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I'm on a roll! Here is another service not seen by many, the ordination to the Priesthood. Here we see a very nervous Father Deacon Paul(Drozdowski) being ordained to the Holy Priesthood by Metropolitan Hilarion.




Alexandr

You are indeed, my brother . It's a delight to have you actively posting again (and a challenge, albeit a delightful one, to keep up with these great videos and so forth that you've been posting )

May God grant many years in His service to Father Paul!

Many years,

Neil

I think Fr Paul gives visible proof concerning approaching the Holy Gifts "with fear and trembling". Mnogaya Leta to God's new priest!

It looks like this was Deacon Paul's ordination to the diaconate. Please correct me if I am wrong.

Yes, this was an ordination to the diaconate.

Just checking.

Yes, you are correct. I was thinking of the ordination of Priest Andrei on the previous video. Sometimes my fingers work faster than my brain! It's called "Don't get old!"

Alexandr

I think that Fr. Deacon Paul had the right attitude to what was about to happen for him. He was nervous for a right reason. Also, it appears that the long haired deacon who was assisting him was either crying or sweating.