Monday, September 26, 2005
Treasures From Our Tradition
Yesterday's St. Al's bulletin [1.4 mb PDF p. 4] has this item which begins
How many bulletin readers, I wonder, will conclude the Eastern Church has six sacraments, not seven, and not realize this Chrismation is actually the sacrament the Western Church calls Confirmation? ¶ 9/26/2005 06:59:00 PM
Eastern Christians have no sacrament of confirmation, but they have always had the custom of richly anointing the newly baptised in myron or sacred chrism. ...
How many bulletin readers, I wonder, will conclude the Eastern Church has six sacraments, not seven, and not realize this Chrismation is actually the sacrament the Western Church calls Confirmation? ¶ 9/26/2005 06:59:00 PM
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I am appalled at that publication. Did you read the ones about marriage? They implied that marriage comes from civil, family, and pagan customs. No where was it mentioned that it was instituted by God!! Who publishes it? How can we complain to the source?
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