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Chapter, Paragraph
1 Intro | teachings of the Orthodox Church are concerned primarily
2 Intro | central place.~Only in the Church — the Mystical Body of Christ —
3 Intro | sons and daughters of the Church become communicants of the
4 Intro | reality on earth in the Church of Christ (cf. Eph. 4:15-
5 Intro | Only by belonging to the Church, or, in other words, being
6 Intro | regarded as members of the Church? The answer is quite clear:
7 Intro | Succession.~The whole life of the Church is based on an organic bond
8 Intro | Priests and Deacons of the Church. The Sacraments may be administered
9 Intro | hierarchy is absent, the Church of Christ is absent [To
10 Intro | between Believers and the Church: “A man cannot have God
11 Intro | if he does not have the Church as his Mother” [On the Unity
12 Intro | the Unity of the Catholic Church, 6]. This is self-evident,
13 Intro | cannot think of God and the Church as being apart from each
14 Intro | to man in His Body, the Church.~For this reason, the Orthodox
15 Intro | this reason, the Orthodox Church regards herself as the One
16 Intro | Holy-Catholic and Apostolic Church, since otherwise, salvation
17 Intro | would be possible in any Church. Thus she says that outside
18 Intro | she says that outside the Church there is no salvation! This
19 Intro | put it, “salvation is the Church” [G. Florovsky, Sobornost:
20 Intro | the Catholicity of the Church].~But, does this mean that
21 Intro | everyone outside of the Church is, of necessity, damned
22 Intro | those visibly within the Church saved? The answer is an
23 Intro | There may be members of the Church who are not visibly such,
24 Intro | sense, be a member of the Church, but in what sense, it is
25 Intro | Spirit is, there is the Church!~In any case, the final
26 Intro | the earthly and visible Church is not the fullness and
27 Intro | completeness of the whole Church which the Lord has appointed
28 Intro | whether alien from the Church, or united to her by ties
29 Intro | judgment of the great day [The Church is One, Part 2].~ ~The Church,
30 Intro | Church is One, Part 2].~ ~The Church, knowing that outside her
31 Intro | which is God's alone. The Church simply requires that the
32 Intro | sins. This is because the Church sees the primary cause of
33 Intro | destruction for one outside the Church as the failure to partake
34 Intro | Orthodox we say that the Church of Christ is the community
35 Intro | of His mystical Body, the Church.~With the above in mind,
36 Intro | following pages concerning this Church of Christ — the Holy Orthodox
37 Intro | Christ — the Holy Orthodox Church — and will examine her traditions,
38 1 | History of the Orthodox Church.~The history of the Orthodox
39 1 | history of the Orthodox Church actually begins in the Acts
40 1 | martyr of the Christian Church, St. Stephen: And on that
41 1 | persecution arose against the church in Jerusalem; and they were
42 1 | tradition of the Orthodox Church.~ ~
43 1,1 | called Peter. According to Church tradition, he suffered martyrdom
44 1,1 | John 1:47). According to Church tradition, he preached the
45 1,1 | Mark 16:1). According to Church tradition, he labored in
46 1,1 | seen to be pillars of the Church in Jerusalem (Gal. 2:9).
