March 26, 2021 Singing the Psalms in Lent: A Little Handbook of Twenty Sections 1. I wrote this “little handbook” to assist anyone who would like to pray through the Psalms this Lent (and maybe afterward). Outside of…
March 24, 2021 What Is Genuine Repentance? Insights from Priest Andrey Tkachev Father Andrey, let me describe a situation experienced by nearly every faithful who confesses regularly and frequently. The penitent recognises a sin and confesses…
March 24, 2021 Who Is the Author of the Presanctified Liturgy? With the beginning of Great Lent, the church calendar is enriched by one of the most remarkable works of the Byzantine liturgical art –…
March 21, 2021 The Unity of the Faith We are gathered here together on the first Sunday of Great Lent to celebrate the Triumph of Orthodoxy. This feast was originally established to…
March 17, 2021 Canonical Liturgical Readings from the Fathers The time of Great Lent has begun, imparting the atmosphere of religious worship a more repentant and instructive spirit. Many parishes try to follow…
March 16, 2021 Living in God throughout the Great Lent and beyond The Great Lent a special time when we are called to practise abstinence and prayer and perform acts of charity to become a little…
March 15, 2021 Great Lent 101: A Few Tips for Beginners Preparation In the first four days of Great Lent, the Canon of Repentance written by St Andrew of Crete is read in churches during…
March 14, 2021 It’s A Crying Shame Orthodox Christians make a beginning of their Lenten discipline with the forgiving of everyone for everything (theoretically). This is expressed in the rite of…
March 13, 2021 Lifting of the Panagia: Why Do Monastics Have a Procession after Liturgy? After Divine Liturgy on Sundays and holidays, the brethren will go in procession walking in pairs from the main church to the trapeza and…
March 11, 2021 Earliest Christian Hymns as Evidence of the Veneration of the Trinity by Ante-Nicene Christians Papyrus Oxyrhynchus (P. Oxy. XV 1786) is the earliest known papyrus in Greek, containing one of the earliest Christian hymns with music notation, dating…
March 10, 2021 The Rule of the Twelve Psalms Some editions of the Psalter and prayer books for priests contain an unusual order, not mentioned in the Typicon. You will not find it…
March 8, 2021 Like through a Mirror Dimmly Lent is upon us and as we start cleaning our fridges of the food that we feasted upon until this point‚ we also start a…
