A catechumen in Brazil uses an online prayer book because printed ones are hard to find
What the video says
The speaker, a German living in Brazil who attends a Portuguese-speaking parish, explains how he accesses Orthodox prayer texts while printed prayer books are nearly impossible to obtain there. He uses the website of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America, which hosts an online version of the Synexidemos, the daily prayers for Orthodox Christians.
He lists what the online version contains and asks anyone traveling to Brazil or Paraguay in the coming weeks or months to contact him, since he would like a printed prayer book to use instead.
Key moments
- The speaker is a German who began this catechism in a Portuguese-speaking parish in Brazil and speaks only German and English fluently.
- Books like prayer books are almost impossible to get in Brazil.
- He uses the website of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America, which has an online version of the Synexidemos, the daily prayers for Orthodox Christians.
- The online version includes the Symbol of Faith, morning prayers, prayers before sleep, small compline, prayers at meal time, and preparation for Holy Communion before and after receiving it.
- He asks anyone coming to Brazil or Paraguay in the next weeks or months to let him know, because he would like a printed prayer book to use instead.
Tim, a German catechumen of the Greek Orthodox Church living in Brazil, explains how he prays without a printed prayer book. He attends a Portuguese-speaking parish and speaks only German and English fluently, and printed Orthodox prayer books are nearly impossible to obtain in Brazil. His solution is the website of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America, which hosts an online version of the Synexidemos, the daily prayers for Orthodox Christians.
He lists what the online version contains: the Symbol of Faith, morning prayers, prayers before sleep, small compline, prayers at meal time, and preparation for Holy Communion before and after receiving it. In the post itself he introduces himself as a catechumen who shares his learnings and obstacles on the way to Orthodoxy, alongside nearly two decades of fitness experience, some of it competitive, and his own business.
He closes by asking readers to follow his account and gives thanks, saying all praise to the Lord. In the video he asks anyone traveling to Brazil or Paraguay in the coming weeks or months to contact him, because he would like a printed prayer book to use instead of the online version. The discussion centers on how a convert in a country with few Orthodox resources manages daily prayer, and on the practical help a printed book would give him.
Main points
- Tim is a German catechumen in a Portuguese-speaking parish in Brazil; he speaks only German and English fluently.
- Printed prayer books are almost impossible to get in Brazil.
- He uses the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America website, which hosts an online Synexidemos of daily prayers.
- The online version includes the Symbol of Faith, morning and evening prayers, small compline, mealtime prayers, and preparation for Holy Communion before and after.
- He asks anyone traveling to Brazil or Paraguay in the coming weeks or months to contact him, as he wants a printed prayer book.