Chapter, Paragraph
1 1,1 | The Nature of Divine Service.~By “Divine Service” the
2 1,1 | Divine Service.~By “Divine Service” the Orthodox Christian
3 1,1 | the Holy Spirit.~Divine service is private or domestic when
4 1,2 | The Origin of Divine Service.~Divine service made its
5 1,2 | of Divine Service.~Divine service made its appearance on earth
6 1,2 | previous to Moses, divine service was of the private, domestic
7 1,2 | were appointed for divine service, and a ritual was instituted
8 2,1 | assemble there for divine service. In large cities there frequently
9 2,1 | time they performed divine service in garments of the ordinary
10 2,3 | Sanctuary, where divine service is performed; 2) the Chapel
11 2,4 | those who perform divine service, the eastern part of the
12 2,4 | portion, in order that the service be heard by all present,
13 2,4 | Persons not consecrated to the service of the church are not permitted
14 2,4 | used to assemble for divine service on or by the tombs of martyrs,
15 2,5 | Christians for the divine service are received. This chapel
16 2,8 | after the end of divine service. In some monasteries the
17 2,10| important item of divine service is the burning and swinging
18 2,11| call the faithful to divine service, to express the triumph
19 2,11| the principal acts of the service to those Christians who
20 2,11| before the beginning of the service, to announce that it is
21 3,1 | successors of the Apostles in the service and government of the Church;
22 3,1 | regard to public divine service, bishops are the chiefs
23 3,1 | beginning of every public divine service, perform all the sacraments
24 3,1 | the Lord. At public divine service he, by the priest’s blessing,
25 3,1 | to ring the bells. During service they bring out the candlesticks
26 3,2 | while performing divine service, the same kind of garments
27 3,2 | white, in token that church service demands holiness and purity.
28 3,2 | cannot officiate at any service whatever. Holding one end
29 3,2 | sheepskin even during divine service, laying it aside at the
30 3,2 | adopted it during divine service; but in the course of time
31 3,2 | headdress during divine service. That of the bishops, archimandrites,
32 3,2 | above a city. During divine service, the bishop stands on such
33 4,2 | called the “Pro-Liturgy Service.” Thus was formed a daily
34 4,5 | greatest changes in the service occur on great feast-days
35 4,6 | the Epiphany there is a service in honor of St. John the
36 4,7 | offices of the daily divine service were performed separately,
37 4,7 | three services: the evening service, consisting of the offices
38 4,7 | Compline; — the morning service, consisting of the Midnight
39 4,7 | First Hour; — and the midday service, consisting of the offices
40 4,7 | in some monasteries this service, beginning after sunset,
41 4,7 | the services: The morning service consists of the Midnight
42 4,7 | and First Hour; the midday service, of Third, Sixth, and Ninth
43 4,7 | Liturgy; and the evening service, of Compline.~ ~
44 4,8 | them spiritual mercies. The service ends with the Lord’s Prayer,
45 4,8 | God-bearer. Thus the Vespers service is replete with memories
46 4,8 | coming.~Compline is the service before retiring to rest.
47 4,8 | the image of death, this service is permeated with the thought
48 4,9 | Therefore, this entire service is filled with memories
49 4,9 | unrecognized by nearly all men. The service of Matins is divided into
50 4,9 | All-Night Vigil is the name of a service composed of Vespers and
51 5,1 | The Beginning.~The service begins with the glorification
52 5,2 | holy temple (wherein the service is performed), and for them
53 5,2 | national Church under which the service is being held); for our
54 5,3 | divide one portion of the service from the next.~ ~
55 5,4 | person or event to whom the service is consecrated, and assuring
56 5,6 | the meaning of the entire service, and therefore, refers to
57 5,6 | emphatically singled out of the service: The deacon calls out, “
58 5,6 | holy Temple (in which the service is performed), and of all
59 5,8 | partake of these gifts.” The service concludes with a blessing
60 6,3 | The second part of the service, consisting of glorifications
61 6,6 | were blessed earlier in the service, the brow of the faithful
62 6,6 | this whole portion of the service is sometimes called “Polyeleos.”
