April 16, 2020 The Last Supper: What It Was Like On Great Thursday, the Church remembers the Passover events that occurred two thousand years ago, when the Lord celebrated the last Passover with his…
April 11, 2020 The Meaning and Significance of the Anamnesis in the Orthodox Liturgy And he took bread, and gave thanks, and brake it, and gave unto them, saying, This is my body which is given for you:…
April 10, 2020 Defrocking: the Main Reasons for the Removal from Sacred Orders Canons deprive laymen of the Chalice for grave sins for a certain period of time. If the same sin is committed by a clergyman,…
April 4, 2020 The Legends of the Lord’s Chiton Divine Providence has preserved for us numerous sacred items scattered throughout the earth. Perhaps the greatest historical treasure is the Lord’s Chiton. There are…
April 3, 2020 Advice of St. Nicodemus the Hagiorite on Temptations The time of Lent is a time of temptations and spiritual perfection at the same time. If we are to resist temptation and thus…
March 28, 2020 The Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts The Divine Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts is an undeniable gem of the Lenten services of the Orthodox Church. One cannot understand the spirit…
March 27, 2020 Language of the Orthodox Vestments: Epitrachelion One of the main attributes of an Orthodox priest during a divine service is the epitrachelion. It is worn during all sacraments and ceremonies….
March 21, 2020 Fun Facts about the Liturgy of the Apostle James Many Orthodox are aware of the existence of a special order of worship called the Divine Liturgy of the Holy Apostle James the Brother…
March 13, 2020 Prayer Lord Have Mercy: History and Use in Worship Lord have mercy is probably the most frequently used phrase in the Orthodox worship practice. Whenever a person enters a church – in the…
March 13, 2020 Awards for Priests in the Russian Orthodox Church. Part Two We described the first five awards given to a priest for selfless service to God in the first part of the article. We covered…
March 7, 2020 Awards for Priests in the Russian Orthodox Church There are quite a few church awards for clergy in the Russian Orthodox Church. These awards are intended to acknowledge the skill and hard…
March 6, 2020 What Are Agrapha? The Greek word Ἄγραφα (lit. “unwritten”) are utterances attributed to the Lord but not recorded by the evangelists in any of the Gospels. The…
