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**IRMartin** · 03-31-2009, 08:39 AM

I think that the best way for us, the small ones, to contribute for it is to start our prayers for the participantes, suplicating for the inspiration and blessings of the Holy Spirit. To give strength to the defenders of the faith, to enlighten those who may be misguided and to rebuke anyone who might be ill-intentioned and still also praying for the repent of the latters.

We could make a list of saints who participated in many councils, even the non-ecumenical ones and ask for their prayers and intervetions for this council.

Also, someone knowledgeable in Council history could present us prayers that were said in previous ecumenical councils to give us some reference in the Orthodox way of praying for a council.

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On a side note, I would pretty much be very happy to see the councils that are said to be the 8th and 9th ecumenical ones recognized as such, as well as a declaration of the validity of Pan-Orthodox Councils in a post-imperial era as due ecclesial continuation of the ecumenical councils.

03-31-2009, 08:39 AM	#10
IRMartin Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 378 Senior Member	I think that the best way for us, the small ones, to contribute for it is to start our prayers for the participantes, suplicating for the inspiration and blessings of the Holy Spirit. To give strength to the defenders of the faith, to enlighten those who may be misguided and to rebuke anyone who might be ill-intentioned and still also praying for the repent of the latters. We could make a list of saints who participated in many councils, even the non-ecumenical ones and ask for their prayers and intervetions for this council. Also, someone knowledgeable in Council history could present us prayers that were said in previous ecumenical councils to give us some reference in the Orthodox way of praying for a council. ---- On a side note, I would pretty much be very happy to see the councils that are said to be the 8th and 9th ecumenical ones recognized as such, as well as a declaration of the validity of Pan-Orthodox Councils in a post-imperial era as due ecclesial continuation of the ecumenical councils.
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