A reference point in the typiko of Great Lent is the communion of the Presanctified Precious Gifts. The discordance between the festal and joyful nature of the celebration of the Divine Eucharist and the compunction of Great Lent makes it inappropriate to celebrate the bloodless sacrifice on fast days. And yet, the importance of Holy Communion for the spiritual struggle of the faithful has established participation in the Presanctified Gifts even on such days. Continue reading “The History and Structure of the Divine Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts”
The Mystical Reality of Holy Week
Fr. Stephen Freeman
As we journey through Holy Week…
For if the dead do not rise, then Christ is not risen. And if Christ is not risen, your faith is futile; you are still in your sins! Then also those who have fallen asleep in Christ have perished. If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men the most pitiable. (1Co 15:16-19 NKJ) Continue reading “The Mystical Reality of Holy Week”
How should we pray?
How should we pray? Osios Neilos the Sinaites gives us an answer. Continue reading “How should we pray?”
Do we really have Love or we live in a delusion?
In the following text, Saint Ephraim the Syrian demonstrates the characteristics of the person who trully has Love. Continue reading “Do we really have Love or we live in a delusion?”
‘Holy days’ is not just the Holy Week
f. Pavlos Papadopoulos
‘Holy days’ is not just the Holy Week. Continue reading “‘Holy days’ is not just the Holy Week”
Analysis of the Orthodox Christianity’s Holy Week day by day
In this article we present a short analysis of the Orthodox Christianity’s Holy Week. Continue reading “Analysis of the Orthodox Christianity’s Holy Week day by day”
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