Adult Orthodox Baptism Feb 19 2017

[@TheFeralcatz]

I'm getting baptized tomorrow.

[@bb-anon6746]

Many years!

[@TheFeralcatz]

@@bb-anon6746 thank you! I am now living in a monastery. Life is a trip.

[@YameMarianRO]

God bless you!

[@1natehill]

God's Blessing upon you!

[@rime342]

صلوا لي من أجل ان اتعمد

[@JaythePandaren]

It's beautiful. just imagine. all of your sins....your vile wrenched sins from the past destroyed by the grace of our lord Jesus Christ to be made ready for the chamber of the bride groom.

[@mariograca232]

Amém. Nossa Santa Fé Ortodoxa!

[@gwan_git]

Today is the day for me. Pray for me

[@FolkBoyify]

I attend this church in Rancho Cordova! That’s father Romanos!

[@sinokthomas]

God bless you!

[@ThiagoCT9]

Very interesting, may the Lord God bless you.

[@Andrew19085]

Thank you and congratulations .

[@timothy9434]

MANY YEARS!!!!!!

[@የንጉሥልጅነኝያውምያማኑኤ]

amen amen amen

[@Mrs.Karen_Walker]

If I had an altar server acting like that one who is holding the censer I would reprimand him. Totally uninterested in what is going on. constantely obsesively gazing at the parishioners, leaning on one leg, digging his finger in his ear and shamelessly looking at the result of it on the end of his finger. leaning on the table, not paying attention to the Holy Sacrament going on. slack lounging attitude and posture. Altar servers need to learn that what they are doing is a holy duty and that they are on holy ground. they should act accordingly. in behaviour, attention and movement/posture. Once they put on the sticharion they are in holy service and should act like so and not act as they would normally do in the street or at home.

[@patrick9876]

Agreed. If you’re going to hold a position, at least look like you are attentive and interested. That’s just me tho.

[@heatherstub]

@@patrick9876 Actually, you're right, and I would add that it's not about anyone's opinion, whether it's yours or mine. The really important question this brings up to me is: Does he receive encouragement, and does the Priest and/or the altar boy's family give him positive re-enforcement? Do they encourage him to develop a prayer rule, and do they practice doing as Christ would have them and us do? Do they attend Services with him and show or address him, in a loving way, how important it is to serve God and one another? Do they appreciate how he does and show him how he can improve what he does? I could go on and on, but I hope you understand where I'm going with this. Each day, if we want to follow Christ, we must deny ourselves, take up our cross and follow Him. Of course, this comes more naturally to us as adults if we're raised in a loving home where we can communicate with our relatives and they with us, without fear or dread. All too often, I've discovered that this is lacking in today's society. We need to set a better example. I really believe this is why the Prayer of St. Ephrem is repeated so much during Great Lent and Great and Holy Week. If you're not sure what it is, it starts with: "Oh Lord and Master of my life, do not give me a spirit of sloth, despair, lust of power and idle talk;... You can find it on any Orthodox Christian website where there are Services during Great Lent and Great and Holy Week. If you're not sure where to start, just perform a search using a search engine like Google or Bing. I happen to like bing.com better, but that's just because I find a lot more information without all those ads. I also use another browser called Brave, and I love it, because brave's developers have really taken our privacy very seriously. God bless, and have a great and blessed Holy Week and Pascha.

[@anthemsofeurope2408]

Who exactly in which minute of the video?

[@Scott-rf1un]

Have you ever thought maybe they stop believing but only go still because it's expected of there family ? Alot of Christians are closed closet atheist

[@Mrs.Karen_Walker]

@@Scott-rf1un Altarservership in the Holy Orthodox Church is not something that is "expected" or forced in any way shape or form. If he is not happy with it he can easily not serve or not go to Church. there are many boys and men who would GLADLY take his place. Serving in the Holy Altar of a Holy Orthodox Church is a HUGE privilege, blessing and honour. What we have witnessed in this vid is simply an Altarserver who is not teached how to properly serve, and/or does not know how to behave in public properly. The ALtar is not a place to relax, lounge, lean, dig booggers from ones ears or to be nosy. One has to stand straight. stand and move piously, gracefully and stately. Look spotlessly clean. uphold high hygenic standards etc. Atheism has nothing to do with this. There might possibly be some Church goers who might be atheist. But I'm sure that it would not be nearly as many as Atheists who are closeted Christians.

[@TASNVA]

Where is this church?

[@heatherstub]

Rancho Cordova, California.

[@abd4175]

Does your godparent have to be older than you?

[@1natehill]

Traditionally they are older. I'm lucky to have been accepted by a wonderful husband and wife who are around 20 years older than me and I'm in my 60's.

[@naomihukes8283]

Was beginning to wonder what all the water was for

[@1natehill]

Hope you received an answer....

[@naomihukes8283]

Ya, bopping the head up and down.

[@1natehill]

They needed a bigger tank. This was their first adult baptism.

[@naomihukes8283]

O.K. Is it usually baby babtisms

[@1natehill]

Naomi Hukes Yes. The Orthodox Church in America is growing rapidly and is the second largest Christian denomination in the world. The church I was attending was fairly new and they had only had baby baptisms to that point. I was the first adult and they've had three more baptisms of adults over the last two years.

[@jamiehayn]

why does the priest seem so uninterested

[@1natehill]

I was his first adult baptism and he wanted to make sure everything was just right.