Kirkin' on the air RIGHT NOW

**Prester John** · 6th December 05, 01:48 PM

Yeah, that's my nasal twangy voice. Fr. Dragan has a great voice, but I was the one miked up.

My deacon also has a great voice, but he wasn't celebrating that night.

The choir also, was much better in person than that little mike could pick up. They were out of the loft, which has several good microphones, and down on the floor in the nave - we didn't know how many people we would have.

Next year, everything will be as normal.

**Southern Breeze** · 6th December 05, 02:07 PM

Thanks for posting it, the sevice was very nice. I downloaded it and saved it on C.D.

**Valencian Kilted** · 6th December 05, 02:16 PM

After listening to the downloaded service, I only can express my gratitude and high respect to another brother from a brother church. I know that maybe the distance between our two ways of living our faith has been growing and increasing through the centuries, and maybe it is also today based mostly on "political" reasons much more than in religious matters, but the message is still there, don't you think?...

Also as a former semminarist (from 15 to 18 years old), it was nice also to listen again what we call a "Misa Cantata", that is something more exceptional in our tradition, and more reduced to special occasions and dates of the liturgic year.

Any way, into the Catholic church are included (at least nominally) the ortodoxian churches as Oriental Catholic Church, so I think that maybe somebody left a door opened looking to the future!. Let's hope that the good wishes will be made real someday, and this includes also all the branches that grew from the same tree after the appearance of protestantism and all its derivations,.. though this seems to be much more difficult to concilliate!

It was a nice experience for me to share those moments with you and your congregation, father. As St. Francis of Assis said: "May Lord guide and bless you, may Him show you His face and give peace to you!" (maybe the translation is not good at all, but my "spanglish" from the mediterranean is quite limited, sorry!)

Salutations to you all!

T O N O

**Prester John** · 6th December 05, 02:37 PM

Thanks Tono

Just FYI, Francis of Assisi was quoting an Old Testament blessing, probably Exodus (off the top of my head. I'll find the reference later!)

I agree that it is a deep shame that the Roman and Orthodox Churches are moving farther apart, rather than closer together. For what it's worth, most of us, especially those of us who did not grow up Orthodox, were very happy, and not a little relieved, with the election of Pope Benedict.

**Robin** · 6th December 05, 03:28 PM

Ah! it's working! Listening right now

brb

:grin:

**Robin** · 6th December 05, 04:17 PM

Thank you!

beautiful and impressive.

Thanks again!

**Sherry** · 6th December 05, 04:30 PM

I just finished listening. Very nice, Father. Thank you for posting the link.

Sherry

**Prester John** · 6th December 05, 05:03 PM

Thank you all for being so kind.

Please come to Canton next Nov. 30th.

It's a Thursday.

**bikercelt1** · 7th December 05, 02:32 PM

Prester John, I just got to listen to your Kirkin of the Tartan service today during my lunch break. What an great way to spend my break! Thank you for posting it. As a cantor in the Roman Church I greatly appreciated the reverence and flow of your Liturgy and only wish I could have been there in person.

Jamie