Comments on From Wittenberg to Athens and All Stops in Between: Come, Receive the Light

Hey David...thanks for stopping in. I am very beh...

2009-05-20T23:52:11.749-04:00

Hey David...thanks for stopping in. I am very behind in my blog reading and have only caught about 1/3 of your travel postings. I need to catch up!

I'll give you credit for a "near miss" Fanar contact. That's better than nothin'!

Happy (belated) Easter, Dixie! I was in Rome for W...

2009-05-08T02:26:00.000-04:00

Happy (belated) Easter, Dixie! I was in Rome for Western Easter and in Constantinople for Eastern Easter. Unfortunately, I was not able to join the Patriarch at the Fanar, but I did attend mass celebrated by the Apostolic Vicar to Constantinople who then immediately after the mass went to the Fanar to be with the Patriarch - I don't know if that counts!

Anam Cara...Christos Anesti! Sorry to hear about ...

2009-04-21T08:40:00.000-04:00

Anam Cara...Christos Anesti! Sorry to hear about your virus. I actually was sick the first three weeks of Lent, first with a stomach virus and then with the flu. It was the double whammy wake up call..."hey...it's Lent and the evil one is working overtime!" While it would be wonderful if we all could put ills, family demands and the rest of the world on hold so we could walk the journey of Holy Week through all the services...that can't happen every year. So St. John's homily bids us to rejoice whatever the season has delivered to us...and we can relish those words of comfort and encouragement.

RightWingProf...you are my new role model!!! A pound of bacon. What genius! I hope your stomach was kinder to you than mine was. Next year it will be bacon for me!

I ate a whole pound of bacon. Mmmm! Al-Masih qam!...

2009-04-20T12:37:00.000-04:00

I ate a whole pound of bacon. Mmmm!

Al-Masih qam!

It is so wonderful, isn't it! I feel blessed, exh...

2009-04-20T06:56:00.000-04:00

It is so wonderful, isn't it! I feel blessed, exhausted, and joyful all at once.

Blessed Bright Monday to you. I hope your tummy has calmed down.

For the first time ever and by the grace of God, I...

2009-04-20T05:07:00.000-04:00

For the first time ever and by the grace of God, I kept the fast from meat and dairy through all of Lent. However, by the end, I was ill - some low grade virus that saps strength and makes one's voice sound like Mickey Mouse - and I wasn't able to attend all the Holy Week services as I have in the past.

Given the choice, I would have rather attended all the services. In the great scheme of things, they are so much more meaningful. After all, St. John says that those who have not kept the fast should also come.

And after a day filled with meat and eggs and cheese (and a few vegetables), my husband and I feel ready to go back to the fast. We are counting the days until the Wednesday after Bright Week!