Fr. David Galloway

Orthodox Priest @ocaorg, Family man, @Greenville_SC Native. Κύριε Ιησου Χριστέ ἐλέησόν με.

[Fr. David Galloway @davidgalloway]

@BretVDB Northrop Frye is so good. 'Anatomy' helped me get through the EngLit CritTheory Scylla and Charybdis at Goldsmiths College.

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@C2Antiquity Many years! I will pray for you at proskomedia tomorrow.

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@frjohnwhiteford Sometimes people have very idiosyncratic accents. Andrew Gould’s is kind of the same way—it’s a very interesting blend of New England and Charleston that I enjoy hearing.

It’s rare for my Southern accent to come out, but I like using it.

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Today we commemorate the Ascension of our Lord

Read more: https://t.co/xO4pEXQT3T

Read sermon: https://t.co/m9nNKJMwvJ

Music downloads: https://t.co/e9mchnRAY0

#saints #feastsandsaints #ascension

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Forgive me a sinner! A blessed fast to all!

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@nikolasreyn It was so good to see you again! Next time you'll be in town, let me know and we'll grab lunch or coffee.

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@mikemearls And sometimes the results can be more interesting than one would think. A significant reason that I am an orthodox priest today is that I played Dungeons & Dragons in high school, and one of my gaming group, friends was the son of a priest.

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@Onejwells I'm not a huge fan of AI in general, but ~20 AI podcast book summaries seem to be a good tool. Was this made using Google's Notebook AI? I assume you just need to upload a pdf of the book and use an appropriate query?

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@jgreenhall There were many good talks at the summit, but that was THE TALK. It was fun getting to have dinner with him the night before and see how he's working through this process. I had such a wonderful time there! I enjoyed our side-talk as well Jordan.

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@seraphim199 I think I saw you there, but never got a chance to say hello. It is always wonderful to hear the diptychs sang at Primational Divine Liturgies.

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Excellent analysis by Sdn. Seraphim!

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Today is the Feast of All Saints on the Latin liturgical calendar. But it wasn't always so! Since the 4th century, churches (and indeed, in the Greek and Slavic churches today) have placed this feast somewhere after Pascha or Pentecost. For instance, its earliest date seems to have been Bright Friday. By the time of St. John Chrysostom, it was already being celebrated on the first Sunday after Pentecost -- though at that time it was the "Feast of All Confessors and Martyrs."

It seems that in Western Europe, a similar date was observed: a 7th century liturgical calendar and lectionary compiled in Rome indicates that the feast of the "Nativity of All Saints" was celebrated on the first Sunday after Pentecost. Soon thereafter, it was moved to May 13, to coincide with the consecration of the Pantheon at Rome as the Church of St. Mary and All the Martyrs.

Why this date was replaced with November 1st seems to be lost to history. Some have speculated that it has to do with the dedication of an oratory by Pope Gregory III to "all of the saints" on that day. Most likely, though, this date was introduced by Deacon Alcuin, Charlemagne's chief ecclesiastical advisor. By the 700's, it seems that the Irish and Northumbrian churches (always closely connected) were celebrating a feast dedicated to All Saints on November 1st.

Here of course I have to mention that there is a lot of argument about whether or not this is connected to the pagan Celtic festival of Samhain; the idea that Samhain was some kind of a Celtic festival of the dead is controversial among contemporary scholars to say the least, and in fact, many scholars now believe the impetus for the November 1st date may have come from Bavaria, and not Ireland at all!

That said, it seems like there was an intuition that it was a liminal day in the old north of the world, and making it a Christian holiday seems like a natural move. In any case, Deacon Alcuin probably used his considerable influence in the Frankish kingdom to popularize this date for the feast (he recommends it to several of his friends in his letters), and by 835, it had been declared a feast throughout the Holy Roman Empire. In the late 11th century, the spring celebration was officially suppressed on the Latin calendar in favor of the November 1st date.

Regardless of when it is celebrated, the Feast of All Saints is a celebration of the reality of the Incarnation. As St. Athanasius the Great said: "God became man so that man might become god." Even now, the Holy Ones of God "serve as priests before the throne of Christ and make prayerful intercession for the faithful (Rev 20:6).  Just as the ranks of angels had different roles and participated differently in the grace and glory of God, so also the saints have their unique roles (1 Cor 15:40-41).  The royal priesthood of the saints in glory is part and parcel of, and inseparable from, the authentic gospel of Jesus Christ."

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@ShayneSwenson Looking forward to this!

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@Stormimay We missed y'all last time we were visiting home. Come back anytime! We have a new inquirer family of 7 that you would really like.

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@apostellohymas What a small world! Thank you for the reshare! May God bless you!

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@AppyOrtho Thank you kindly for the reshare! May God bless you!

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@withstgeorge @DeaconSober I’m in no rush, but that will be a happy day, thank you!

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@Joseph_the_Dad Indeed. May God bless you in your efforts, and when the time comes for y'all to step out, let me know so I can throw a few bucks in!

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Beloved of Christ, our mission has been abundantly blessed with 60+ faithful crammed into our 1200sqft storefront each Sunday and now we're moving to a 3x larger space. We have a campaign to raise funds for the moving and rent increase for the first year: https://t.co/WKEeWK1s5m

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@withstgeorge @DeaconSober Do you sell that beard oil? I'd definitely buy some!

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@Joseph_the_Dad We've been on the lookout for a while now, but the real estate market in Orlando is wild. So many little "microchurches" that want to be the next megachurch. This is only the third suitable property I've found in 12+ months of searching.

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@DeaconSober Thank you for the boost, Dn. Mark!