Chapter, Paragraph
1 1,2| priests and rites. Jesus Christ, the founder and the Head
2 1,2| that, immediately after Christ’s ascension to Heaven, a
3 1,3| faith in the things which Christ the Saviour taught us and
4 1,3| express our belief that Christ hath sanctified our soul
5 2,1| of the Resurrection of Christ,” “of the Holy Apostles,
6 2,1| community of believers in Christ, Christian churches made
7 2,1| represented the Cross of Christ by the sign T; sometimes
8 2,1| seeing in this a semblance of Christ, Who is the rock of salvation
9 2,1| saved. Frequently again, Christ was represented in the shape
10 2,1| Yios, Soter,” i.e., “Jesus Christ, Son of God, Saviour.” Still
11 2,2| the Church, governed by Christ, saves men from drowning
12 2,2| salvation through faith in Christ crucified, for Whose sake
13 2,2| token that the Church of Christ (i.e., the community of
14 2,2| of those who believe in Christ) shall exist through all
15 2,2| unite the faithful with Christ, for the circle is the emblem
16 2,2| Christians has only one head — Christ; three cupolas are erected
17 2,2| Most-Holy Trinity; five point to Christ and the four Evangelists,
18 2,2| left for us descriptions of Christ’s life; while seven indicate
19 2,2| thirteen crests signify Christ and His twelve Apostles.
20 2,4| of the Body and Blood of Christ. The altar is made square
21 2,4| made square in token that Christ’s doctrine and sacrament
22 2,4| Cross and the preparation of Christ’s body for interment. This
23 2,4| laid there as a sign of Christ’s victory over the devil
24 2,4| which contains the Word of Christ, by following which we may
25 2,4| without the representation of Christ crucified; sometimes only
26 2,4| which is a representation of Christ Saviour (mostly of the Resurrection),
27 2,4| Matthew describes Jesus Christ principally as the Son of
28 2,4| Evangelist Mark represented Christ as the One “Sent of God,”
29 2,4| because he represented Christ as the Saviour of all mankind,
30 2,4| Apostles the lofty doctrine of Christ as the Son of God; hence
31 2,4| Holy Gifts (the Body of Christ, saturated with His Blood),
32 2,4| sides of it: on one side Christ giving to six apostles His
33 2,4| bread, and on the other side Christ giving communion to the
34 2,5| bread cut out in memory of Christ, the Mother of God and the
35 2,5| been taken in memory of Christ; the top of it is stamped
36 2,5| the Body and Blood of Christ — is administered to communicants.~
37 2,7| the King of Glory, Jesus Christ, passes through them in
38 2,7| token that, in partaking of Christ’s Holy Sacrament, men are
39 2,7| representation of Jesus Christ — the subject of their preaching —
40 2,7| Such a presentation of Christ, bears the special name
41 2,7| may learn the history of Christ’s church and her doctrine.~
42 2,7| Christians, being the warriors of Christ’s kingdom, go forth to fight
43 2,7| events from the history of Christ’s church.~Over against the
44 2,9| indicates that in Jesus Christ are united two natures —
45 3,1| to form the name of Jesus Christ in Greek. To accomplish
46 3,2| should not merely carry Christ in their hearts, but also
47 3,2| preachers of the faith of Christ. Such Crosses, ornamented
48 4,2| these, in fulfillment of Christ’s command to break bread
49 4,3| follows: Sunday, to that of Christ’s rising from the dead;
50 4,3| consecrated to the Cross of Christ, as being the day of Judas’
51 4,6| former are: The Nativity of Christ (Christmas), 25th of December;
52 4,6| adoration of the Cross on which Christ was crucified, 14th of September.
