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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 […]
Read More →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 […]
Read More →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 […]
Read More →Messiah: The Prophetic Message On The Coming Of Christ Christians accept that Jesus Christ is the messiah that the prophets promised would come into the world. During the 40 day Phillipian Fast before the Nativity […]
Read More →Winter Pascha is the term coined by Father Thomas Hopko and the title of his book of reflections for the Phillipian Fast. This forty day fast before the feast of the Nativity on December 25. […]
Read More →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 […]
Read More →Spirituality of the Great Fast I prepared a series of notes for the season of the Great Fast. We passed them out on each Sunday of the Great Fast. I used the book by Father […]
Read More →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 […]
Read More →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 […]
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