tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1229986654232894276.post2667204778932384877..comments2015-08-08T18:23:53.975-07:00Comments on ORTHODOXY IN THE 21st CENTURY: Placing the Gospel upside down at the end of the Liturgy.Orthodoxy and the 21st Centuryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15316592589998543103noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1229986654232894276.post-2865658911632084012008-08-30T11:45:00.000-07:002008-08-30T11:45:00.000-07:00There is nothing wrong with it, but some clergy th...There is nothing wrong with it, but some clergy think of it as almost a dogma. It does not make any difference one way or the other. The problem arises when some one is critical of a priest who does not follow the practice.Orthodoxy and the 21st Centuryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15316592589998543103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1229986654232894276.post-38957084154831590282008-03-31T03:53:00.000-07:002008-03-31T03:53:00.000-07:00When I was living in Serbia at the holy monastery ...When I was living in Serbia at the holy monastery of Zica, the Gospel book was always kept with the back upwards (with the Crucifixion showing) for weekdays but on Sundays it was placed on the Holy Table facing upwards (with the Resurrection showing.)<BR/><BR/>I've never questioned this. Is it only a Serbian tradition?Athair Ambroishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11624962414547504155noreply@blogger.com