53 4,6| that of the Nativity of Christ is called “the Synaxis of
54 4,6| the Sun of Righteousness, Christ our God, annulling the curse
55 4,6| openly, and she proclaimeth Christ unto all. To her, then,
56 4,6| the Sun of Righteousness, Christ our God, enlightening those
57 4,8| hymn of praise in honor of Christ, who came into the world,
58 4,8| by the remembrance that Christ, after His death, descended
59 4,8| midnight, in memory of Jesus Christ’s midnight prayer in the
60 4,8| on the Day of Judgment to Christ, who will come unexpectedly,
61 4,8| of the second coming of Christ and the Judgment, proclaiming
62 4,9| alone, but spiritual Light: Christ the Saviour. Therefore,
63 4,9| memories of the time when Christ appeared upon the earth,
64 4,9| glorification of the Incarnation of Christ: “God is the Lord and hath
65 4,9| an invitation to worship Christ and consists of the reading
66 4,9| commemorates the bringing of Christ before Pilate; that of the
67 4,9| commemorates Pilate’s judgment of Christ, the scourging and the mocking,
68 4,9| Sixth Hour commemorates Christ’s going forth to Golgotha,
69 4,9| Ninth ~Hour commemorates Christ’s Passion and death.~The
70 5,1| congregation to worship Christ, our God and King. In answer
71 5,2| Church), “the diaconate in Christ,” (the body of deacons), “
72 5,2| another and all our life unto Christ our God.”~In response to
73 5,5| Royal Gates signifies that Christ came in lowliness; the lighted
74 5,5| the Cross signifies that Christ hath opened to us the entrance
75 5,5| sing a hymn of praise to Christ, as being God. While this
76 5,5| heavenly, holy Father, O Jesus Christ: we, Having come to the
77 5,6| Supplication. — After glorifying Christ as God, we offer up our
78 5,6| and all our brethren in Christ; for the Christian army;
79 5,6| the dread judgment-seat of Christ.” In the concluding exclamation
80 6,2| increased, to signify that Christ, having come, is the Light
81 6,2| brief Doxologies in honor of Christ’s coming into the world,
82 6,2| remind us of the time when Christ already lived on the earth,
83 6,4| speak of the Resurrection of Christ and invite the faithful
84 6,6| are those that speak of Christ’s Resurrection and His apparition
85 6,6| sacred Book, as it were Christ Himself, and sing a hymn
86 6,6| being the living Word of Christ.~ “Having beheld the Resurrection
87 6,6| beheld the Resurrection of Christ, let us worship the holy
88 6,6| We worship Thy Cross, O Christ, and Thy holy Resurrection
89 6,6| faithful, let us worship Christ’s holy Resurrection; for
90 6,7| symbolizes the coming of Christ. The eirmos of this fourth
91 6,7| celebrates the Incarnation of Christ from the Virgin Mary in
92 6,7| of the canon celebrates Christ as the Light which delivers
93 6,7| now as the prototype of Christ, risen from the dead on
94 6,7| miraculous incarnation of Christ, and the Saviour is glorified
95 6,7| God and the Incarnation of Christ.~ In this manner the eirmoi
96 6,7| celebrate the coming of Christ in the words of the Old
97 6,8| praise: Blessed art Thou, O Christ God, Who hast been thus
98 6,8| the Light of the spirit — Christ Saviour, Who came into the
99 6,8| Only-begotten Son, Jesus Christ; and O Holy Spirit. O Lord
100 6,8| only art the Lord, Jesus Christ, to the glory of God the
101 7,1| memories of the life of Christ Saviour from His nativity
102 7,1| expresses our attitude to Christ for our salvation, and again
103 7,1| was instituted by Jesus Christ Himself. At the Last Supper
104 7,1| breaking of bread in memory of Christ, i.e., they celebrated the
105 7,1| indicating that in Jesus Christ two natures are united,
106 7,1| KA., signifying “Jesus Christ prevails.” Five loaves are
107 7,1| God, and Saviour, Jesus Christ”; then he cuts out a cube
108 7,1| the Lamb, and represents Christ, of whom the Paschal Lamb
109 7,1| Cross, remembering that Christ also, like unto a Lamb,
110 7,1| and the aër in token that Christ, from the first moment of
111 7,1| commemorate the Nativity of Jesus Christ, Who, from the first moment
112 7,1| and wast crucified, O Christ God, trampling down death
113 7,1| This is the name given to Christ’s sayings about them that
114 7,1| usage, and as an allusion to Christ’s coming and bringing the
115 7,1| without which the teaching of Christ would be as unintelligible,
116 7,1| Gospel the faithful see Christ Himself, Who came into the
117 7,1| worship, and fall down before Christ; O Son of God, Who didst
118 7,1| days of the Nativity of Christ, of the Epiphany, on Lazarus’
119 7,1| have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ. Alleluia.”
