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healing the schism by cherishing my catholic followers

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𝔰𝔢𝔫𝔡 𝔬𝔲𝔱 𝔶𝔬𝔲𝔯 𝔩𝔦𝔤𝔥𝔱 𝔞𝔫𝔡 𝔶𝔬𝔲𝔯 𝔱𝔯𝔲𝔱𝔥, 𝔩𝔢𝔱 𝔱𝔥𝔢𝔪 𝔩𝔢𝔞𝔡 𝔪𝔢

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Hiee!🤍 I am Anushka, and I am 19 years old. I want to start practicing Orthodox Christianity but, I don't know anything about it and don't know where to start. Then I came towards your blog, and thought I could get so guidance. Can you help me please?

is there an orthodox church nearby? getting in contact with the priest would be a great step, he can guide you better than i could

reading the orthodox way and the orthodox study bible are also fantastic starting places

the orthodox community on tumblr is really knowledgeable, there are much better blogs than mine. @religious-extremist immediately comes to mind, she's very smart and kind and she runs an orthodox bookclub on discord which might interest you

oh, and speaking of discord, orthocord, is full of recourses; prayers, lives of the saints, daily quotes from church fathers, evening prayer meetings, books, daily bible quotes, recipes and its own ai chatbot to answer all your questions, as well as having a special channel to ask actual members of the clergy

i'd appreciate if some followers of this blog would reach out to our sister and offer some wise words and/or reblog this with resources of your own or to talk about your personal experiences

god bless you on your journey, anushka! <3

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understand two thoughts and fear them one says; "you are a saint" the other; "you won't be saved" both of these thoughts are from the enemy, and there is no truth in them, but think this way: i am a great sinner, but the lord is merciful, he loves people very much and he will forgive my sins - st silouan the athonite

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I have the same problem I feel selfish to pray for myself, and I can only pray and ask for forgiveness.

Could you tell me more what your priest said?

of course, but i think asking for forgiveness is a great thing to pray for

he recommended short prayers, like the jesus prayer, or simple things, like "jesus, please help me" / "i can't do this alone" / "i need help"

give your burdens to god; let him carry them for you

<3

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i struggle to pray for myself, i feel selfish, but my priest recommended it

"short prayers, from the heart, are best," he said

"is it okay if i start to pray, but end up crying?"

"that's good! that's how the saints prayed. don't be afraid to cry. we're children, children of god"

"and children cry when they need things... when they need love"

"and god loves you! and god is with you"

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here are 300 quotes from the church fathers

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the world has fallen, do not fall with it

the world is broken, do not let it break you

although you are in this world, you are not of it

never forget where your true home is - with god, your father - who loves you

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my priest visited me today, he blessed my icon and prayer rope, and recited st basil's prayer for the sick over me

i stopped crying

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i wish i lived closer to church, but i've always wanted a nice mint green scooter

a vespa for vespers

vroom

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– Blessed Hieromonk Father Seraphim Rose

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𝔠𝔞𝔰𝔱 𝔶𝔬𝔲𝔯 𝔟𝔲𝔯𝔡𝔢𝔫 𝔬𝔫 𝔱𝔥𝔢 𝔩𝔬𝔯𝔡 𝔞𝔫𝔡 𝔥𝔢 𝔰𝔥𝔞𝔩𝔩 𝔰𝔲𝔰𝔱𝔞𝔦𝔫 𝔶𝔬𝔲; 𝔥𝔢 𝔰𝔥𝔞𝔩𝔩 𝔫𝔢𝔳𝔢𝔯 𝔭𝔢𝔯𝔪𝔦𝔱 𝔱𝔥𝔢 𝔯𝔦𝔤𝔥𝔱𝔢𝔬𝔲𝔰 𝔱𝔬 𝔟𝔢 𝔰𝔥𝔞𝔨𝔢𝔫

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𝔰𝔲𝔯𝔢𝔩𝔶, 𝔤𝔬𝔬𝔡𝔫𝔢𝔰𝔰 𝔞𝔫𝔡 𝔪𝔢𝔯𝔠𝔶 𝔰𝔥𝔞𝔩𝔩 𝔣𝔬𝔩𝔩𝔬𝔴 𝔪𝔢 𝔞𝔩𝔩 𝔱𝔥𝔢 𝔡𝔞𝔶𝔰 𝔬𝔣 𝔪𝔶 𝔩𝔦𝔣𝔢; 𝔞𝔫𝔡 𝔦 𝔴𝔦𝔩𝔩 𝔡𝔴𝔢𝔩𝔩 𝔦𝔫 𝔱𝔥𝔢 𝔥𝔬𝔲𝔰𝔢 𝔬𝔣 𝔱𝔥𝔢 𝔩𝔬𝔯𝔡 𝔣𝔬𝔯𝔢𝔳𝔢𝔯

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i missed a lesson because i was ill, and i'm not going tomorrow because i'm struggling with depression

i would love to be an orthodox christian but it's an impossible ideal and thinking about how unworthy i am is making me suicidal

i'll post bible quotes and psalms every now and then, but i think my official path to becoming a part of the body of christ is at an end

i'm a rotten limb that needs to be amputated, otherwise, i'll infect everything else

of all the miracles performed by god and his holy saints and angels, the idea that he loves me is the one i can never believe in