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Alex -

Mr. Administrator did get a little feisty there, didn't he? I must admit, though, your post on the supremacy of the papacy did seem to go against Catholic teaching - until you explained yourself in a later post! That second post was a big relief!

Tammy

Dear Alex,

Well I invented that lingo about 'trans-jurisdictional sanctity' to describe the phenomenon of, say, a Russian Orthodox with a devotion to, say, St. Therese of Lisieux or a Roman Catholic with devotion to St. Seraphim of Sarov. The article I speak of goes well beyond that, looking at all sorts of devotions in RC, Orthodox, Eastern Catholic, Protestant, and even non-Christian circles.

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Thanks for the interest!

Dear Adam,

This is my favourite sort of topic!

I'll call to get a subscription!

Alex

Dear Tammy,

Yes, and the Administrator has every right to be feisty.

I get on his nerves sometimes.

I sometimes do that to people on purpose.

Perhaps I'll grow out of that childishness one day!

But to paraphrase St Augustine, "Convert me . . . but not yet"

Alex

I remembered this thread while I was working on a paper related to this. In the Hapgood service book on page 292, in the betrothal the rubric there is "and when he hath spoken thus to each one thrice, he placeth the rings on their right hands. Then the bridal pair exchanges the rings, and the priest sayeth the following prayer: O Lord our God.... By thine own right hand...and the right hands of they servants shall be blessed also by thy might word...."

I do not have quick access to the Ruthenian Slavonic text (from Rome) at this moment, and I am swamped with finals still. I think it difficult for the texts and rubrics to be that different I think from looking at the moment of the giving and exchanging of rings it is clear.

Dear Tony,

Are you married yourself? If so, what hand do you wear your ring on?

Alex

No.

I wear mine on my right hand

I would too, if only I could find a woman who would want to marry the likes of me.

hal

Dear Tony,

But would you wear your ring on the right hand if you were? In other words, would wearing it on the left hand be breaking Orthodox tradition?

Alex

Dear Anastasios,

Good for you, Big Guy!

Dear Hal,

Are you waiting for Mrs. Perfect Halychanka?

Alex

Mine's on the right hand, however I don't think it's coming off after this long...(and that much extra weight since the wedding)... :rolleyes:

Dear Alex:

Maybe I should (finally) make my way to Malanka in Toronto this year.

Yours,

hal

Lord Jesus Christ have mercy on me a sinner

All,

All this posting about wearing the wedding ring on the right hand or left hand is interesting.

Why did my buddy tell me that I must wear my wedding ring on my nose?

Paul

Dear Hal,

If you've not been at a Toronto Malanka - well, you're not fully Ukie yet!

Let me know if you do come up!

Alex