120 7,1| into Christ have put on Christ. Alleluia.” The reason for
121 7,1| After hearing the word of Christ Saviour, all present offer
122 7,1| ascension and second coming of Christ the Saviour, and pray that
123 7,1| memory of the burial of Christ, Who received death for
124 7,1| them, vividly recalling Christ as He, of His own free will,
125 7,1| proclaims the resurrection of Christ, Who accepted death on the
126 7,1| grace of our Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God the
127 7,1| with which the Jews met Christ on the occasion of His festive
128 7,1| utters the words, in which Christ instituted the Sacrament
129 7,1| the passion and death of Christ, respond, “Amen.”~ Then
130 7,1| priest, in fulfillment of Christ’s command, to “do this in
131 7,1| into the Body and Blood of Christ. All who are present in
132 7,1| and of our Saviour Jesus Christ be with you all,” and with
133 7,1| holy, One is Lord, Jesus Christ, to the glory of God the
134 7,1| Uniting the Body and Blood of Christ, the priest remembers the
135 7,1| remembers the resurrection of Christ from the dead, and, by the
136 7,1| Body then of the Blood of Christ, after which the remaining
137 7,1| prostration, remembering Christ who rose from the dead and
138 7,1| confess that Thou truly the Christ, the Son of the living God;
139 7,1| receive the Body and Blood of Christ out of the spoon from the
140 7,1| as it were the side of Christ Himself. As he gives the
141 7,1| and God and Saviour, Jesus Christ, unto the remission of sins
142 7,1| become mystically united to Christ, he is now a child of God,
143 7,1| Receive ye the Body of Christ, taste ye of the fountain
144 7,1| people have received through Christ: “We have seen the true
145 7,1| remembering the ascension of Christ to Heaven.~ ~(D). Conclusion
146 7,1| Giving Thanks.~ Having adored Christ manifested for the last
147 7,1| life-giving fearful Mysteries of Christ, let us worthily give thanks
148 7,1| has been cut in memory of Christ, and is called Antidóron,
149 8,1| mother of the God-man, Jesus Christ.~ Troparion of the Feast. — “
150 8,1| the Son of Righteousness, Christ our God, annulling the curse
151 8,1| precious Cross on which Christ Saviour was crucified, and
152 8,1| because, when the Cross of Christ was found, it was elevated, “
153 8,1| exalting of the Cross of Christ was a triumph of the Christian
154 8,1| northern door, in token that Christ, although invested with
155 8,1| memory of the Passion of Christ, and as a token that the
156 8,1| Christian should follow after Christ by the road of suffering,
157 8,1| God through the power of Christ.~ Troparion of the feast. — “
158 8,1| openly, and she proclaimeth Christ unto all. To her then with
159 8,1| The Nativity of Jesus Christ.~ Of all the twelve great
160 8,1| that of the Nativity of Christ (25th of December), is celebrated
161 8,1| Christmas canon are sung: “Christ is born, give ye glory;
162 8,1| is born, give ye glory; Christ from heaven, meet ye Him.
163 8,1| from heaven, meet ye Him. Christ is on earth, be ye exalted.
164 8,1| consecrated to the memory of Christ’s forefathers in the flesh.~
165 8,1| the most important days of Christ’s earthly life, — on the
166 8,1| by the “glorification of Christ:” a lighted candle is placed
167 8,1| symbolizing the light of Christ, and the celebrants, standing
168 8,1| Nativity.— “Thy Nativity, O Christ our God, hath shined upon
169 8,1| The Baptism of Jesus Christ.~ The feast of the Baptism
170 8,1| at the baptism of Jesus Christ the Trinity was present
171 8,1| certainty of the word. O Christ our God, Who hast appeared,
172 8,1| the day of the Nativity of Christ. The vigil is a day of fast
173 8,1| Forerunner, John the Baptizer of Christ.”*~ The special feature
174 8,1| The Meeting of Jesus Christ.~ According to the Law of
175 8,1| sacrifice of two doves. Christ was met in the Temple by
176 8,1| die until he had seen the Christ. By divine revelation Symeon
177 8,1| glorified God, and spoke about Christ to all who were awaiting
178 8,1| the Sun of Righteousness, Christ our God, enlightening those
179 8,1| transfigured on the mountain, O Christ our God, showing to Thy
180 8,1| the All-merciful Saviour, Christ God and the Holy Virgin
181 8,2| other, Sunday, to that of Christ’s entry into Jerusalem.
