January 4, 2020 Why Is the Litany for the Catechumens Omitted Sometimes? We can often find that in the everyday liturgical practice of a parish, the litany for the catechumens, and thus the prayer for the…
January 3, 2020 Why Do They Bring an Extra Table When They Have Several Liturgies? Sometimes there is a smaller table in front of the main Holy Table at the Liturgy. It means that on this day there…
December 31, 2019 5 Myths about Church Life 1. Communion of a large number of believers from the same chalice, kissing of the same Shrines contributed to the spread of epidemics. In…
December 24, 2019 Why Are the Orthodox Divine Services So Different? Worship is at the heart of the life of the Church. The whole life of an Orthodox Christian is imbued with it, both private…
December 15, 2019 Wedding Hymn-Troparion of the Holy Martyrs “O holy Martyrs, who have contested well and have been crowned, intercede with the Lord, that mercy be granted to our souls.” The Orthodox…
December 14, 2019 Leaving the Church after the Lord’s Prayer If you want to leave the Divine Liturgy at any time, of course, no one will pull you back by force. What matters, however,…
December 7, 2019 What Does Litya During the All-Night Vigil Mean? During the All-Night Vigil before major holidays, the clergy in most parishes and monasteries come out of the altar and march through the entire…
December 4, 2019 A Royal Priesthood A friend asked: Doesn’t the Bible say all Christians are priests? Then why does Orthodoxy have a separate class of people called priests? And…
December 4, 2019 The Historical Case for Infant Baptism Christian baptism is about conversion, as a quick look at the Orthodox liturgical texts reveals. Questions are addressed to the candidate, requiring him or…
November 30, 2019 The Symbolism of a Phelonion Ecclesiastical objects are full of symbolism. Why is that? Each symbol carries a Christian message and reminds us of Jesus and His Gospel. We…
November 27, 2019 Recommendations for Baking Prosphoras at Home We decided to prepare this piece in response to a comment to one of our blog posts. A reader complained that when he bakes…
November 22, 2019 We Must Read God’s Word, Even If We Can’t Understand Much Many of today’s Christians are almost completely unfamiliar with the word of God. They have read and studied all the worldly things a thousand…
