind.
17.And if you cannot keep vigil, at least keep vigil sitting or even lying on your bed.
18.And if you cannot fast for two days, at least fast until evening.
19.And if you cannot fast until evening, at least guard yourself from being sated.
20.If you are not pure in your heart, at least be pure in your body.
21.If you do not weep in your heart, at least clothe your face in mourning.
22.If you cannot show mercy, at least speak as a sinner.
23.If you are not a peacemaker, at least do not be a lover of disturbance.
24.If you cannot strive, at least do not be lazy in your mind.
25.If you are not victorious (over sins), at least do not boast over those who are guilty.
26.If you cannot silence the one who slanders your spouse, at least guard yourself from joining in with him.
27.If you love gentleness, remain in peace.
28.And if you are deemed worthy of peace, you will rejoice at all times.
https://t.co/wduBy1Pdva wisdom, not gold.
30.Clothe yourself in humility, not in silk. Seek to obtain peace, not a kingdom.
Here, brother, is my exhortation: let mercy increase in your soul until you feel in your heart the same mercy that the Lord Jesus Christ has for you.

Saint Isaac the Syrian, Words on Holy Struggles, Philokalia X

[Fr Andrew @Protoklitos423]

@a_westgate Forgive me I wasn’t trying to call anyone out in particular. More to remind myself not to let people’s ignorance (eg, those who dishonor the Mother of God) steal my peace. May God be with us all.

[Fr Andrew @Protoklitos423]

@John_GardeBien @Carrie_Eileen_ @danfsteeple @Romanos911 Holy Cross hermitage in WV is fantastic. St. Dumitru in NY (Romanian Archdiocese) is a wonderful place as well.

[Fr Andrew @Protoklitos423]

@RRR0BYN My wife had several of my kids reading before they were potty trained. My 9 yo was reading at 2.5. Now he helps read psalms and is learning to chant in church. It was a combination of free videos on YT (preschool prep) and using the old McGuffy Reader (allinonehomeschool).

[Fr Andrew @Protoklitos423]

@FrBarnabas I once read in a book that Fr. Stephen Freeman wrote, “Christ came not to make bad men good but to make dead men live” and I try to remember that everyday.

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@Orthodixie Solid rubric.

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@TheGreatB00ks So good.