Category: Eastern Liturgy
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What’s Up with the Pan-Orthodox Council?
Although only a few days remain until the Eastern Pentecost, when the Pan-Orthodox council has been scheduled, uncertainty remains whether the gathering in Crete will take place.
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Holy and Great Council: On Schedule!
The council will be historic and speak authoritatively on a number of issues.
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A Liturgical Rubic’s Cube: Propers in the Byzantine Rite
It is not uncommon to hear the shuffling of papers in the choir and to hear the director giving a new pitch corresponding to the appointed tone.
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Liturgical Intensity
My desire for liturgy to end quickly is thoroughly incompatible with what we teach about Bright Week, which is the most radiant period of joyful liturgizing on our Church calendar, the only time of the year we leave the “holy gates” of the iconostasis open to symbolize our thanksgiving for the privilege to partake of…
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Ars Praedicandi: Why Lent?
Today, brothers and sisters, God is inviting us to become his shining lights, the givers and forgivers who have the courage the make friends out of enemies, to feed the poor and receive their riches in return, and to welcome the stranger and the sinner, even asking for their prayers.
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Joint Declaration of Pope Francis and Patriarch Kirill
Will the historic meeting and joint declaration mark a new era in Orthodox-Catholic relations? Only time will tell.
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Preconciliar Orthodox Document on Marriage
The document states the marriage of an Orthodox Christian with a non-Orthodox Christian is forbidden and cannot be celebrated in the Church, though it can be “blessed out of indulgence” if the children of marriage will be baptized and raised Orthodox.
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Lenten Lessons from An Easterner in the West
Imagine for a moment prioritizing a fast from hurting the other with words and deeds, and applying this fast to the entire year; not just Lent.