Kneeling Before God

Father Josiah Trenham
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[@dianelemyre4274]

Father I have been a Protestant/Pentecostal for 40 years and suddenly because of my son we are looking prayerfully at the Orthodox faith. I love your teaching! At 70 and with physical limitations I have not attended a Sunday Morning yet.. there is so much to learn!! Thank you so much for your teachings!

[@OrthodoxInquirer]

My former Orthodox priest was a Pentecostal! Fr. Timothy Cremeens. He's in North Carolina now at a new parish. There's an organization he leads called the Brotherhood of St. Symeon the New Theologian. It was founded by another Orthodox priest who had a spirit filled experience. I love Orthodoxy. It's so rich and deep.

[@lefterisorphanides5276]

Father I am Cypriot living in Cyprus and we are really blessed to have quite a few wonderful priests - from Cyprus and Greece- who do beautiful homilies and are very spiritual. Nervertheless, I came across you through social media and like your homilies a lot and dare to say that your voice is also very nice and equally important- right tone and depth with spiritual aura - not pompous and stentorial like others. The Americans and especially the people in the area in CA where you live are very lucky to have you as a priest and spiritual "mentor"

[@angelachiorean5151]

Best wishes for St Peter and St Paul and for every orthodox , from Romania! ❤

[@areyoutheregoditsmedave]

blessed feast of Sts. Peter and Paul to everyone

[@CosmicLightnINe]

☦ Thank You for these teachings Father Josiah Trenham ☦

[@Daniel.Man.]

Best regards from Ukraine!

[@christinapierson4264]

Thank you, as a Protestant newly curious about Orthodox Christianity, this was very informative. Also, I say the Jesus Prayer (which I find very comforting) while sitting and driving (besides morning and evening). 🙏🏽😊

[@matthiasbrandt1252]

Praying forpeople in Hades that they might be saved. Sounds nice, but has nothing to do with Christianity or God’s word. Please remember how the “ orthodox” obscure the Gospel of Grace with many man centered traditions and also superstition

[@bennitok5529]

​@@matthiasbrandt1252it is actually found in Holy Writ and love goes beyond the grave, and when you love you pray

[@OrthodoxInquirer]

​@@matthiasbrandt1252 When I pray, my prayers were heard by God before the creation of the universe. Time is his creation, so He hears every prayer. If I pray for my family member who already passed, I'm not praying them out of purgatory (which is not an Orthodox belief) but God does hear my prayer for them at the moment of their death even if that was 20 years ago.

[@MaraJaha-ih3ky]

Frankly I’ve never enjoyed the spirit of the English language but hearing Father Josiah is like hearing him speak in my native slavic language even though it’s english😂 God is great!

[@adamrosner4396]

I initially thought he was an immigrant who spoke very good English - there is something about his voice that sounds like an accent, but I can’t put my finger on it. I think he is very articulate and a good speaker in any case, and I’m always glad to have watched his videos

[@GDI_LLC]

​@@adamrosner4396I thought so too, I know he lived in England for a spell, wonder if he picked up a little bit there?

[@user-si4xy9cb4r]

I feel the same way and I am Ellinida, not Greek. My Identity better described as "Romia", speaking greek!

[@110j]

​@@adamrosner4396 He pronounces words differently sometimes. Like he says Sizm when spelling Schism

[@lefterisorphanides5276]

His English is perfect, it is his native language. His voice is so appealing- very deep and warm. I bet he chants wonderfully

[@gillianc6514]

Our priest made an interesting point during the Kneeling Service, he said that the only chair that should be occupied is the Throne of God, so he encouraged all those seated, the old people and infirm, at least to stand for some of the prayers if they could not kneel, in order to acknowledge the One seated on the throne. It goes very nicely with the icon of Pentecost, where the centre is the throne of God and everything is directed towards that.

[@physiocrat7143]

Thanks for the explanation. We had the kneeling service after liturgy on Sunday. It is a Serbian custom to put grass on the floor. People plait it into circles and put them in their icon corner. There was lot of sneezing and runny noses and streaming eyes - it became a bit of a penance.

[@gillianc6514]

The plant used in Romania has leaves like the spades in a set of playing cards, to be like the tongues of fire at Pentecost. It doesn't seem to produce the allergic reactions. Do you get totally soaked by the priests with holy water afterwards? It is everybody's favourite part of the service here and very good at removing allergens! I love the regional differences in Orthodoxy, greetings from the others side of the Danube!

[@kevinsusnar7070]

This video really helped me today in my ignorance concerning prayer. As catechumen, I see that I made some mistakes during my prayers. Now I’ll have to go make an amends for my errors. That book am going to get also, it sounds like a gem. Thank you for helping me clean up my mess. Great topic and much needed!

