March 9, 2022 A Few Historical Controversies Regarding Liturgy of St Basil the Great The Liturgy of St Basil the Great, currently served only 10 times a year, was once the most common. In the middle of the…
March 9, 2022 Weighing the Benefits and Risks of Praying at Night At the beginning of the Great Lent, the Christian faithful contemplate their ascetic effort in the body and spirit. Many take their cues from…
March 8, 2022 Exiles at the Gates of Paradise. Purpose and Meaning of Lent Today I would like to talk about the purpose of the Great Lent. Spiritual exercises like fasting, prayer, reading the holy fathers, Confession and…
March 5, 2022 Illumination in Church Often we take little notice of the multiple sources of light used in worship. However, they have great liturgical and symbolic significance. Apart from…
February 28, 2022 Sunday of the Last Judgment Matthew 25:31-46; 1 Corinthians 8:8–9:2 The judgment day will come at the end of earthly history, “when the Son of Man comes in his…
February 28, 2022 A Sin That Will Never Be Forgiven Is there a sin that the all-merciful God will never forgive? The answer is yes. However, not everything is as simple as it looks….
February 25, 2022 Preparing Bodies of Deceased Christians for Burial. Has Anything Changed since Ancient Times? Respectful attitude towards the bodies of the dead is characteristic of many nations at all times. First, this is a way to show respect…
February 24, 2022 Antimension: Symbolism and Liturgical Practice In the current liturgical tradition, it is impossible to celebrate the Eucharist without an antimension. In extreme situations, the Chalice can be replaced with…
February 22, 2022 How Our Prayers Can Help the Departed: Some Practical Examples Saint Theophan the Recluse once remarked, “We pray for the departed like for the living, whether or not they had been following the way…
February 19, 2022 Treasures of Church Literature: Didache The Didache or The Lord’s Teaching through the Twelve Apostles to the Nations is one of the oldest monuments of Christian literature, dating from…
February 19, 2022 Analogion and Its Role in Worship The interior decoration of an Orthodox church is a complex system of liturgical items, serving the common purpose of bringing man closer to God….
February 16, 2022 Eucharist outside the Liturgy in the Ancient Church In the modern practice of the Church, Communion is usually performed only in church and only by the priest. In case of acute need,…
