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Skulk Hogan posted:I would figure the last one, the bride being the believers. The context is a bizarre conspiracy theory book (NESERA, The Mark of the Beast) directed to Christians, so more text doesn't make it make any more sense (definitely nothing about marriage beforehand). I think it definitely is the last one. Thanks, all. 
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Speaking of  , a Romanov royal wedding has been held in Russia for the first time since 1917.Bonus fancy hats and gorgeous Orthodox vestments video: https://twitter.com/AFP/status/1443914844529332227?s=19
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I'm sorry do they have crowns floating above them. Royalty must not be presented with even the burden of a heavy hat!
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Oct 1, 2021 18:47
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Freudian posted:I'm sorry do they have crowns floating above them. Royalty must not be presented with even the burden of a heavy hat! It's probably just because they are pretenders to the throne. If they were *actual* royalty they would wear the crowns of their Houses, but since they only claim the thrones with no backing, they have symbolic crowns. EDIT: VVVV Figures VVV Crazy Joe Wilson fucked around with this message at 19:02 on Oct 1, 2021 |
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Oct 1, 2021 18:54
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It's actually because of a religious Orthodox tradition. 
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Oct 1, 2021 18:57
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Freudian posted:I'm sorry do they have crowns floating above them. Royalty must not be presented with even the burden of a heavy hat! That’s actually a very important historical metaphor. You see, power is close to them, but forever out of their grasp, no matter how much they want it. It’s got a very Tantalus vibe to it.
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A relatively old Russian joke: A man walks into a police station for questioning. Sitting down across from a cop, he tries to start the conversation. “Look, it’s all a misunderstanding, comrade sergeant.” “Surely you know they cancelled all the comrades back in ‘91?” “Ah. Then what should I call you?” The cop thinks for a moment. “You should address me as a man of my position deserves. Call me ‘lord sergeant’.” “Surely you know we shot all the lords in ‘17?”
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Oct 1, 2021 19:50
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Freudian posted:I'm sorry do they have crowns floating above them. Royalty must not be presented with even the burden of a heavy hat! It's just how the ritual traditionally goes in Russia.  In Greece, they use flower crowns. 
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I think where people are stuck is that there's someone off to the side holding little rods that the crowns are hanging from, so it looks like they're floating.
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Oct 2, 2021 00:56
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Can someone explain the crown thing to me? I gather it’s not just pseudo royalty Romanov BS but something with actual religios meaning.
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Cyrano4747 posted:Can someone explain the crown thing to me? I had to google to refresh my memory, but crowns represent martyrdom and in marriage you're a martyr to your partner (you're dying to yourself in order to serve your partner). Google also says something about sharing in the kingdom, but that's not the explanation that I've heard. Here's my normal caveat that I wasn't raised Orthodox am bad at BEING orthodox and converted after my marriage.
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Cyrano4747 posted:Can someone explain the crown thing to me? According to St. John Chrysostom, the crowns (made of flowers in his time) symbolise the couple's victory over lust. The tradition most likely comes from pre-Christian marriage rituals, though.
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It's a pre-Christian (as in, pre-the existence of Christianity) custom popular in the Greek world. Originally it was mostly just for royalty like the Byzantine emperors, but over time, as the Church gained more authority over marriage customs, crowning spread to all Orthodox faithful, with the meanings described above. At first, most weddings were civil/social ceremonies, even well after Constantine, but Christians could still get a blessing from a priest if they wanted, usually during the Liturgy. Eventually weddings became their own ceremony, which is how things stand today. Here's Fr. John Meyendorff on how marriage developed in Eastern Christianity. Also, IIRC, there are no vows. Also also, Byzantine emperors tended to choose their wives sort of like The Bachelor. Keromaru5 fucked around with this message at 03:20 on Oct 2, 2021 |
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Oct 2, 2021 03:11
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They were preselected based on popularity and the entire enterprise was made to build clout instead of a lasting, loving marriage? You might actually be on to something
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Keromaru5 posted:Also also, Byzantine emperors tended to choose their wives sort of like The Bachelor. Yeah by sneaking into their rooms and night and stabbing their previous husbands? I'd watch thats show.
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I absolutely love listening to the local church radio program and texting in about a particular passage in the Bible and the host says, "Incidentally I was going to use that in my sermon today."  (Ephesians 4:17-32 if you're curious.)
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My stay at the Monastery ends soon and I just got off the phone with the Vocations Director. I will be moving forward with formation. In November I will be coming back to the Monastery to get health and wellness checks and assuming that that and all the paperwork go through I will be entering the Monastery in January as a postulant. For the uninitiated a postulant lives the life of work and prayer (and recreation) but without vows so I will be called by my baptismal name and wear civilian clothes, not a habit. I am very excited for this opportunity; I did not think this would happen for my life. Thank you all for your support, good thoughts, and prayers.
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That's awesome!  Best of luck in making this leap. May God's grace be with you.
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Oct 3, 2021 19:19
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Mods please change Thirteen Orphans name to Brother Goon. So happy for you.