47 1,1 | Gal. 2:9). According to Church tradition, he was the last
48 1,1 | of St. Jude. According to Church tradition, he preached in
49 1,1 | the Hebrews. According to Church tradition, St. Matthew preached
50 1,1 | Acts 1:15-26). According to Church Tradition he is said to
51 1,1 | this rock I will build My church, and the gates of Hell shall
52 1,1 | claimed by the Roman Catholic Church. His activities after the
53 1,1 | the Acts and, according to Church tradition, he was later
54 1,1 | John 1:43ff.). According to Church tradition, he was a missionary
55 1,1 | Canaanite), according to Church tradition, traveled through
56 1,1 | 20:24-28). According to Church tradition, St. Thomas preached
57 1,1 | veneration as a founder of the Church there, eventually suffering
58 1,1 | martyrdom. According to Church tradition, his remains were
59 1,2 | island of Cyprus, of which Church St. Barnabas is said to
60 1,2 | have founded. According to Church tradition, he was martyred
61 1,2 | the first Bishop of the Church at Jerusalem, being called
62 1,2 | St. Paul a pillar of that Church, together with Peter and
63 1,2 | 9). At the first general Church council, the Council of
64 1,2 | 12-21). Having ruled the Church in Jerusalem wisely (for
65 1,2 | in the Acts. According to Church tradition, St. Luke was
66 1,2 | Pet. 5:13). According to Church tradition, St. Mark wrote
67 1,3 | first three centuries of the Church were characterized by sporadic,
68 1,3 | but bloody, persecutions. Church tradition is full of the
69 1,3 | are commemorated in the Church Calendar.~These persecutions
70 1,4 | period prior to Nicea, the Church established an important
71 1,4 | council, the members of the Church, so to speak, can together
72 1,4 | ecclesiastical organization of the Church, setting the ranking of
73 1,4 | all, the teachings of the Church on faith, formulating the
74 1,4 | Ethiopia — the present Coptic Church), Armenia, and India (the
75 1,4 | and India (the Jacobite Church).~ ~Constantinople II (553).~
76 1,4 | as such by the Orthodox Church, although the possibility
77 1,5 | Bishops of the Universal Church.~The second great problem
78 1,5 | adopted by the whole Western Church. Whereas the original wording
79 1,6 | many writings concerning Church life, the most important
80 1,6 | the Unity of the Catholic Church, which sets forth the role
81 1,6 | and liturgy of the early Church.~ ~St. Irenaeus of Lyons (†
82 1,6 | an important witness to Church traditions of his time.~ ~
83 1,7 | has been honored by the Church with the title “Theologian,”
84 1,8 | veneration of the Orthodox Church which honors him as the
85 1,9 | shifting of the focus of the Church to the northern regions
86 1,9 | new liturgical language — Church Slavonic — became of crucial
87 1,9 | unlike the Roman Catholic Church, which continued to insist
88 1,9 | use of Latin, the use of Church Slavonic allowed the new
89 1,9 | baptized. The Bulgarian Church grew rapidly and about 926,
90 1,9 | suppressed), and the Bulgarian Church became the first national
91 1,9 | the first national Slavic Church.~The missionaries were likewise
92 1,9 | January 12), the Serbian Church became partially independent
93 1,9 | the 14th Century that the Church actually began to thrive.
94 1,0 | Russia The Russian Orthodox Church.~Missionaries penetrated
95 1,0 | canonized by the Russian Church — commemorated July 15),
96 1,0 | fifty years, the Russian Church had her first canonized
97 1,0 | To this day, the Russian Church still sings in Greek the
98 1,0 | debt owed by the Russian Church to Greek Byzantium.~Disaster
99 1,0 | during this period only the Church kept alive national consciousness,
100 1,0 | later done by the Greek Church under the Turkish yoke.
101 1,0 | primary See of the Russian Church was moved from Kiev to Moscow
102 1,0 | with the Roman Catholic Church and Russia could not accept
103 1,0 | from this date the Russian Church has reckoned her independence.
104 1,0 | from this date the Russian Church remained the sole free branch
105 1,0 | the head of the Russian Church was raised to the rank of
106 1,0 | and Jerusalem.~The Russian Church was not without its own
107 1,0 | considering it to be solely a Church matter, while the Possessors,
108 1,0 | close association between Church and State in such matters (
109 1,0 | sanctity of both leaders, the Church has enrolled both Joseph
110 1,0 | occurred in the Russian Church a major split due to the
111 1,0 | profound effect on the Russian Church, was the abolition of the
112 1,0 | Regulations, and the Russian Church was placed under an uncanonical
113 1,0 | the Government ruled the Church. However, all meetings were
114 1,0 | of spiritual low for the Church, although there were a few
