February 22, 2020 Proskomedia Particles The first part of the Liturgy is called Proskomedia (Greek: προσκομιδή – bringing). During this preliminary part of the Eucharist, clerics prepare bread and…
February 21, 2020 Help for the Departed Souls from Commemoration at the Liturgy (Saint Gregory the Great’s legend of a monk who died during his epitimia and was forgiven after thirty-day commemoration) Prayers, commemoration charity work performed…
February 21, 2020 What Is The Pledge? When a priest is being ordained, the bishop hands over to him the so-called Pledge (Greek: παρακαταθήκη), a particle of the Body of Christ….
February 15, 2020 The Triple Meaning of the Axios You can always hear a very ancient exclamation, most often in Ancient Greek – ἄξιος, which means “worthy”, during the ordination of the deacon,…
February 11, 2020 The Marks of the Church: the Church as Apostolic We come at last to the final adjective in the Creed’s description of the Church: apostolic. The word “apostolic” comes from the Greek word apostello,…
February 7, 2020 The Meeting of the Bishop before the Liturgy The meeting of the bishop does not happen very often in the life of any parish, and there are some remote parishes that have…
February 4, 2020 The Marks of the Church: the Church as Catholic Every Sunday we confess in the Creed that we believe in “one, holy, catholic, and apostolic Church”. But what do we mean when we…
January 31, 2020 Where Did the Custom of Reading the Prayers of Preparation for the Holy Communion Come From? An Orthodox Christian is certainly well acquainted with the preparatory prayers for the Holy Communion. This prayer rule is important and highly recommended before…
January 30, 2020 The Marks of the Church: the Church as Holy Every Sunday we confess in the Creed that the Church is “one, holy, catholic, and apostolic”. But what do we mean when we say…
January 26, 2020 History of Blessing of Water The rite of the blessing of water is directly derived from the baptism of our Lord Jesus Christ in the Jordan River. The Church…