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Thirteen Orphans posted:My stay at the Monastery ends soon and I just got off the phone with the Vocations Director. I will be moving forward with formation. In November I will be coming back to the Monastery to get health and wellness checks and assuming that that and all the paperwork go through I will be entering the Monastery in January as a postulant. For the uninitiated a postulant lives the life of work and prayer (and recreation) but without vows so I will be called by my baptismal name and wear civilian clothes, not a habit. I am very excited for this opportunity; I did not think this would happen for my life. Thank you all for your support, good thoughts, and prayers. That's wonderful news! Congratulations.
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Worthleast posted:Mods please change Thirteen Orphans name to Brother Goon. Or Brother Thirteen? Brother Thirteen has a ring to it... Thirteen Orphans posted:Thank you all for your support, good thoughts, and prayers.  Excited for you!!
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Congrats. Please share how the food is because half of my brain is dedicated to the subject. What's the dining situation?
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my completely unfounded assumption is that monastery food is either extremely bland and boring or effin' awesome and there's no real in-between
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zonohedron posted:Or Brother Thirteen? Brother Thirteen has a ring to it... Thirteen Brothers, surely
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Thirteen Orphans posted:My stay at the Monastery ends soon and I just got off the phone with the Vocations Director. I will be moving forward with formation. In November I will be coming back to the Monastery to get health and wellness checks and assuming that that and all the paperwork go through I will be entering the Monastery in January as a postulant. For the uninitiated a postulant lives the life of work and prayer (and recreation) but without vows so I will be called by my baptismal name and wear civilian clothes, not a habit. I am very excited for this opportunity; I did not think this would happen for my life. Thank you all for your support, good thoughts, and prayers. May you find happiness on the path God has called you to follow. Best of luck, Brother Goon.
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HopperUK posted:Thirteen Brothers, surely Thirteen Brothers, one God 
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Fritz the Horse posted:my completely unfounded assumption is that monastery food is either extremely bland and boring or effin' awesome and there's no real in-between I stayed a couple days a monetary once during lent and had some spaghetti with red sauce. Probably the best boring food I've ever had.
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Fritz the Horse posted:my completely unfounded assumption is that monastery food is either extremely bland and boring or effin' awesome and there's no real in-between When I visited the Benedictines their food was simultaneously boring and awesome. Like delicious and healthy but not something to think about after the meal. Beets were the main event.
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Kevin DuBrow posted:Congrats. Please share how the food is because half of my brain is dedicated to the subject. What's the dining situation? The food is actually pretty good. Not “foodie” level good, but everything tastes great. There’s no meat on Fridays and I’m sure Lent will have it’s own thing.
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This is just my from the hip observation but I’ve noticed that if you’re not used to cooking from scratch, anything made that way tasted amazing even if it’s not foodie grade blowing your socks off. Fresh ingredients and spending time in the kitchen makes all the difference.
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What is a day in the life of a monk like? Not just work and prayer, but examples of what kind of work, etc. Do each monk have a special job, or is there a Brother James is on clean the bathroom duty this month, next month he will switch Brother Andrew who serves the meals this month, sort of system? Also, are monastic dwellers allowed to have a sense of humour?
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WILL YOU BE BREWING BEER
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Do they let you post on dead web 1.0 comedy forums? (Also, congratulations!)
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He could send one of us a letter and we could scan it in for him 
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Shitposting by proxy!
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Thirteen Orphans posted:My stay at the Monastery ends soon and I just got off the phone with the Vocations Director. I will be moving forward with formation. In November I will be coming back to the Monastery to get health and wellness checks and assuming that that and all the paperwork go through I will be entering the Monastery in January as a postulant. For the uninitiated a postulant lives the life of work and prayer (and recreation) but without vows so I will be called by my baptismal name and wear civilian clothes, not a habit. I am very excited for this opportunity; I did not think this would happen for my life. Thank you all for your support, good thoughts, and prayers. Congrats Brother, May your path towards a new vocation be filled with joy and God's Grace. quote:This is just my from the hip observation but I’ve noticed that if you’re not used to cooking from scratch, anything made that way tasted amazing even if it’s not foodie grade blowing your socks off. Fresh ingredients and spending time in the kitchen makes all the difference. 100%. My wife is a dietitian and grew up with fresh home-cooked meals every day. Even though we both work we make sure most of our meals are home-made as well, it's definitely better than 99% of store-bought stuff, even if it is a big time commitment. Frozen pizza still tastes better though, it's all the salt.
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Salt and fat are flavor. Hence why the key to tasty restaurant food is all the butter humanly available.
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Your really just gonna out the secret of french cookery like that
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Gaius Marius posted:Your really just gonna out the secret of french cookery like that Southern cooking, too. What snooty food people don't like to admit about Southern cooking is that it's mainly a mix of French and African techniques and recipes, then adapted to the ingredients available in the southern US. https://i.imgur.com/1rKOGMV.mp4
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“Snooty food people” absolutely love southern cooking for that historical aspect (generally if they’ve read anything by Michael Twitty) in my experience
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