115 1,0 | strong feature of the Russian Church, expanded throughout Siberia
116 1,0 | year. Sadly, however, the Church was soon engulfed in the
117 1,0 | followed. The Russian Orthodox Church since 1917 has endured sufferings
118 1,0 | new rank of Martyrs to the Church Triumphant, yet despite
119 1,0 | world, confirming that the Church of Christ is built upon
120 1,1 | Athos and the autonomous Church of Finland. The present
121 1,1 | b) Finland.~The Orthodox Church of Finland, an autonomous
122 1,1 | of Finland, an autonomous Church (self-governing, except
123 1,1 | Patriarch of the Mother Church, in this case Constantinople)
124 1,1 | Until 1917, the Finnish Church was part of the Russian
125 1,1 | of the Russian Orthodox Church, but with the independence
126 1,1 | in the Finnish Orthodox Church.~ ~Alexandria.~One of the
127 1,1 | missionaries, and the Orthodox Church of this region promises
128 1,1 | Jerusalem.~This ancient Church, whose jurisdiction includes
129 1,1 | Russian Revolution, the Church of Russia has been severely
130 1,1 | membership figures, this Church remains the largest in the
131 1,1 | commemorated January 14), this Church had become autocephalous (
132 1,1 | into the Russian Orthodox Church, with the subjugation of
133 1,1 | 000,000. The head of this Church is styled the Catholicos —
134 1,1 | 19th Century, the Serbian Church received her independence
135 1,1 | independence again in 1879. This Church has fared better than some
136 1,1 | The primate of the Serbian Church is the Patriarch, who lives
137 1,1 | of the 19th Century, the Church of Romania received her
138 1,1 | Principality in 1856, and its Church was organized in 1864. Romania
139 1,1 | and the autocephaly of her Church was finally recognized in
140 1,1 | Constantinople. In 1925, the Church of Romania became a Patriarchate,
141 1,1 | Orthodox faithful, this Church is the second largest in
142 1,1 | suppressed and the Bulgarian Church was placed under the jurisdiction
143 1,1 | excommunicated the Bulgarian Church, but the de-facto autocephaly
144 1,1 | de-facto autocephaly of this Church was finally recognized in
145 1,1 | the persecution of the Church has not been as severe as,
146 1,1 | young Monks. Generally, Church life is more active, however,
147 1,1 | Cyprus.~This ancient Church has been independent since
148 1,1 | whereby the primate of the Church was also the political leader
149 1,1 | being the primate of her Church.~ ~Greece.~The first national
150 1,1 | Greece.~The first national Church to emerge from the independence
151 1,1 | the 19th Century was the Church of Greece. On the Feast
152 1,1 | the Hierarchs of the Greek Church did not wish to remain subject
153 1,1 | Greek Bishops declared their Church autocephalous, although
154 1,1 | Islands was added to the Church of Greece, and in 1881 the
155 1,1 | likewise joined to her. This Church is the third largest in
156 1,1 | and on October 26, 1922, a Church Council at Berat declared
157 1,1 | Council at Berat declared the Church of Albania independent of
158 1,1 | power by the Communists, the Church has suffered terribly, her
159 1,1 | remains vacant.~ ~Poland.~The Church of Poland has been autocephalous
160 1,1 | after World War II, this Church is headed by a Metropolitan
161 1,1 | Warsaw.~ ~Czechoslovakia.~The Church of Czechoslovakia has been
162 1,1 | Constantinople. The Czechoslovak Church is composed, primarily,
163 1,1 | forcibly joined to the Orthodox Church by the Communists in 1950 (
164 1,1 | Catholicism in 1968). The Church is headed by a Metropolitan
165 1,1 | Prague.~ ~Sinai.~The ancient Church of Sinai, which is actually
166 1,1 | is actually an autonomous Church consisting of a single monastery,
167 1,1 | are very old.~ ~Japan.~The Church of Japan was founded by
168 1,1 | faithful. The autonomy of this Church was proclaimed by the Patriarch
169 1,1 | although chosen by the Church of Japan, must be confirmed
170 1,1 | must be confirmed by the Church of Russia~ ~
171 1,2 | work of establishing the Church in Kodiak and the Islands
172 1,2 | first Saint of the Orthodox Church in America.~ ~
173 1,3 | glorified by the Orthodox Church in America, in impressive
174 1,3 | American Orthodoxy.~The Church, however, worked hard to
175 1,3 | by the Holy Synod and the Church of Russia.~On December 15,
176 1,3 | over his beloved American Church. Important here was the
177 1,3 | missionary work of the Russian Church, especially in Siberia,
178 1,4 | having served Christ and His Church throughout his entire life,
179 1,4 | labors, the Russian Orthodox Church, on October 6, 1977, solemnly
180 1,4 | and entered him into the Church Calendar, styling him St.