63 6,6 | Thence the expression “a service with the Polyeleos” signifies
64 6,7 | In order to shorten the service, it is usual to sing only
65 6,7 | canon ends that part of the service which is devoted to commemorating
66 6,9 | Vigil. — The daily Vespers service differs from that performed
67 6,9 | the Loaves. — The Vespers service is followed by the Small
68 6,9 | Compline.~ The daily Matins service begins with two Psalms,
69 6,9 | order of the daily Matins service there are the following
70 6,9 | differences from the same service as performed at a feast-vigil:~
71 7,1 | the name to that church service during which the Sacrament
72 7,1 | Heaven, because at this service gifts are offered to God
73 7,1 | fourth century, a.D., the service of the Liturgy was written
74 7,1 | identical.~ The Liturgy being a service connected with a Sacrament,
75 7,1 | combined with the Vespers service.~The service of the Liturgy
76 7,1 | the Vespers service.~The service of the Liturgy is divided
77 7,1 | is then recited. If the service includes prayers for deliverance
78 7,1 | allusion is preserved in the service, to remind the faithful
79 7,1 | and the conclusion of the service.~ ~(A). Preparation of the
80 7,1 | this solemn instant of the service, join their prayers of thanksgiving
81 7,1 | D). Conclusion of the Service~ ~Giving Thanks.~ Having
82 7,1 | an epitome of the entire service. He prays that the Lord
83 7,1 | and love for mankind.” The service ends with a prayerful wish
84 7,1 | substituted for the Liturgy. This service begins with the singing,
85 8,1 | chief peculiarity of the service is that, on the vigil of
86 8,1 | The Liturgy or the Vespers service is followed by the “glorification
87 8,1 | in the year 1812. This service would conclude with the
88 8,1 | The special feature of the service on the day of the Epiphany
89 8,1 | called “going to Jordan.” The service of blessing consists of
90 8,1 | in combination with this service. If the Annunciation falls
91 8,2 | of the living. The Matins service on this Saturday consists
92 8,2 | Liturgy, but only a Lenten service. The last day of the week,
93 8,2 | frequent prostrations. At every service the penitential prayer of
94 8,2 | being a joyful, triumphal service, it is celebrated during
95 8,2 | other days only the Typica service is performed. Yet, in order
96 8,2 | Presanctified Gifts. Such a Vespers service at which the faithful may
97 8,2 | prescribed for Lent. The evening service consists of Compline; the
98 8,2 | of Compline; the morning service of Matins and the First
99 8,2 | the First Hour; the noon service of the Third, Sixth and
100 8,2 | events commemorated in the service for the given Hour; 3) before
101 8,2 | thanksgiving for communion. This service is combined with that of
102 8,2 | at the end of the Vespers service, before the Holy Gifts are
103 8,2 | Until the Vespers entry, the service proceeds as usual, with
104 8,2 | general prayers of the Vespers service end with the Ectenia for
105 8,2 | special feature of the day’s service consists in this, that,
106 8,2 | perform before them a special service with singing, consisting
107 8,2 | path. At the end of the service, the deacon, in a loud voice,
108 8,2 | defenders of the faith. The service concludes with the proclamation
109 8,2 | and on Friday after the service of the Hours, when the Cross
110 8,2 | The Holy Thursday.~ The service of Holy Thursday commemorates
111 8,2 | Triodion and sticheræ. The service ends with the ectenia. During
112 8,2 | candles in their hands. This service is called “the succession
113 8,2 | day, (three p.m). At this service, after the introit, are
114 8,2 | with Vespers. As the latter service has reference to the next
115 8,2 | belonging to the Sunday service. After the evening entry,
116 8,2 | in the church. After the service begins the reading of the
117 8,2 | the bells, the midnight service begins, during which the
118 8,2 | Saturday is sung. When this service is concluded, the celebrants
119 8,3 | enters the church. The Matins service begins in the vestibule,
120 8,3 | Sepulcher. The entire Matins service consists of ecteniæ and
121 8,3 | at the end of the Matins service, and no Gospel is read at
122 8,4 | On the second Sunday the service is in honor of the Myrrh-bearing
123 8,4 | the Liturgy, and at this service three prayers are offered
124 9,1 | his angels, and all his service, and all his pomp?” he answers,
125 9,1 | consecrated themselves to the service of God, before Whom they
126 9,3 | for the foundation. The service begins with a moleben and
127 9,5 | devote himself forever to the service of the church. During this
128 9,5 | in his hands the Clergy Service Book (manual of church services).
129 9,5 | persons, when they enter the service of the Church, do not receive
130 9,5 | the bishop, during divine service, and as an indication that
131 9,5 | before the beginning of the service. With the golden ring he
132 9,5 | employed in military or civil service, from their superiors; —
133 9,6 | hands lighted candles.~ The service begins with the singing
134 10 | A moleben is a special service, in which prayers of thanksgiving
135 10 | Slavonic word signifying “a service of petition.”~ Molebens
136 10,2 | which means, “an all-night service.” But they are in reality
137 10,2 | Kingdom of Heaven. This service is an abbreviation of Matins.
138 10,2 | are pleasing to God. This service bears the name of an “all-night
139 10,2 | the name of an “all-night service,” because, in ancient times,
140 10,2 | from the house, a short service, called Litý is held — an
141 10,2 | censed all around during this service. The body of the departed
142 10,2 | around it.~ ~The Funeral Service. — The entire funeral rite
143 10,2 | written upon it.~ The funeral service ends with the singing of
144 10,2 | Grave. — When the funeral service is concluded, the coffin
145 10,2 | procession passes, the Litý service is performed. During the
146 10,2 | performed. During the funeral service five readings from the Epistles
147 10,2 | receiving baptism, the funeral service is performed after a special
148 10,2 | died unbaptized, no funeral service is performed, they not having
149 10,3 | Services.~ The Order of divine service, both public and private,
150 10,3 | of which give the daily service, and others the order of
151 10,3 | heading come: the Clergy Service Book, the Bishop’s Service
152 10,3 | Service Book, the Bishop’s Service Book, the Horologion, the
153 10,3 | the Typicon.~ The Clergy Service Book (Sluzhébnik) contains
154 10,3 | the deacon. The Bishop’s Service Book (Chinóvnik) is the
155 10,3 | canons. The Order of the service for each day of the year
156 11 | of the Hours. During this service, the imperial regalia are
157 11 | their Majesties”; (as at the service of the Royal Hours), after
158 11 | person in whose honor the service is performed, also n the
159 11 | also n the meaning of the service. Every service and every
160 11 | meaning of the service. Every service and every day has its own
161 11 | day’s feast.~ *If the service is done without the assistance
162 11 | to Friday inclusive, the service on the eve of the feast
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