He just ordained two married Deacons this past year at St. Stephen's for the Van Nuys Eparchy.
I'm guessing that they are all working very close together throughout the Metropolia in the US concerning reinvigorating the distinctiveness of the Ruthenium Byzantine Church. You should surely be receiving the new liturgical books by now... At least 6 years or even more in the works. That is a sign of what has been "going on behind closed doors" for some period of time. (hee hee, I tend to peek at times... )
“He just ordained two married Deacons this past year at St. Stephen’s for the Van Nuys Eparchy.”
I wasn’t aware of that. That’s very good news. We’re returning to our traditions.
“You should surely be receiving the new liturgical books by now... At least 6 years or even more in the works.”
Got them at the beginning of the year. Been using them since. Passaic was already very close to what is now the “new” liturgical books.
“I’m guessing that they are all working very close together throughout the Metropolia in the US concerning reinvigorating the distinctiveness of the Ruthenium Byzantine Church.”
Let’s hope so. We’ve been blessed in the south in that for the most part we were never really latinized.