181 1,4 | the center of the American Church from Sitka to San Francisco,
182 1,4 | 1872. In 1879, the American Church came under the supervision
183 1,4 | Virgin Protection Uniate Church in Minneapolis, as well
184 1,4 | Toth, into the Orthodox Church. With this event, the American
185 1,4 | new phase of its life. A Church almost exclusively concerned
186 1,4 | liturgical text to be used in the Church also began at this time.~
187 1,4 | arrived to rule over the Church in America, and in his nine
188 1,4 | wholly responsible for a Church within the continental limits
189 1,4 | 1905, the center of the Church was transferred to New York (
190 1,4 | administer a greatly-expanded Church in America. Bishop Raphael (
191 1,4 | especially prepared for the Church in America was published
192 1,4 | the first All American Church Sobor (Council) was held
193 1,4 | Patriarch of the Russian Church in over 200 years.)~In 1907,
194 1,4 | Russian Sobor in 1917, the Church in America was placed under
195 1,4 | primate of the American Church and ruled the Church during
196 1,4 | American Church and ruled the Church during one of its most difficult
197 1,4 | difficult periods, when the Church of Russia was forced to
198 1,4 | its support of the local Church because of the chaotic situation
199 1,4 | managed the affairs of the Church despite grave opposition
200 1,4 | grave opposition within the Church on the part of dissident
201 1,4 | Alexander as the Primate of the Church in America, and passed several
202 1,4 | autonomy of the American Church. The Sobor called for the
203 1,4 | Statute for the American Church and called the Church and
204 1,4 | American Church and called the Church and her people to remain
205 1,4 | prayer with the suffering Church of Russia.~Metropolitan
206 1,4 | and the struggles of the Church in its new autonomous (self-governing)
207 1,4 | attacks from the Living Church under John Kedrovsky, and
208 1,4 | Kedrovsky, and the Russian Church in Exile under the local
209 1,4 | bring peace to a divided Church in America. He succeeded
210 1,4 | in restoring peace to the Church in America, with the temporary
211 1,4 | American Bishops of the Russian Church in Exile under his primacy.
212 1,4 | to restore peace with the Church in Russia.~Bishop Leonty (
213 1,4 | Primate of the American Church, which continued its autonomous
214 1,4 | leadership of the American Church brought it to full maturity,
215 1,4 | Orthodox Greek Catholic Church of North America (the Metropolia)
216 1,4 | newly-Autocephalous Orthodox Church in America. The Tomos which
217 1,4 | of the Russian Orthodox Church on April 14, 1970, and it
218 1,4 | missionary work of the Russian Church in Alaska began, the Church
219 1,4 | Church in Alaska began, the Church in America had progressed
220 1,4 | to a new, autocephalous Church in the family of Orthodox
221 1,4 | Council of the new Orthodox Church in America, a title that
222 1,4 | of the new, autocephalous Church was the glorification of
223 1,4 | first Saint of the Orthodox Church in America, was recognized
224 1,4 | establish and nurture this Church, is the very heartbeat and
225 1,4 | and breath of the Orthodox Church in America. They are the
226 1,5 | of the Albanian Orthodox Church in America. At his death
227 1,5 | who joined the Albanian Church to the newly-autocephalous
228 1,5 | newly-autocephalous Orthodox Church in America in October, 1971.
229 1,5 | first Bulgarian Orthodox church was built in Madison, Illinois,
230 1,5 | of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church and in 1938, a Bishop was
231 1,5 | was joined to the Orthodox Church in America.~ ~Carpatho-Russian.~
232 1,5 | was joined to the Orthodox Church, beginning what was to be
233 1,5 | the first Greek Orthodox Church in the United States was
234 1,5 | Archbishop Tikhon and the Russian Church or the Holy Synod of Greece.
235 1,5 | Romanian.~The first Romanian church in the United States was
236 1,5 | was joined to the Orthodox Church in America, but the other
237 1,5 | Metropolia — later the Orthodox Church in America). A Russian Exile
238 1,5 | group, the Russian Orthodox Church Abroad, established itself
239 1,5 | Metropolia (now the Orthodox Church in America) in 1970, although
240 1,5 | join the new autocephalous Church, remaining affiliated with
241 1,5 | the Free Serbian Orthodox Church.~ ~Ukrainian.~During the
242 1,5 | Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church in the Ukraine, and in October,
243 1,5 | a temporarily autonomous Church. With the rise to power
244 1,5 | self-consecrated Ukrainian Church was deposed and the progress
245 1,5 | and the progress of this Church was halted in the Ukraine.~
246 1,5 | the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of America held its first
247 1,5 | Athenogoros of the Greek Orthodox Church as head of this Church.