182 8,2| beheld the Resurrection of Christ...” penitential troparia
183 8,2| handwriting of our sins, O Christ God, and save us.” — Of
184 8,2| mortify our carnal mind, O Christ God, and save us.”~ ~The
185 8,2| the words: “the Light of Christ shineth upon all,” in token
186 8,2| saved by faith in the coming Christ as we are saved by faith
187 8,2| we are saved by faith in Christ come. At this moment the
188 8,2| moment the faithful worship Christ, the light of Truth, with
189 8,2| worship with a prostration Christ, Who passed before them
190 8,2| holy, One is Lord, Jesus Christ, to the glory of God the
191 8,2| manifested the divine might of Christ, and prepared His solemn
192 8,2| beheld the Resurrection of Christ,” while the prayers for
193 8,2| commemorates the solemn entry of Christ into Jerusalem, and is one
194 8,2| the common Resurrection, O Christ God, Thou didst raise up
195 8,2| fully the entire life of Christ, the Church prescribes to
196 8,2| feet, the Mystical Supper, Christ’s praying in the garden
197 8,2| the Gospel, telling how Christ, at the Mystical Supper,
198 8,2| emblematic of mercy, the wine of Christ’s Blood, the perfumes symbolize
199 8,2| our God and Saviour, Jesus Christ, be with you all!” the consecration
200 8,2| commemorate the Passion of Christ. Matins begin at the second
201 8,2| which narrate the Passion of Christ, beginning with His last
202 8,2| passions of Our Lord Jesus Christ” — familiarly “the Passions.”
203 8,2| Gospels all have reference to Christ’s Passion. Vespers begin
204 8,2| John, of the Passion of Christ, from the conference of
205 8,2| or tapestry) representing Christ entombed, in memory of the
206 8,2| the Cross of the body of Christ. This ceremony takes place
207 8,2| it and kiss the wounds of Christ, in the side, the hands
208 8,2| commemorating the entombing of Christ alternate during the Liturgy
209 8,2| passion and resurrection of Christ. The lesson from the Apostle
210 8,2| are entombed together with Christ. Before the Gospel lesson,
211 8,2| Gospel reading tells of Christ rising from the dead. Instead
212 8,2| Paschal festival, in memory of Christ’s forty days’ sojourn on
213 8,3| honor of the Resurrection of Christ. This feast is called the
214 8,3| first-born with death. Now Christ, in dying on the Cross for
215 8,3| expressed in the troparion “Christ is risen from the dead,
216 8,3| singing: “Thy Resurrection, O Christ Saviour, the angels hymn
217 8,3| intending to anoint the body of Christ with myrrh. It stops at
218 8,3| to this the troparion, “Christ is risen,” is sung many
219 8,3| with the mutual greeting “Christ is risen!” — “Truly He is
220 8,3| not of the Resurrection of Christ, but of His pre-eternal
221 8,3| of His Divinity, because Christ, by His Resurrection, manifested
222 8,3| drawn aside, in token that Christ, by His resurrection, hath
223 8,3| Paschal Liturgy in memory of Christ risen, Who is “the Bread
224 8,3| their meals in memory of Christ, when He had ascended to
225 8,3| received through the Blood of Christ the Saviour.~ ~ ~
226 8,4| commemorated the Ascension of Christ into Heaven.~ The substance
227 8,4| hast ascended in glory, O Christ our God, having gladdened
228 8,4| Spirit upon the disciples of Christ. It is called the feast
229 8,4| Blessed art Thou, O Christ our God, Who hast shown
230 9,1| a person who believes in Christ, does, through immersion,
231 9,1| token of its covenant with Christ, as a pledge that it may
232 9,1| man, after the image of Christ; that he aspires from darkness
233 9,1| awaits illumination from Christ. The priest breathes thrice
234 9,1| blessing in the name of Christ betokens separation from
235 9,1| Declaration of the desire to join Christ, the Profession of Faith,
236 9,1| the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, and prays that God may
237 9,1| thou unite thyself unto Christ?” he answers, “I do.” The
238 9,1| thou united thyself unto Christ?” He answers, “I have.”
239 9,1| his readiness to live with Christ and his profession of faith,
240 9,1| member of the Kingdom of Christ, “Bow down also before Him.”
