User:Juan valdez92

I graduated high school and college of law. Am in the process of writing the bar-exam for paralegals in August. I have been Orthodox since birth even though I didn't always properly follow the faith growing up.

I fell away from 12 years of age until 30 and returned to Orthodoxy in 2006 until recent. I lived for several months on the Holy Mount Athos under the guidance of Athonite Elders and Athonite monks. From 2006 - 2009 I was under the guidance and direction of two very experienced Eastern-Orthodox priests who provided me with a copy of the Orthodoxy Study Bible, its footnotes and commentary of all the writings of the Holy Fathers which I studied cover to cover very thoroughly under these very dear two priest's guidance and direction.

In 2010-until present I have been weekly attending Eastern-Orthodox church services, weekly frequent confessions, theological classes, seminars, homilies and discussions by very experienced Theological graduates, Monastic Elders, Priests, etc.

I was formerly under the Greek parishes of the Oecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople but now my home parish that I attend is under the Patriarchate of Georgia.

I try to practice my faith daily and not just when I'm in church but everywhere. I practice the Jesus Prayer daily, as handed-down to us by the Egyptian Desert Fathers and my daily prayers as required.

In Christ...