248 1,5 | Orthodox Church as head of this Church. The American Ukrainian
249 1,5 | American Ukrainian Orthodox Church was organized in 1919-20
250 1,5 | 1919-20 as an independent Church under the Patriarch of Antioch,
251 1,5 | this independent Ukrainian Church, as well as the Ukrainian
252 1,5 | as the Ukrainian Orthodox Church in Canada. In 1949, Archbishop
253 1,5 | the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of America under Archbishop
254 1,5 | American Ukrainian Orthodox Church under Archbishop John (Theodorovich)
255 1,5 | independent Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the United States of
256 1,5 | The Ukrainian Orthodox Church in Canada, in spiritual
257 1,5 | with the Ukrainian Orthodox Church U.S.A., is headquartered
258 2 | 2. The Church Building and its Servers.~ ~
259 2,1 | to a calm harbor, so the Church, guided by Christ, carries
260 2,1 | circle, signifying that the Church of Christ shall exist for
261 2,1 | signifying a star, for the Church, like a star, guides a man
262 2,1 | basic dogmas of the Orthodox Church, as well as the general
263 2,1 | as the general use in the Church of the sacred number “seven”;
264 2,1 | early history of the Russian Church, especially in Kiev, the
265 2,1 | peculiar feature of Russian church architecture, while others
266 2,1 | tradition of a particular local Church. In the Russian Church,
267 2,1 | local Church. In the Russian Church, the most common form is
268 2,1 | symbolism of the Russian Church, the most common explanation
269 2,2 | interior of an Orthodox church is divided into several
270 2,2 | several parts. One enters the church through the Porch where,
271 2,2 | Penitents forbidden to enter the church proper) stood. From the
272 2,2 | and it is here that the Church Typikon specifies that penitential
273 2,2 | virtually disappeared in church architecture.~The main body
274 2,2 | architecture.~The main body of the church is the Nave, separated from
275 2,2 | extreme Eastern end of the church is found the Altar (or Sanctuary),
276 2,2 | use.~ ~A Russian Orthodox Church of the Most Usual Type. (
277 2,3 | prominent feature of an Orthodox church is the Iconostasis, consisting
278 2,3 | extreme Eastern end of the church (a tradition still preserved
279 2,3 | Holy Fathers envisioned the church building as consisting of
280 2,3 | 7th-8th Centuries), “the church is the earthly heaven where
281 2,3 | Savior is placed that of the church, i.e., an Icon of the Saint
282 2,3 | Event in whose honor the church has been named and dedicated.
283 2,4 | consecrated to the service of the Church are not permitted to enter.
284 2,4 | the Bishop. Later, as the Church expanded and the size of
285 2,4 | the Bishops of the early Church began to ordain Priests
286 2,4 | Table of every Orthodox church — the Antimension.~The Antimension
287 2,4 | the very foundation of the Church.~Printed on every Antimension
288 2,4 | without the Bishop there is no Church and through the Bishop comes
289 2,5 | the procession around the church at Holy Pascha can forget
290 2,5 | continuous ringing of all the church bells. In Pre-Revolutionary
291 2,5 | over the entrance to the church building, within which the
292 2,5 | of the Archpastor at the church or monastery. There are
293 2,5 | bell-ringing in the Russian Church: The Announcement (Blagovest —
294 2,5 | there be a Molieben on the church or monastery Feast Day,
295 2,5 | Cross to the center of the church.~This mode of ringing is
296 2,5 | Altar to the center of the church, and also at the Great Doxology
297 2,5 | is carried out around the church. (When the procession re-enters
298 2,5 | procession re-enters the church, the Peal follows.) Chain-Ringing
299 2,5 | of the deceased from the church for burial and is known
300 2,6 | meaning in the Christian Church, and no Christian service
301 2,6 | example of the Old Testament Church, the lighting of candles
302 2,6 | included in the New Testament Church's services.~The Acts of
303 2,6 | Resurrection.~The Fathers of the Church also witnessed to the spiritual
304 2,6 | decreed that in the Orthodox Church, the holy Icons and relics,
305 2,6 | the procession around the church, in memory of the Myrrh-bearers
306 2,6 | of a new member into the Church of Christ.~At the betrothal
307 2,6 | candles before they enter the church to receive the Sacrament
308 2,6 | with the blessing of the Church. At the Sacrament of Holy
309 2,6 | person is brought in the church, four candles are placed
