Gates of Repentance (Sun of the Pharisee and the Publican)
(Open for me the doors of repentance, O Giver of life...). This is how the Church sings in the Matins prayer on the first Sunday of the four Sundays that prepare us […]
Preaching in the liturgical role
Introduction: Preaching Elements in the Prayers of the Early Church Perhaps many of the first prayers, and in thanksgiving itself, were sermons, and carried