I'm not clergy, and certainly can't give a theological or historical opinion about any of this, but thought I'd share my varied experiences of the Unction...
Bless, Father John! Thank you very much for the history-I find it very fascinating to learn more things about our Church (and beneficial). Of course, I'll...
In all the parishes I've visited on the West Coast (Western Diocese ROCOR), Holy Unction is given to all attendees who want it every Saturday during the Vigil...
... JRS: Ah, but that isn't Holy Unction at all. At Matins on Sundays, the faithful venerate the Book of Gospels, and on feast days, the icon of the feast. At...
Dear James, I think that the anointing at Vigil to which you are referring is not the Mystery of Holy Unction, but an anointing with blessed oil from the ...
http://www.russiaprofile.org/page.php?pageid=Culture+%26+Living&articleid=a1207054846 Michael Orechoff CA ... April 1, 2008 Russian Orthodoxy Goes Global By...
***I'm curious, James, as to whether the entire Holy Unction sacrament is done every Saturday night in every parish? I've seen the service done in as little as...
From: orthodox-rocor@yahoogroups.com [mailto:orthodox-rocor@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Fr. John R. Shaw "I was invited to be "one of the 7", but now that I...
... Sorry, no, I don't recall who the priest was. This would have been at the very beginning of 1975 (still late December OS, just before the Nativity, IIRC),...
... Quite correct, thank you. I think I was conflating him with Fr Vasily Boshchanovsky from Lakewood, who reposed before my time, but whose textbook on...
... JRS: Fr. Vasily Boshchanovsky reposed even before *my* time: back when I would have been in my early or mid-teens. He was very highly respected, but...
Dear Al, I'll refer you to the replies given by Fr. John and Fr. David, which certainly explain what I was talking about (and about which I was mistaken). ...
***I posted my question to you before I read the other responses to which you refer. There is always a little delay before my posts appear. ***That said, I'm...
The Holy Unction (ΕυχÎλαιο, or Prayer Oil) Service is performed during Great Lent for *all* the Faithful, for healing of BOTH body AND soul.  ...
... I thought that curing the soul is _how_ it heals body. Everybody is sick in soul! I am taught also recent Confessin in order to receive Unction. But...
... Maybe priest also forgets to say that we should each worry about our own salvation and that of our families, and not judge others by their attire, when...
blessing in the Light of our master Lord Jesus. my name is father Sebastian, home in Victoria,bc canada. retired catholic priest. 61 years of age from Spain. ...
Dear Fr Sebastian, Information on this community is found here: http://www.rbsocc.org/ and http://rbsocc.org/history.html In answer to your question: From an...
beloved Archpriest David: blessing. Your grace...thank you for the e-mail and the information. with respect are i vow are Your Grace feet. fr. seb. Fr David...
The reluctance of priests of the Russian Church to perform Holy Unction over those who are not seriously ill is understandable. The Ordination Certificate...
Yes, that is why for these parish soborovanije, a bishop is present who is presumed to have the authority modify this directive via economia. I have never...
We just did it in all 3 NZ parishes without the bishop present, but with his blessing! ;-) he, apparently, is a little busy these days... Everybody needs to...
No worries, mate. Down under, things are always upside down. p. Ilya Gorsky ... From: Vladimir Boikov [mailto:frvlad@...] Sent: 04/05/2008 3:17 PM To:...
But Father, what of those of us, myself included, who actually gave this oath to our ordaining bishop, with one hand on the Cross and the other on the Gospels?...
I am sure that your current bishop who anointed you in years past at "mass" unctions, and by whose authority you were just anointed will have an appropriate...
You may have to do some exta time in the toll houses, but I am sure through the prayers of your bishop you'll eventually make it through. ... other on ... at...
C'mon Fr John Whiteford, with all that extra travel getting to the Great Judgment from NZ, Fr Ambrose will be a "plum tuckered out!" Plus there's all that...
