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**Broker15015** · 01-15-2008, 05:27 PM

When I became Orthodox 31 years ago, I loved learning the responses and some of the troparia in many different languages. I could even chant "Christ is Risen" in Greek, Slavonic, and Arabic, and while I was being a substitute Latin teacher in a Catholic girls' high school,

All I can advise here, is, if you want to be a polyglot pray-er, be careful not to get old, because when you get as old as I am, you may let your dimming mind wander from language to language within the same prayer!

"and ever o'er it's Babel sounds, the blessèd angels sing...."

Mary Emily
Kyrie pomilui

Good post, Mary Emily. I mentioned the age thing as well. I was given a card for my last birthday - sisters!!!!!! they think they will never be as old as I am. On the cover there's a picture of a lady pointing to a drawing of a body on a blackboard. There are arrows pointing to various parts of the body with health problems. The card says " When you reach 55 your body begins to undergo many changes....... " and then on the inside it continues ... "Fortunately your EYESIGHT fades and you can't SEE most of them".

How true!

Effie

.. substitute Latin teacher...... Oh my!

01-15-2008, 05:27 PM	#30
Broker15015 Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 496 Senior Member	When I became Orthodox 31 years ago, I loved learning the responses and some of the troparia in many different languages. I could even chant "Christ is Risen" in Greek, Slavonic, and Arabic, and while I was being a substitute Latin teacher in a Catholic girls' high school, All I can advise here, is, if you want to be a polyglot pray-er, be careful not to get old, because when you get as old as I am, you may let your dimming mind wander from language to language within the same prayer! "and ever o'er it's Babel sounds, the blessèd angels sing...." Mary Emily Kyrie pomilui Good post, Mary Emily. I mentioned the age thing as well. I was given a card for my last birthday - sisters!!!!!! they think they will never be as old as I am. On the cover there's a picture of a lady pointing to a drawing of a body on a blackboard. There are arrows pointing to various parts of the body with health problems. The card says " When you reach 55 your body begins to undergo many changes....... " and then on the inside it continues ... "Fortunately your EYESIGHT fades and you can't SEE most of them". How true! Effie .. substitute Latin teacher...... Oh my!
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