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Fr.Ruff wrote >To preach the Gospel to the heathens, I would guess. awr > Fr. Ruff: > ...and all the time, I thought West was the axial turn for >that action! I should have realized that the directional practice >would not travel well. Actually however, proeemial to the rite of Chrismation in the Orthodox Baptismal Service, in the midst of the Prayers of Exorcism and renunciation, the baptismal candidate or her/his sponsors, are directed to turn to the West and spit upon Satan. Were the heathen still North in the XVthc.? Josef Gulka Josef Gulka [log in to unmask] Tel: 215- 732-8420 Fax (215) 732-8420 %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%