With thanks to John for the link, The Dallas Morning News has an article, and a video, about iconographer Vladimir Grigorenko and his eight-year effort at St Seraphim Orthodox Cathedral, Dallas.
The church’s website also has a page on iconography, with many interesting and visual links, including links to Vladimir’s own website which contains, [...]
Back to Arabic class last night: fun! fun! fun!
A great teacher [my first male Arabic teacher], with a wonderful sense of humour, and it seems like a great class. I have a fair bit to catch up with my vocabulary — I have forgotten so much — and my lack of ability with the [...]
Rabbit Without Ears, the final film I saw as part of the German Film Festival. I am not usually one for romantic comedies, but I greatly, greatly, enjoyed this film.
A short film, Diary of a perfect love [Tagebuch einer perfekten Liebe], preceeded the film: another very enjoyable, and quirky, short film.
Rabbit Without Ears concerns [...]
The final two films I had sessions two with my 5-film pass to the German Film Festival. though as I enjoyed the films so much I bought a ticket to an additional screening of Keinohrhasen [Rabbit without Ears] to continue the German fun.
And Along Came Tourists [Am Ende kommen Touristen] was a fascinating look [...]
A wonderful Wibmeet with Deeleea, Semele and Yay at the Wockbar at Dee Why.
Firstly: what a location. Up on a first floor balcony looking over the beach. Amazing.
Secondly: the food. Wondrous. Truly wondrous. As was Semele’s Iced Chocolate, which turned out to be warm chocolate with ice cubes. [...]
Christ is risen from the dead, trampling down death by death, and on those in the tombs bestowing life!
Christ is risen from the dead, trampling down death by death, and on those in the tombs bestowing life!
Christ is risen from the dead, trampling down death by death, and on those in the tombs bestowing life!
That [...]
Today Hades cried out groaning: “My authority is dissolved; I received a mortal as one of the mortals; but this One I am powerless to contain; with Him I lose all those over which I had ruled. For ages I had held the dead but, behold, He raised up all.”
Glory O Lord to Your [...]
Today He who hung the earth upon the waters is hung upon a tree (x3).
The King of Angels is decked with a crown of thorns.
He, who wrapped the Heavens in clouds, is wrapped with the purple of mockery.
He, who freed Adam in the Jordan, is slapped on the face.
The Bridegroom of the Church is transfixed [...]
This is a beautiful hymn sung as part of the Holy Wednesday [held on Tuesday evening] Bridegroom Service. I was written by Kassiani the Nun. According to that article, fifty of her hymns are still in existence and twenty-three of these are included in Orthodox Church liturgical books. The Hymn of Kassiani [...]
Today is Holy Wednesday and tonight we participate in the Service of Holy Unction.
While we will not have the seven priests the service is written for [the idea being to gather as many as possible], we will have the seven Epistle readings [*] each followed by a Gospel readings [**] and a particular Prayers for [...]