[@ButterFadeGolf]

Profound....simple, yet profound. I love my Orthodox teachers. Im lookikg to convert.

[@angelavarnell5504]

I really enjoy your teachings. Thank you for your service to our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ 🙏

[@sallymiller6139]

I stand instead of kneeling

[@georgepapatheofilou6118]

Kyrie Eleison Me and thank you for everything.

[@sfappetrupavelandrei]

This idea of not kneeling on Sunday being in a canon is mind-blowing. I don't think I ever saw in my country all the people not kneeling, in any church, on different occasions during the Holy Liturgy on Sunday. I also kneel in certain special moments in the Holy Liturgy to show a high respect. I even saw priests kneeling in certain moments during Holy Liturgy (like when the bread and wine transform in the Holy Body and Blood). Today (Sunday) at the Holy Liturgy, the priest asked us to kneel and he also did it praying for rain.

[@silgofak]

God Bless you Father!

[@papeter910]

Christ is risen!

[@adelinacod5683]

In Romania, we celabrate today Sant. Peter and Paul, and we fast the tree day bevor ! God bless you! 💖☀️💖

[@Cavewomantron]

Thank you ☦️

[@NFS0038]

Thank you for the gentler camera transitions

[@normadaly7506]

Thank you father!!

[@joylarson9040]

Dear Father, we don't have an evening service on Pentecost. And we always knell on Sunday Except Pascha and until Pentecost. Somethings are missing in our Liturgy 😢

[@Jfiurr88]

Could patristic nectar also do a video on the liturgical practice and importance of receiving communion in both kinds ( 🥖 🍷) Kneeling/standing are differences between Catholics and orthodox during liturgy….but so is receiving only bread vs bread and wine

[@danielgaley9676]

Yes!

[@ValentinBrutusBura]

Ideally you have family friends. That's how it is done. I don't have any, I'm a hermit :))

[@UWillSee83]

When I kneel in prayer, is it ok to sort of "sit on my knees" if you get what I mean.

[@didihrpro3499]

☦️🙏❤️🕊

[@TheLorraineclelland]

Human souls do not belong in hades. All should be redeemed one way or another. Amen.

[@starrymelissa]

🕊️🕊️🕊️💗

[@just_edwa]

Does this apply on not kneeling during confession before the Holy Communion?

[@vickylysi7423]

Thank you father. Greetings from Melbourne Australia

[@Kyanoxaita]

When is this second coming going to be?

[@warrenpeterson8446]

whats the Jesus prayer?

[@sillyclouthes_7187]

hey where can I buy a prayer rope! i am from the netherlands

[@thehulk7629]

You can buy a prayer rope from a monastery. There is Mull Monastery on Mull and Iona Islands, Holy Cross Monastery in Wayne Virginia, Holy Trinity monastery in Jordanville New York, etc. They are made by the monks and blessed.

[@sillyclouthes_7187]

@@thehulk7629 no im from the netherlands i cant buy from there?

[@cjbrewer3843]

I'm an inquirer and am curious. Fr. Josiah did the sign of the cross when asking for St John Chrysostom's prayers. I was under the impression the sign of the cross was only done when referring to the Trinity

[@sfappetrupavelandrei]

No. You do the sign of the cross as a form of prayer. It is used in multiple cases. I'm not sure if it is a canon about when to do it as most of us we do it often.

[@Kyanoxaita]

Are children also fallen due to ‘sin’ ?

[@Andreyikata]

Why sometimes when i enter the church i feel like i dont belong there?

[@sfappetrupavelandrei]

It is probably because of the connection with the devil. There are some passions you have which gives the devil a power on you.

[@anthonydane2781]

We don't Fast at all? I've been Convicted to Fast I feel. I eat mindlessly Now I am too not fast all Week? 😞 I'm so Confused.

[@st.francis2146]

Talk to your priest/spiritual father

[@anthonydane2781]

@@st.francis2146 I have They Tell me that fasting isn't A Commandment of The Lord so what am I worried about. Or rationalize Some Bible Verse somewhere so they can Convince me that Not Fasting isn't Harming me at All...Yet I tell them when I Eat because I'm Hungry I feel like I'm Sinning Against God. I feel Nauseous Everytime I Put food close to my mouth. They Tell me it's Because I need to Eat is Why I feel Nauseous. I get Nowhere.

[@slavicapybara_7892]

​@@anthonydane2781it's not a sin to eat food, don't fast too extremely to harm your health

[@irnarcticA]

@@anthonydane2781 It's okay maybe you can fast for a day and try it out