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Catholicism and Orthodox Christianity

guillaumeb

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1. My youngest brother was married in a Greek Orthodox Church.

Reply to sprinkleeninow (Original post)

Mon Nov 6, 2017, 05:27 PM

Nov 2017

I was honored to be his best man. (Only a title, not a personal description) The ceremony reminded me of the RCC High Mass, with all of the ritual. The main difference was that Greek is not one of my languages.

Church music, in my opinion, is often reflective of the faith that inspires it. The musical equivalent of Medieval Cathedral architecture.

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Orthodox Festal Hymn: "Osi Eis Hriston Evaptisthite" ("As Many as Have Been Baptized Into Christ") [View all] sprinkleeninow Nov 2017 OP

My youngest brother was married in a Greek Orthodox Church. guillaumeb Nov 2017 #1

That's so nice! sprinkleeninow Nov 2017 #4

And in my view it represents an attempt to reflect the joy guillaumeb Nov 2017 #5

Yes, The Faith do that. sprinkleeninow Nov 2017 #6

In Orthodoxy, iconographic depictions are said to be sprinkleeninow Nov 2017 #7

Thank you shenmue Nov 2017 #2

😘 sprinkleeninow Nov 2017 #3