310 2,6 | Icon in the middle of the church to remind us of the birth
311 2,6 | lampadas are lit at all Church services, all with a wide
312 2,6 | too, lit candles in the church are also an expression of
313 2,6 | spiritual triumph of the Church. The candles, by their burning,
314 2,7 | Church Servers and Their Vestments.~
315 2,7 | Vestments.~In the Orthodox Church there are three “Major Orders” —
316 2,7 | specific functions in the Church and all have distinctive
317 2,7 | bestowed upon a minister of the Church. [The Mitre is sometimes
318 3,1 | and praises offered by the Church, once every twenty-four
319 3,1 | on the first day of the Church Year — September 1. These
320 3,1 | on the first day of the Church Year — September 1. These
321 3,1 | the basis for Orthodox Church music) and each Week has
322 3,1 | Among the feasts of the Church Year, a place of special
323 3,2 | Vespers.~The Church invites all her faithful
324 3,2 | Priest censes the entire church, signifying that at the
325 3,2 | since the lamps in the church were lit at the setting
326 3,2 | by a censing of the whole church and the singing of Psalms
327 3,2 | is always present in the church and particularly enlightens
328 3,2 | Solemnly and joyously the Church glorifies the humble event
329 3,2 | celebrated in the porch of the church or on the steps, or sometimes
330 3,2 | sometimes in the back of the church itself. In ancient times
331 3,2 | return to the center of the church.~When the singing of the
332 3,2 | multiply them. In the early Church, when the All-Night Vigil
333 3,2 | depicting the flourishing of the Church after Christ's Coming to
334 3,2 | Altar and censes the whole church and the faithful. This reminds
335 3,2 | around the inside of the church typifies the return of the
336 3,2 | stand in the middle of the church. The Magnifications are
337 3,2 | war against God and His Church shall be put to shame by
338 3,2 | His Disciples. Thus, the Church, by the reading of the Gospel
339 3,2 | stand in the center of the church and if it be a Feast, the
340 3,2 | singing of the Canons. The Church has appointed to be sung
341 3,2 | Canons of the Holy Orthodox Church, is inspired by the Biblical
342 3,2 | soleas into the center of the church to repeat the Irmos of the
343 3,2 | out into the center of the church to sing them (Greek: Exapostilarion —
344 3,2 | the day without sin. In Church time, the 1st Hour corresponds
345 3,3 | one day.~Upon entering the church before the Divine Liturgy
346 3,3 | and Anna, the Saint whose church it is, the Saint of the
347 3,3 | the Lamb, depicting the Church Militant and Triumphant,
348 3,3 | Sanctuary (the main body of the Church) and signaled the beginning
349 3,3 | ancient rules of the Jerusalem Church of the Resurrection and
350 3,3 | the Resurrection and the Church of St. Sophia in Constantinople,
351 3,3 | joining there the Saints, the Church glorifies those Saints or
352 3,3 | mercy on us!” According to Church Tradition, the origin of
353 3,3 | was adopted by the Holy Church.~Through the singing of
354 3,3 | singing of this prayer, the Church arouses believers to a spiritual
355 3,3 | sufficiently prepared by the early Church to behold the Holy Mysteries
356 3,4 | In the early days of the Church, during this Entrance all
357 3,4 | offerings for the use of the Church were mentioned by name.
358 3,4 | expanded form, by the Russian Church. The Greeks retain only
359 3,4 | during difficult times in the Church's history, during the heretical
360 3,4 | Priest summons all in the church to elevate their hearts
361 3,4 | meaning invocation). In it the Church confesses her faith in the
362 3,4 | the Prayer. In the Russian Church, the Troparion of the Third
363 3,4 | commemorates the members of the Church, in whose behalf the Holy
364 3,4 | This is a prayer for the Church in her earthly activity
365 3,4 | commemoration of the members of the Church.~Immediately after this
366 3,4 | them full members of the Church of Christ. The approaching
367 3,6 | the patronal feast of a church or monastery falls on a
368 3,6 | by a censing of the whole church, Entrance with either the
369 3,6 | dismissal. [In the ancient Church, among the Catechumens there
370 3,7 | Orthodox Faith, our singing in church is meant to be an Icon of
371 3,7 | simply said. The Orthodox Church's tradition is to offer
372 3,7 | it is the way we pray in church when we assemble together
373 3,7 | essential prayer-book of the Church — in essence, is a song-book.
