Спаси Сохрани

That's the inscription on the back of the cross that is now and henceforth shall be hanging around my neck. My Godmother inadvertently chose a Slavonic cross for me. O most blessed and glorious "accident!" The first word carries the meaning of "save" or something closely related. (Salvation, Savior, etc) I have no clue what the second word is, and sadly, my trusty Slavonic... dictionary... is preparing to sing in his church 3300+ miles away. I have not got anything close to a grasp on Slavonic grammar, but I would imagine the identical endings point to a noun/adjective pairing. I imagine I'll have a translation relatively soon.

*ahem*

I got baptized this morning! There is video and photographic documentation thereof, but no time at present to sift through it. Some time soon, I'll tell you about it. For now, I'll just say that I'm now listed as "Christian- Antiochian Orthodox" on Facebook, and seven of the people I invited were on hand for the occasion. (Thank you again for coming!)

Back to the homework. The big Pascha service starts at 10:30 tonight. I imagine I'll spend much of tomorrow sleeping, for this one is much like the Nativity marathon, from which I returned home around 3 in the morning.