Category: Liturgy

For the Bicentennial celebration in 1976 Father Levkulic compiled holy day style variable parts for the Divine Liturgy. These have since been used on July 4th, Independence Day, in the years since by various parishes. […]

Joseph of Arimathea figures prominently in a number of liturgical contexts in the Byzantine tradition.  This paper will examine the scriptural, liturgical and patristic traditions of the Eastern Church and this important figure at the […]

Praying the Psalter Psalter of David: Introduction [Note: the numbers between square brackets in the text are footnotes at the bottom of this article. i.e. [1] is footnote 1] The Psalms are a central feature […]

A family gathering on the eve of Christ’s Nativity Excerpted from “God with Us: a Journey of Expectation, Preparation and Fulfillment” published by the Byzantine Seminary Press. The book also includes chapters on fasting, theology […]

Excerpted from “God with Us: a journey of Expectation, Preparation and Fulfillment” published by the Byzantine Seminary Press. The book also includes chapters on fasting, theology of the incarnation and Old Testament prophecies. Meditations on […]

General Introductions and Commentaries Life and worship: the mystery of Christ among us. An introduction to Eastern Theology. Pittsburgh, PA: God With Us Publications, 1986. An overview of the worship cycle, structure and development in […]

Antimensia are a cloth with a relic embedded blessed by a bishop on which the Divine Liturgy is conducted in Byzantine tradition churches. These at once provide the relic for the celebration and a living […]