374 3,7 | in singing.~At first the Church melodies were probably very
375 3,7 | chant.~Russian Orthodox church music has its particularly
376 3,7 | composer-conductors and their church choirs of the choral tradition.~
377 3,7 | already a great interest among Church musicians to return to the
378 3,7 | among serious students of Church music more and more is sacred
379 3,7 | identity as the Orthodox Church.~Indeed, what must be understood
380 3,7 | worship. What is singing in Church supposed to do? A sacred
381 3,8 | Profession, Consecration of a Church, Blessing of Waters, etc.).~ ~
382 3,8 | frequent use. In the Russian Church, there is also an abbreviated
383 3,8 | three main cycles of the Church Year: 1) the Weekly Cycle —
384 3,8 | governing every aspect of the Church services and their celebration
385 3,8 | throughout the year. According to Church Tradition, the Typikon was
386 3,8 | Greek-speaking Churches. The Church of Russia, as well as, for
387 3,8 | most part, the Orthodox Church in America, still adheres
388 3,9 | down into the center of the church to sing it. These are found
389 3,1 | is placed in the Orthodox Church on fasting; if one should
390 3,1 | seasons and days of the Church calendar, he would find
391 3,1 | many of the Saints of the Church were especially noted for
392 3,1 | accordance with the canons of the Church, since it consists in the
393 3,3 | Triodion, are dependent on the Church's cycle of feasts and fasts.
394 3,3 | the Patronal Feast of a Church or Monastery. Wine and oil
395 3,4 | Lord-is the climax of the Church's liturgical year and is
396 3,4 | festival of the Christian Church. On it Our Lord and Savior
397 3,4 | bright joy of Pascha, the Church has ordained a lengthy period
398 3,4 | Week. In addition, the Holy Church prescribed three weeks of
399 3,4 | Cheesefare. In all, the Orthodox Church prescribes ten weeks of
400 3,5 | calculated by the Orthodox Church, vary from those calculated
401 3,5 | next between the Orthodox Church and the Western Churches
402 3,6 | the final triumph of the Church over the iconoclasts and
403 3,6 | Ladder is appointed by the Church to be read during Great
404 3,7 | of Passion Week, the Holy Church celebrates the bright festivals
405 3,7 | branches in the Russian Church) in remembrance of that
406 3,7 | Shroud in the center of the church and culminates in a solemn
407 3,7 | the Holy Shroud around the church. On Holy Saturday (according
408 3,7 | remember that in the ancient Church the Catechumens were baptized
409 3,7 | assemble in the now-darkened church for the reading of the Acts
410 3,8 | festive procession circles the church three times with the singing
411 3,8 | closed outer doors of the church, the Priest exclaims the
412 3,8 | Faithful now re-enter the church and the singing of the Paschal
413 3,8 | Indeed, He is risen!” The church is filled with the Faithful
414 3,8 | The Artos.~In the Orthodox Church it is the custom for a single
415 3,8 | Artos is carried around the church in solemn procession. On
416 3,8 | Apostles', the Fathers of the Church made it their custom to
417 3,8 | invisibly present in His church always, to the close of
418 3,9 | other at home, at work, in church, etc., greet each other
419 4 | Feasts of the Orthodox Church.~ ~
420 4,1 | Great Feast to fall in the Church Year is the Nativity of
421 4,1 | holiness that the Orthodox Church holds precious and venerates —
422 4,2 | Most-Holy Theotokos, the Church celebrates the Exaltation
423 4,2 | Jesus Christ to erect a new church, to cleanse all of the places
424 4,2 | people standing by. Later the Church of the Holy Sepulcher was
425 4,3 | Fast (Advent), the Holy Church celebrates the Feast of
426 4,3 | the Inner Tradition of the Church, the Entrance into the Temple
427 4,3 | detailed to protect her.”~In Church Tradition, however, is preserved
428 4,3 | Most-Holy Theotokos, the Church, from ancient times, instituted
429 4,3 | Palestine, she erected a church in honor of the Entrance
430 4,4 | generally celebrated in the Church. First mention of the Feast
431 4,4 | ultimately chosen by the Church as the date of the Nativity
432 4,4 | centuries before, and as the Church proclaims at the Great Compline
433 4,5 | attendance of the whole family in Church at the Nativity Vigil and
434 4,6 | greatest Feast of the Orthodox Church, predating even the Nativity
435 4,6 | commemoration of this event, the Church, on January 5, the Eve of
436 4,6 | Blessing of Waters in the church itself, and on January 6,
