Great Holy Week: Holy Thursday - Cenacle
Holy Thursday brings us into the Paschal Mystery (38), as it revives and brings before us the first part of this Mystery, which took place in […]
Chapter Four: The Eucharist and the unity of believers in the church community
Who has not felt one day that the best thing in life, in the end, is the joy of friendship, pure and constant joy?
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Chapter Three: Belonging to the Church through rituals
1- The importance of rituals, their principle, and their nature in the church. We belong to the church by rituals in general, that is, by a set of symbols and movements (from candles, incense, and cycles).
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Chapter One: The mystery or essence of the liturgy
Introduction We do not mean liturgy as a ritual, but rather the liturgy that is beyond the rituals. Rituals, as a group of different and diverse human movements, are a valuable heritage
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In order to better understand the Divine Liturgy
Introduction These pages are not a new translation of the Divine Liturgy service written by Saint John Chrysostom. Nor is it a study for this service
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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
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.
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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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: