Early Morning

 

Picture of old icon from my Ottawa-home Parish's church hall.
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I woke up early this Saturday morning.
Mr. Husband and I have a lot to do today.
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I am so glad I have cooking and baking to keep me busy.
I can't tell you what a blessing it was to be in Ottawa.
I really miss my home Parish.
My new church home with Mr. Husband is wonderful
but it cannot replace the home of my heart;
I do not and cannot write much about either Parish;
just like I do not have pictures of people
on my blog.
It's one of my few guidelines for this blog.
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But I can say I miss it and it's ethos
and the Ukrainian, Bulgarian, many types of converts
and other ethnic groups that make up
my Ottawa-home Parish.
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I find the simple spiritual principle to be true:
find people to care for and love
even if by great distance.
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My new church is a long ways away
and I think and care about many of them
throughout the week
and this helps.
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I miss my old friends though;
how we would talk theology and about
father's sermons or
about some other idea...
I miss praying with my dear Romanian friend
or my sister-friend.
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I stayed at my sister-friend's place
watching my beautiful godson and his lovely
thin but plentiful hair
going many directions and one of my favourite
moments was when I read the Psalms
in the thirties
while my sister-friend washed dishes;
somehow standing there in that kitchen
reading from my little Psalter
was like standing in my Ottawa-home Parish
singing
God is with us.

Revised Psalter Schedule to Pray for Resa

Okay, Revised Schedule with TeresaAngelina and Elizabeth at the Garden Window:

Elizabeth (me) Kathismas 1, 7, 13, 19 A

Pres. Kathy Kathismas 2, 8, 14, 19 B

Margaret Kathismas 3, 9, 15, 19 C

MamaJuliana Kathismas 4, 10, 16, 20 A

Elizabeth at the Garden Window Kathismas 5, 11, 17, 20 B

TeresaAngelina Kathismas 6, 12, 18 20 C

Each Kathisma has 3 sections (I have called these A, B and C).

To do it evenly with 6 I have given the last two Kathismas

in three sections.

Any questions,

please let me know.

I will not be adding anyone else in blog post,

so if you want to join,

just pick one of our names and do that set with the person listed!

Feel free to comment if you join.

Again,

any and all prayer is great

and if you cannot join in this particular prayers,

be at peace.

May the Lord bless us as we seek to pray for Resa.

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Memory Eternal!

May the Lord remember the handmaiden of God Resa

in His kingdom

where there is repose, no more illness or weeping.

Lord have mercy

Lord have mercy

Lord have mercy

Praying the Psalter for Resa

Right now there are four of us total who are able to pray the Psalter.

That's great.

Since there are 20 Kathismas,

We can split them over 5 days.

I have done the first Kathisma,

so if...

Pres. Kathy could pray Kathismas 2, 6, 10, 14, 18 over the next 5 days.

Margaret can do Kathismas 3, 7, 11, 15, 19 over the next 5 days

MamaJuliana Kathismas 4, 8, 12, 16, 20 over the next 5 days

Myself - Kathismas 1, 5, 9, 13, 17 over the next 5 days

If this is too much,

let me know.

(Don't be shy!)

We can always pray the Psalter over a longer period of time.

Also if there is anything more you need to know

about praying the Psalter*,

just leave a comment!

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If you are reading this and know that you wish to pray a Psalm

but are not able to do a Kathisma,

here are some special ones you could pray.

Here are some that are especially appropriate:

Psalm 23, 91, 116, 119/22, 90, 115, 118

Praying any of these would be wonderful.

(Please feel free to comment and tell me which ones you love

when praying for our beloved departed)

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Does this sound doable to everyone?

If more wish to pray, feel free to leave a comment.

If this works, the 5 days of prayer through the Psalter,

this week for Resa, then

so if more wish to join, just pick one of our sections

and pray those kathismas.

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May the Memory of Resa be Eternal!

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Lord have mercy

Lord have mercy

Lord have mercy

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*I can only tell you what my Psalter says;

I am young in the faith and am still learning...

Psalter

Elizabeth asked if we can pray the Psalter for Resa.

This is a very normal and appropriate thing

to do for grief.

Often in Orthodox churches the Psalter is read

overnight in Vigil with the beloved whose body rests

now in the Church.

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There are 20 Kathismas in the Orthodox Psalter.

I will do the first Kathisma today;

if you want to join in, perhaps leave a comment

with which Kathisma you wish to do

(going in order would be best).

If you do not have a printed copy of the Psalter

it can be found online

here.

Once I see how many are interested in doing this,

I will be able to ascertain how many people we need

to pray the Psalter in it's entirety.

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With all things,

please do not forsake your personal prayer rule.

If you feel you are able to join,

you are most welcome.

But please do not feel sad if you know you are not able to.

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May the memory of Resa be eternal!

Blessed are those who you have taken O Lord!

Lord have mercy

Lord have mercy

Lord have mercy