437 4,6 | site prepared outside the church (preferably a river or lake).~
438 4,7 | race, Creator of the New Church and of the New Testament,
439 4,7 | bringing our children to church like the Most-Pure Virgin
440 4,7 | being made members of the Church, take their first steps
441 4,9 | high mountain (according to Church Tradition, Mt. Tabor) to
442 4,0 | the Inner Tradition of the Church, this event was mystery
443 4,0 | the faithful within the Church.~True believers know that
444 4,0 | the Inner Tradition of the Church, the Dormition of the Most-Holy
445 4,0 | time they taught the Holy Church to believe that the Immaculate
446 4,0 | opened for him, so that the Church, in this way, might believe
447 4,0 | same Apostle's unbelief the Church had come to believe in the
448 4,1 | before Pascha, the Holy Church celebrates the Entrance
449 4,1 | in the Russian Orthodox Church, branches from the pussy
450 4,2 | Eph. 4:8). This is why the Church repeatedly proclaims: “Clap
451 4,3 | Day after Pascha, the Holy Church celebrates the Feast of
452 4,4 | miraculous structure of Christ's Church is built.~The Resurrection
453 4,4 | 13-26).~The Holy Orthodox Church triumphs, exults and rejoices,
454 4,4 | Triumph of Triumphs, the Holy Church exults in her love for her
455 4,4 | Most-Holy Theotokos (Russian Church only), and The Synaxis of
456 4,5 | prayer. They thronged to the Church of Blachernae (where was
457 4,5 | their arms in battle, the church was filled with hymns and
458 4,5 | night they prayed in the church, while outside, the Christian
459 4,5 | everyone of their vision in the church, seeing the Holy Virgin
460 4,5 | to be celebrated by the Church. In the Feast of the Protection
461 4,6 | In the theology of the Church, the angels are seen as
462 4,6 | in the beginnings of the Church.~In addition, the Church
463 4,6 | Church.~In addition, the Church teaches that everyone is
464 4,6 | In the tradition of the Church, the names of these angels,
465 4,6 | commemorated by name in the Church Calendar on November 8 are:
466 4,9 | the 4th Century on, the Church of Rome has celebrated the
467 4,9 | the usage of the Universal Church. Spiritually the Feast is
468 4,9 | important Apostles of the early Church were Peter and Paul and,
469 4,9 | and Paul and, according to Church Tradition, they were both
470 4,9 | important questions in the Church, it was a Church council
471 4,9 | in the Church, it was a Church council that decided them,
472 4,0 | his Beheading, the Holy Church has decreed a day of strict
473 5 | almost from the birth of the Church. As the word monastic implies (
474 5 | supervision of the Primate of the Church (who is often called, in
475 5 | houses surrounding a small church, in which the Divine Liturgy
476 5 | celebrated in common in the Skete church. As in the idiorrhythmic
477 5 | essentially communal? Why does the Church even seem to discourage
478 5,1 | unclothed in the Narthex of the church as though about to be baptized
479 5,2 | fathers and ascetics of the Church divided monasticism into
480 6,1 | characteristics of the Holy Orthodox Church is its changelessness, its
481 6,1 | continuity with the ancient Church. This idea of living continuity
482 6,1 | Timothy Ware, The Orthodox Church, p.204].~We take special
483 6,1 | is not only kept by the Church — it lives in the Church,
484 6,1 | Church — it lives in the Church, it is the life of the Holy
485 6,1 | of the Holy Spirit in the Church” [The Orthodox Church, p.
486 6,1 | the Church” [The Orthodox Church, p.206]. Thus Tradition
487 6,1 | we must live within the Church, we must be conscious of
488 6,1 | the Catholicity of the Church,” in The Church of God,
489 6,1 | Catholicity of the Church,” in The Church of God, pp. 64-5].~ ~
490 6,2 | prayers of the Orthodox Church. It was composed, through
491 6,2 | Trinity.~The Holy Orthodox Church made a decisive stand to
492 6,2 | Catholic, and Apostolic Church.~(10) I acknowledge
493 6,3 | World.~The Fathers of the Church included in the Creed the
494 6,3 | Divine Revelation, the Holy Church teaches us to believe in
495 6,4 | Providence He preserves His Church, in which He is present
496 6,4 | Truth. Therefore Christ's Church cannot sin in Truth, for
497 6,5 | Spirit.~The Holy Orthodox Church confesses the Holy Spirit
498 6,5 | Indivisible Trinity. The Church confirmed her hope and faith
499 6,5 | the Trinity.~The Orthodox Church has always preserved and
500 6,5 | unaltered the Undivided Church's teaching on the Holy Spirit'
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