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 […]
Orthodoxy and Communion
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
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
Holy spoon
One of the concerns expressed by some believers who participate in the Divine Mass and receive the Holy Body and Blood of the Lord is their need to
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
The Eucharist in the teaching of John of Damascus
The plan for the salvation of mankind: Since God was good and perfect in goodness, He granted goodness and was entirely good, and - for the reason of the abundance of the riches of His goodness -
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The sacrament of baptism is a ritual and its meaning
Introduction: The difference between us as a Christian community today and the Christian community in the early church is that that community was an organic unit cohesive in the Lord.
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Chapter Six: Redemption
” ..وصُلِبَ عَنّا عَلَى عَهْدِ بِيلاطُس اَلْبُنْطِى وتَأَلّمَ وقُبِرَ وَقَامَ مِنْ بَيْن الأمْوَاتِ في اَلْيَوْمِ اَلثَالِثِ كَمَا هُوَّ في اَلْكُتُبِ.
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:
Our royal priesthood
But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation. 1 Peter 2:9 Perhaps one of the most sensitive and important topics is the topic