Introduction: Today, according to the liturgical books, all the verses except for the verses behind the pulpit are read by the priest secretly and inaudibly from the people […]
Secret reading of fashins instead of audible reading - reasons and dates Continue reading »
There is no service in the Orthodox Church that does not make extensive use of singing and singing. Why is church worship expressed in melody? start
1- Introduction: The music of our Greek Orthodox Church[2] comes from the 19th century Chrysanthusian reform. This reform overturned the musical philosophy from planetary-angelic
Musical theology in the music of the Greek Orthodox Church, the music of angels Continue reading »
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
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...
Applying modern critical approaches to the art of icon painting is not sufficient, in itself, to understand these church images in all their dimensions. this
There are many icons in different parts of the world that show the Virgin Mary crying, and in other cases she sees scars under her eyes
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
This is taught to us by the holy fathers, including Bishop Isaiah, who says: “If there is no repentance, no human being will be saved. Just as we purified
Confession is a necessary need, as there is no salvation without it Continue reading »
Introduction: The Lord Jesus Christ is the one who established the sacrament of repentance after his resurrection from the dead when he appeared to his disciples and said to them:
Introduction to the sacrament of confession Continue reading »
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.
The one, holy, apostolic, and universal Church is based on upright faith. This church expresses its faith when it comes together and takes up the word
