Parish articles archive

15 Jun 2018

by Sergei Fudel

Chapter One

Christianity found its permanent religious structure in the Mystical Supper, and one could say that Christianity is the Mystical Supper. The Mystery - all Christianity, the disciples gathered around...

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08 Jun 2018

Of the limitless richness of Christ's personality, each nation has selected those features of holiness that are closest to its heart, that are most readily understood, that are, for that particular nation most attainable. Today, of all those marvelous forms of holiness, all...

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01 Jun 2018

Just before the Communion of the Holy Mysteries of the Body and Blood of Christ, standing in the sanctuary facing the altar table, the priest raises the Holy Lamb, the Bread of the Bloodless Sacrifice, which has become the body of Christ, and says these words: "the...

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25 May 2018

On the Feast of Holy Pentecost, the Holy Church commemorates and glorifies the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the Apostles in the form of tongues of fire. The name “Pentecost” refers to the fact that this event took place on the 50th day after the Christ’s...

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16 May 2018

 Throughout the 40 days following the Feast of the Resurrection of Christ, Paschal chants sound within our churches and in the hearts of the faithful.  The Risen Christ spent that period of time on earth, demonstrating to His disciples the reality of His Resurrection...

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11 May 2018

PATRIARCH PIMEN OF MOSCOW AND ALL RUSSIA (+1990)

I greet you, dear brothers and sisters, on the feast! Today we have gathered in this holy church to part with the edifying and comforting Paschal hymnody until next year.

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20 Apr 2018

In our age, the Church is often accused of the disparagement of women. Orthodox people point to the Myrrhbearing Women as one example (the other being the Mother of God) of how highly the Church regards women – so highly, that it was namely women who were the first to meet the...

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07 Apr 2018

When the myrrh-bearing women came to the Lord’s Tomb in order to anoint His Most Pure Body, they did not find Him there. The Tomb was empty, for Christ had risen. An angel with a lightning-like appearance, who had rolled the stone away from the Tomb, announced this to them. “...

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06 Apr 2018

ARCHPRIEST ALEXANDER MEN (+1990)

The last Gospel of Christ, the Gospel according to John, tells of the Lord’s trial and of His suffering, death, and burial. Over the course of three short years the Lord preached daily. As the Apostle Mark says, He and...

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04 Apr 2018

Archpriest Vsevolod Shpiller

The most important place in the body of church services is occupied by the service we call the Liturgy. Liturgy is a Greek word that means communal service. Sometimes it signifies service to our neighbor,...

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