Day 198 ~ more pics from Last week's Orthodox service

from my camera phone

Jim, Tiffany and Ben hold candles as reminders that they are illumined by the Light of Christ!

kneeling for prayer

 My friend Tammi took these pics and emailed them to me so I thought I'd include them.

smile!

 Me and Jim, old buddies!

Day 193 ~ Friends become Orthodox!

Jim, Tiffany and Ben

Last Saturday, three friends of mine were received into the Orthodox Church. It was a beautiful liturgy/ceremony to watch and witness. It is the custom in the Church to take on a patron Saint's Name so Jim, Tiffany and Ben can now also be known as Patrick, Anastasia  and Herman.  Ben is wearing a white robe because he also was baptized that day and after a person is immersed in the waters of baptism they are given a white robe to represent the cleansing of sins in Christ.

Congratulations to my friends!

See you tomorrow.