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\u2026 is it common practice to sit on the floor during homilies in an Orthodox church? I know there are usually no seats\/pews I just thought people stood through the homily too. To clarify I\u2019ve only seen people sit on the floor in OCA parishes. At the DC Orthodox cathedral they stand through the homily […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":78,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2242","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"\nanother question...<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"... is it common practice to sit on the floor during homilies in an Orthodox church? 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