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Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America. Commemoration at Proskomedia, An Instruction. Orthodox Christian Information Center. Commemorating heterodox in Divine Liturgy. Monachos.net. The Vesting and Prothesis from the website of the Orthodox Church in America, with photos and descriptions. Entrance Prayers Russian Orthodox Church
All Eastern Orthodox agree that Dec. 25 is the date of Christmas, or the Feast of the Nativity, as they call it. The question is whether Dec. 25 falls on Dec. 25 or Jan. 7. That requires a little ...
a prayer for the fruit of the Communion and the final doxology. The 7th-century Sahidic Coptic version found in 1960 [ 9 ] shows an earlier and more sober form of the Bohairic text: the manuscript, incomplete in its first part, begins with the Post Sanctus , and is followed by a terse Institution narrative , by a pithy Anamnesis which simply ...
"As the dawn breaks on a new year, let us give thanks for all we hold dear: our health, our family, and our friends. Let us release our grudges, our anger, and our pains, for these are nothing but ...
The Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church have been in a state of official schism from one another since the East–West Schism of 1054. This schism was caused by historical and language differences, and the ensuing theological differences between the Western and Eastern churches.
A family or group of friends may set aside time before a meal, like sharing a Christmas prayer for dinner, or receive a Christmas blessing at a specific point, like at the end of their gathering.
Christmas Eve and Christmas Day church services often came to feature Nativity plays, as did schools and theatres. [46] In France, Germany, Mexico, and Spain, Nativity plays are often reenacted outdoors in the streets. [46] In several parts of the world, it is common to have a large family feast on Christmas Day, preceded by saying grace.
Orthodox bishop Longin (Talypin), holding his paterissa (crozier), presiding over a celebration of the Liturgy of St. James in Düsseldorf, Germany.. The Liturgy of Saint James the Just is the skeleton of the whole Qurbono Qadisho with all the prayers before the anaphora being exactly the same, no matter which anaphora is chosen.