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...
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...
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,...
A photograph of an Orthodox bishop I posted on Monday prompted a faithful and respected reader to leave the following...
One of the three branches of world Christianity and the major Christian Church in the Middle East and Eastern Europe,...
“For I received from the Lord that which I also delivered to you: that the Lord Jesus on the same...
Written by Monachos.net Webmaster Vespers on Sunday Evening, with the Rite of ForgivenessThere is no reading from the Psalter. At...