241 9,1| death and resurrection of Christ our God...” The priest then
242 9,1| expelled by the name of Jesus Christ.~ The water being consecrated,
243 9,1| good olive tree, which is Christ. As man dies in baptism
244 9,1| burial and, as a soldier of Christ — as a preparation to the
245 9,1| immersed, he is entombed with Christ; when lifted out of the
246 9,1| symbol of walking after Christ. During the robing, a troparion
247 9,1| light as with a garment, O Christ our God, plenteous in mercy.”~
248 9,1| is needed to follow after Christ and preserve the soul’s
249 9,1| the strength to live in Christ.~ The priest now walks three
250 9,1| have been baptized into Christ, have put on Christ.” The
251 9,1| into Christ, have put on Christ.” The circumambulation of
252 9,1| Christian has been joined with Christ forever.~ The Order of the
253 9,1| of the Sacrament by Jesus Christ.~ ~Note 1st. — Of baptism
254 9,1| the name of our Lord Jesus Christ and of the Spirit of our
255 9,1| having renounced the faith of Christ and adopted paganism, Mohammedanism,
256 9,1| Judaism, etc., again return to Christ.~ ~
257 9,3| body called, “the Church of Christ,” the Head of which is Christ,
258 9,3| Christ,” the Head of which is Christ, and the members are all
259 9,3| members are all who believe in Christ. Therefore, as every human
260 9,3| brought by the women for Christ’s entombing, while the red
261 9,3| wine signifies the Blood of Christ, shed for our salvation.~
262 9,4| and being saved; for Jesus Christ gave to His disciples the
263 9,4| sins in the name of Jesus Christ, if they judged that their
264 9,4| is invisibly absolved by Christ Himself. Hence the rite
265 9,4| sins in the name of Jesus Christ.~ After hearing the preliminary
266 9,4| sins in the name of Jesus Christ, blesses him, and utters
267 9,4| Our Lord and God, Jesus Christ, by His grace and the bountifulness
268 9,5| Sacraments and tend the flock of Christ, i.e., to govern a Christian
269 9,5| saved.” — “Glory to Thee, Christ God, the Apostles’ boast
270 9,5| Lord God and Saviour, Jesus Christ.” — This ceremony indicates
271 9,5| though it were the hand of Christ Saviour, and hold it there.
272 9,5| the image of the union of Christ with the Church, the conjugal
273 9,5| perfect as that which unites Christ and his Church is invoked
274 9,5| newly-wed; the Gospel tells of Christ’s presence at the marriage
275 9,6| grace of God is given us for Christ’s sake, who shed His blood
276 9,6| him with the grace of Thy Christ.” After the seventh anointment,
277 9,6| text downward, as it were Christ’s own hand, upon the patient’
278 10,1| on the Gospel adds: “Here Christ is present invisibly. Behold!
279 10,1| to him: “From the hand of Christ thou didst receive them.
280 10,1| represented the Cross of Christ with the spear, the reed,
281 10,1| taken on himself the yoke of Christ and must control his passions
282 10,1| token that he is to follow Christ. Over these the monk puts
283 10,1| have been baptized into Christ, have put on Christ”; then
284 10,1| into Christ, have put on Christ”; then readings — from the
285 10,1| reminded of the words of Christ, that whoever would follow
286 10,1| of his Cross in following Christ; 4) instead of the flat-topped
287 10,2| canon to our Lord Jesus Christ and to His Immaculate Mother.
288 10,2| God and in the mercy of Christ. The canon ends with a prayer
289 10,2| on which are represented Christ, His Mother and John the
290 10,2| deceased, as a warrior of Christ, contended on earth for
291 10,2| the deceased’s faith in Christ and his wish to be admitted
292 10,2| shelter of the Church of Christ.~ ~The Reading of the Psalter
293 10,2| await the second coming of Christ, the Sun of Truth. While
294 10,2| third day, we pray that Christ, Who rose from the dead
295 10,2| fortieth day we beseech Christ that He Who endured temptation
296 11 | that the King of Glory, Christ, invisibly crowneth thee,
297 11 | a portion of the Body of Christ, then lets him partake of
298 11 | partake of the Blood of Christ from the chalice. The Empress
299 11 | instance, on the spot where Christ rose form the dead was built
300 11 | narrative of the earthly life of Christ our Saviour, and His teachings.
301 11 | News.” The description of Christ’s earthly life is thus named,
302 11 | they hoped to reach through Christ, Who suffered for the sins
303 11 | receive salvation.~ *Christ is represented in royal
304 11 | with the mutual greeting: “Christ is in the midst of us” — “
305 11 | besides, many forgot that Christ is in their midst at this
306 11 | and were the prototype of Christ. But the blood of the New
307 11 | Testament is the Blood of Christ, shed for our salvation.
308 11 | transmuted into the Blood of Christ, therefore the New testament
309 11 | brothers, as the prototype of Christ, and in the barren fig tree,
310 11 | the sinful woman anointed Christ’s feet with myrrh.~ *
311 11 | of the visible sojourn of Christ upon earth after His resurrection,
312 11 | The third hymn glorifies Christ, the Apostles’ boast and
313 11 | the newly-espoused that Christ should be their glory and
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