Saint Ambrose, Bishop of Milan
Saint Ambrose, Bishop of Milan, was born in France in the year 340. He was a great teacher of high culture and a preaching orator who was able to imitate hearts […]
Participate in the Mass
In a church where I served in the past, I used to count that the attendance on Sunday was between 3 and 8% out of the number of the parish. in
There I don't know how to pray
Some say: “In this small, reverent church I live the Divine Liturgy, while in the big church I do not. And if it is
Defective habits
سأتناول، في هذه العجالة، ثلاث عادات تتعلّق بمشاركة المؤمنين في الخدمة الإلهيّة، وسأحاول، ولو بسرعة، أن أظهر عيبها وانحرافها، على
In neglecting church prayers
The question that worries the zealous in the church is: Why do most Orthodox people neglect collective prayers (especially Sunday Mass)? And who neglects?
The mass is long
The argument of some of those who fail to participate in the divine service is that “the Mass is long.” If we accept the assumption that we enter into the game of time
Deviations in practices
Popular piety does not always agree with ecclesiastical piety. Therefore, the distortion must be straightened. I will mention some of our deviations: 1- The so-called
Sacrificial cover
The cover of sacred vessels or the cover that the priest places on his shoulders during the sacrificial cycle. It is often made of embroidered fabric and placed over it
The Trisagion - Tri-sacred hymn
This is our daily prayer, after “O Heavenly King” and before “Our Father who art in heaven,” with which we begin every individual prayer and every service.
Divine Mass according to Saint John Chrysostom
Priest: (He raises the Holy Bible with both hands and draws the cross over the Andemani and proclaims in a loud voice) Blessed is the kingdom of the Father, the Son, and the Spirit.
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
Chapter Five: Secrets
(He who was our visible Savior now dwells in the sacraments.) Leo the Great, Pope of Rome. The sacraments occupy a central place in Christian worship. He says: