The dawn prayer... also and again
In addition to our meeting in the church to receive the body and blood of the Lord in the sacrament of thanksgiving, we meet to hold other services of a praiseworthy nature […]
Vespers
It is the first prayer in the order of daily praise services. We do not have any evidence that there was a special sunset service in the early church
Incense in Christian worship
Incense has practical value in prayer, so the Lord commanded Moses to offer good incense in daily worship and burn it on the altar.
Great Holy Week
The Great and Holy Week, with all its events and meanings, forms a tightly interconnected unit. The first three days remind us of the purpose of the Lenten journey we have taken
Sign of the cross
The sign of the cross is a movement that Christians have used since ancient times, and it constitutes the external sign of all the mysteries of the Holy Church, without exception. First certificate
Birth icon
The icon before us presents the Gospel event clearly and simply to the eye. The event was conveyed in harmonious shapes and colors, as organized by Saint Romanos the Psalmist
Transfiguration icon
The icon of the Transfiguration is the icon of the divine light that was announced to the apostles. Saint Basil the Great said, “The light that appeared on Mount Tabor in...
Forgiveness of sins
If we return to the Holy Bible, we see that the believer’s confession of his sins took place in front of all the people. And the tax collector repented of his sins
Fasting before communion
It is one of the very expressive church fasts that Orthodoxy requires of all believers (except the sick and children) every time they come to prayer.
Holy things previously sanctified
As is clear from the name, this liturgy is the service of eating the holy things that have been sanctified and consecrated in a previous liturgy. It is the service
Bread of life
The Gospel of John is distinguished from other Gospels in many ways, but in this article we will talk about the secret of thanksgiving.
Eucharist
The Lord Jesus, in the last supper that He gave for His disciples before His crucifixion and resurrection, established the sacrament of the Eucharist (a Greek word that means thanksgiving). It is the secret