Continued from (Part XXIV) Concerning the Son of God — the Savior of the World. The teaching of faith in...
Continued from (Part XXIII) 6. Orthodox Dogmas and Doctrines. Holy Tradition. One of the distinctive characteristics of the Holy Orthodox...
Continued from (Part XXII) The Monastic Tonsure. The Monastic Grades. When one desiring the monastic life enters a monastery, he...
Continued from (Part XXI) 5. Orthodox Monasticism. It is generally accepted that monasticism began in Egypt towards the end of...
Continued from (Part XX) The Feast of Feasts-The Holy Pascha of the Lord. On Saturday, the day after the crucifixion...
Continued from (Part XIX) Great Feasts of the Paschal Cycle. The Entrance of the Lord into Jerusalem (Sunday Before Pascha)....
Continued from (Part XVIII) The Transfiguration of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ (Aug. 6). At one point in His...
Continued from (Part XVII) The Holy Supper. Christmas customs among the Orthodox people are simple, yet beautiful and rich with...
By: Alyssa A. Lappen In 1955, a little-known war was launched on the Greek population of Istanbul. For 50 years,...
Continued from (Part XVI) 4. Feasts of the Orthodox Church. The Twelve Great Feasts. The Nativity of the Most-Holy Theotokos...
Continued from (Part XV) Great Lent and Pascha The Feast of Feasts the Holy Pascha the Resurrection of the Lord-is...
Continued from (Part XIV) Concerning Bows and the Sign of the Cross. Orthodox worship is characterized by a complete utilization...
Ιδρύθηκε λίγα χρόνια πριν το 980 και ονομαζόταν Μονή του Αγίου Παύλου ή του Ξηροποτάμου. Κτήτοράς της φαίνεται να ήταν...
Continued from (Part XIII) Liturgical Books. The Liturgical books used in Orthodox worship fall into three main groups. The first...
Continued from (Part XII) Holy Communion. Communion is preceded by the fraction of the Lamb. The Priest and concelebrating Cler-gy,...
Continuued from (Part XI) The Divine Liturgy. The Divine Liturgy has its origins in the Sacrament of the Holy Eucharist,...
Continued from (Part X) Compline. Compline, most often served in monasteries, is the Service of Prayer before retiring to bed...
Continued from (Part IX) 3. Orthodox Worship. The Five Cycles. The Great Cycle of Life. The life of an Orthodox...
Continued from (Part VIII) Candles and Their Symbolism. Lit candles and Icon lamps (lampadas) have a special symbolic meaning in...
Continued from (Part VII) The Iconostasis. The most prominent feature of an Orthodox church is the Iconostasis, consisting of one...
