Speaker calls for kneeling, rejects ecumenism and worldly compromise in Orthodox service
What the video says
The speaker instructs those present to kneel and urges them to hold fast to grace and faith while rejecting worldly influences, ecumenism, and any attempt to make Christianity palatable to the world. He declares that such compromises are not of God, not the faith of the apostles, and not the faith of Orthodoxy. The service continues with liturgical prayers in Church Slavonic, including repeated cries of "Lord, have mercy" and a petition to God the Savior to hear the prayers of sinners everywhere, concluding with a Trinitarian doxology and "Amen."
Key moments
- 0:00 The speaker tells those present to get on their knees.
- 0:00 The speaker says to hold on to grace and faith and reject the influences of the world, motives, ecumenism, and everything that would make Christianity palatable for the world.
- 0:00 The speaker states that such compromises are not of God, not the faith of the apostles, and not the faith of Orthodoxy.
- 0:00 The speaker calls for rejecting everything that would water down the faith and make it acceptable to those outside the church.
- 0:45 The leader intones "Lord, have mercy" in Church Slavonic and leads the petition: "Hear us, O God our Savior, from all the ends of the earth and those far off at sea."
- 0:45 The prayer continues with "Kyrie eleison" repeated three times.
- 0:45 The leader prays for God to be merciful to sinners, addressing Him as merciful and loving, and offers glory to the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
- 1:17 The congregation responds "Amen."
The speaker instructs those present to kneel and urges them to hold fast to grace and faith while rejecting worldly influences, ecumenism, and any attempt to make Christianity palatable to the world. He states that such compromises are not of God, not the faith of the apostles, and not the faith of Orthodoxy. He calls for rejecting everything that would water down the faith and make it acceptable to those outside the church.
The service continues with liturgical prayers in Church Slavonic. The leader intones "Lord, have mercy" in Church Slavonic and leads the petition: "Hear us, O God our Savior, from all the ends of the earth and those far off at sea." The prayer continues with "Kyrie eleison" repeated three times.
The leader prays for God to be merciful to sinners, addressing Him as merciful and loving, and offers glory to the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. The congregation responds "Amen." The original post text declares that worship belongs to God alone, that believers bow the knee and prostrate as an offering of worship to the Holy Trinity alone, in obedience to Jesus Christ.
It includes the phrases "DEATH TO THE WORLD," "Reject the spirit of the age," "Stand steadfast in the Holy Orthodox Faith," "Do not conform to the world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind," and "CHRIST IS IN OUR MIDST! HE WAS, HE IS, AND HE EVER SHALL BE." The Greek phrase "ΔΟΞΑ Τῷ ΘΕῷ ΠΆΝΤΩΝ ἝΝΕΚΕΝ" appears at the end, meaning "Glory to God for all things."
Main points
- Speaker instructs kneeling and calls to hold fast to grace and faith while rejecting worldly influences and ecumenism.
- Speaker declares compromises with the world are not of God, not apostolic faith, not Orthodoxy.
- Liturgical prayers in Church Slavonic include repeated "Lord, have mercy" and petition "Hear us, O God our Savior, from all the ends of the earth and those far off at sea."
- Leader prays for God's mercy on sinners and offers Trinitarian doxology; congregation responds "Amen."
- Post text affirms worship belongs to God alone, includes "DEATH TO THE WORLD" and "CHRIST IS IN OUR MIDST."