S.I.Fudel
Chapter 11
"Let us, who mystically represent the Cherubim, and chant the thrice-holy hymn unto the life-creating Trinity," now lay aside all earthly cares, that we might lift up the King of all, who comes invisibly upborne on the spears...
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Metropolitan Philaret (Voznesensky)
This is one of the most beloved feasts of the Russian people, one of the most pleasing. When I have occasion to speak about how the All-Pure Virgin covered the worshippers in the...
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Chapter 10
After the reading of the Gospel and the ectenias that follow (one of them known as the "augmented litany," in which "Lord have mercy" is chanted thrice after...
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“By this sign shall ye conquer!”
These holy words spoken from Heaven came down on the Emperor Constantine in the fourth century. Responding to this message the Emperor commanded that the shields of his soldiers be emblazoned...
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The birth of any person is a mysterious event. This is not just another event for the registrar; a new being is come into the world, filled with inextricable mystery. In fact: what will this newborn person bring to the world, and what will life give him? This is why parents...
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Chapter 9
During the chanting of the Commandments of the Beatitudes, the central doors, known as the "Royal Doors" (in honor of the Lord "King of Glory") are opened for the 'small entrance." The priest and the deacon,...
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Metropolitan Anthony of Sourozh
We have become used to turning to God for help in every need and every circumstance in our lives. We expect that in response to every call, to every cry of anguish, suffering, fear, the...
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The Church year extends from the Nativity to the Dormition of the Theotokos, just as does human life from sunrise to sunset. But, in comparison with the Light of God's Kingdom we call the time of this life night, because“now we see through a glass, DARKLY; but then face to...
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S.I.Fudel
Chapter 8
Right after the announcement of the Blessed Kingdom of God the "Great Ektenia" [Great Litany] is read. The word ektenia signifies devoted, intense prayer. "In peace let us pray to the Lord…" "In peace" is in...
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Chapter 7
The priest begins the main part of the Liturgy with a festive declaration: "Blessed is the Kingdom of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and forever, and unto ages...
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