July 24, 2020 Saint Juliania of Alšany On July 6, the Belarusian Orthodox Church celebrated the memory of the Belarusian princess who died for an unknown reason at the age of…
July 22, 2020 Baptismal Exorcism What is a baptismal exorcism? Why is it necessary to perform the ritual of casting out evil spirits and renounce Satan before dying and…
July 18, 2020 The Rite of a Reader’s Chirotesy Part 1 described the emergence of the rank of readers and the special respect that Christians had for them. The ministry of the readers…
July 17, 2020 History of the Readers’ Rank The Orthodox divine service is performed by the priest and deacon in the altar, as well as singers and readers in the choir. Arguably…
July 15, 2020 The Bible and the Ugaritic Literature French archaeologists discovered thousands of clay tablets in 1929 in the newly discovered city of Ugarit, one of the oldest trade city-states of the…
July 11, 2020 The Ministry of Subdeacons This article is devoted to the ministry of subdeacons – the highest degree of lower clergy, followed by the actual three-tier hierarchy of the…
July 10, 2020 The Usual Beginning of Prayers This article will deal with the topic of the usual beginning of the divine services. What is the meaning and purpose of these initial…
July 8, 2020 Martyr Alban of Britain On July 5 the Church celebrates the memory of the Holy Martyr Alban of Verulamium. St. Alban has not been very well known to…
July 4, 2020 Church Awards for the Deacon Over time, the Russian Orthodox Church has developed a system of special awards for the clergy. These awards are designed to recognize the zealous…
July 3, 2020 Cuffs – Symbol of Christ’s Hands Orthodox clerics wear cuffs during the service. This is the smallest element of the Orthodox vestment, but according to tradition all services should be…
June 26, 2020 Three Mistakes of Blessed Augustine’s Theology Blessed Augustine is known not only in the West, but also in the Orthodox East. We honor the memory of this saint, read his…
June 21, 2020 The Kingdom of David is the Kingdom of Priests, p. 2 In Part 1 we attempted to read one of the key passages of the Old Testament through the lens of the liturgical life of…
