Council,  Canon

  1   1    |            Licinius in his war on the Christians. ~Canon 13: Indulgence to
  2   1”,14|              faith, and are nominally Christians; accordingly, whatever the
  3   1”,19|               same manner as Orthodox Christians). But if some of them had
  4   1”,20|         ordains that inasmuch as some Christians bow their knee even on Sunday
  5   1”,20|             this holy Council for all Christians to offer their prayers to
  6   2    |              now read by all Orthodox Christians, as it is seen in this Second
  7   2”,2 |               order to bolster up the Christians in their faith. These churches,
  8   2”,7 |             rendered “treat as”) them Christians; on the second day, catechumens;
  9   2”,7 |               reception) we make them Christians, that is to say, in other
 10   2”,7 |              accept all the dogmas of Christians (while they are standing)
 11   4”,14|             XXXI of Laodicea commands Christians not to give their children (
 12   4”,14|           that they promise to become Christians. In addition, c. X of Laodicea,
 13   4”,17|            catholic union of Orthodox Christians situated therein had been
 14   4”,23|       disorder in the homes either of Christians who receive them or of fellow
 15   7”,1 |             wiped off the Roll of the Christians, as an alien person and
 16   7”,2 |           Church, for the security of Christians. Nevertheless today, as
 17   7”,12|             the common benefit of the Christians who are being pastured and
 18   7”,12|            and for the advancement of Christians to a state of greater perfection,
 19   7”,12|        scandal to Jews and Greeks and Christians. Just as I, says he, try
 20   7”,16|          serve the common need of the Christians then gathered together;
 21   7”,16|               those days, because the Christians had multiplied, the believers
 22   7”,16|             of the mess tables of the Christians of that time,[146] who became
 23   7”,19|              For on these days, since Christians are wont to rest from their
 24   7”,39|            and the constancy shown by Christians in the keeping of the divine
 25   7”,46|            any of the nuns there. For Christians in general must not cause
 26   7”,55|                It would seem that the Christians living in Armenia, being
 27   7”,60|             15–16).~ ~Interpretation.~Christians must not affect any of those
 28   7”,60|              Canon decrees that those Christians shall be compelled to abstain
 29   7”,60|          excluded from the society of Christians, just as the divine Canons
 30   7”,60|           dealing likewise with those Christians who have sacrificed to idols
 31   7”,60|          separated from the Church of Christians, penalizes sorcerers.[194]
 32   7”,61|               is alien to the life of Christians, at the same time decreeing
 33   7”,61|            public and private life of Christians. Nor must public dances
 34   7”,62|             bring accusations against Christians’ records, composed, it would
 35   7”,64|              Greeks and heathen, some Christians used to light a bonfire
 36   7”,64|               Him when observed by us Christians who are perfect and disciples
 37   7”,65|         present Canon decree that all Christians during this week ought to
 38   7”,66|               New expressly commanded Christians to abstain from blood, from
 39   7”,69|           churches. Shall we Orthodox Christians imitate them? By no means!~
 40   7”,69|            after Christ are the pious Christians, who should be imbued with
 41   7”,70|         sophists, in like manner were Christians who were being taught civil
 42   7”,71|             is done by any one of the Christians, no matter who, let the
 43   7”,71|             of Christ and of Orthodox Christians. Whoever transgresses the
 44   7”,73|             thus to sit at table; for Christians were wont to sit on these
 45   7”,76|           greatest scandal as against Christians. But the Apostle commands
 46   7”,78|      Interpretation.~Inasmuch as some Christians, actuated by their lack
 47   7”,78|            thing shall not be done by Christians. For by such a custom to
 48   7”,83|            redeemed from captivity by Christians), nor can they themselves
 49   7”,88|               This Canon decrees that Christians must celebrate all the Great
 50   7”,88|              Book V, ch. 19, say that Christians must cease fasting at the
 51   7”,90|               too, in his Apology for Christians, says this very thing. See
 52   7”,93|          customs ought to be hated by Christians. For this reason the present
 53   7”,93|            Canon excommunicates those Christians who in accordance with the
 54   7”,93|              only these men, but also Christians who have not denied the
 55   7”,93|               the Greeks forbidden to Christians, but every oath in general.
 56   7”,94|               first day, we make them Christians; on the second day, catechumens;
 57   7”,95|               it excommunicates those Christians who braid the hair of their
 58   8    |             who used to disparage the Christians. The Council anathematized
 59   8”,2 |              119:16), it behooves all Christians to keep this for their own
 60   8”,3 |              the fact, moreover, that Christians ought to vote subsequently
 61   8”,7 |             heresy of accusers of the Christians was followed by other acts
 62   8”,7 |     iconomachs who used to accuse the Christians and who, just as they deprived
 63   8”,8 |                while pretending to be Christians, but secretly and clandestinely
 64   8”,8 |            hypocritically have become Christians and have joined the Orthodox
 65   8”,8 |              confess the orthodoxy of Christians, openly disparaging the
 66   8”,10|            and slaves and servants of Christians. If any clergyman should
 67   8”,16| Christianocategori (i.e., accusers of Christians), has become a pestilence,
 68   8”,18|              monks both among secular Christians and among the heathen. In
 69   8”,23|              should be such among the Christians, let them correct themselves
 70   8”,23|            the effect that all former Christians who had been in military
 71   8”,23|            which is obligatory on all Christians was given to this person
 72   8”,23|            and mourn over the sins of Christians who confess to him; not,
 73   8”,23|              them the alms donated by Christians; and they were useful also
 74   8”,23|            though seeing the Orthodox Christians apply a conjunction to the
 75   8”,23|             times, while the Orthodox Christians were persecuted. These three
 76   8”,23|          being “purer” than all other Christians, on the ground that they
 77   8”,23|               Orthodoxy of us Eastern Christians is the fact that Nestorius
 78   8”,23|               But as for the Orthodox Christians, and not this one or that
 79   8”,23|            for himself, but for those Christians for whom he was installed
 80   8”,23|              is the faith of Orthodox Christians; thus do we all believe.”
 81   8”,23|            runs as follows: “Orthodox Christians confess the two natures
 82   8”,23|              Antioch and the Orthodox Christians in Byzantium upon the Bishop
 83   8”,23|              and that the republic of Christians was flourishing in virtues,
 84   8”,23|           being kept even now by true Christians who really wish to be saved.
 85   8”,23|            his second Apology for the Christians. For he says that on Sunday
 86   8”,23|            For he says that on Sunday Christians from all parts of the country
 87   8”,23|         Christ, demand money from the Christians who confess their sins to
 88   8”,23|               the race of us Orthodox Christians to be taken captive and
 89   8”,23|            and always preached to all Christians not to go near any place
 90   8”,23|           administer the communion to Christians by giving them these fragments (
 91   8”,23|    administering the communion to the Christians, then let them put them
 92   8”,23|           Dionysius asserts that some Christians pass these six days without
 93   8”,23|           chapters 18 and 19) command Christians to fast throughout Great
 94   8”,23|          order that a large number of Christians assembled in common churches
 95   8”,23|    prayerhouse when no such number of Christians were assembled there. Perhaps,
 96   8”,23|              one that is populated by Christians and clergymen. So that those
 97   8”,23|             than spots uninhabited by Christians and clergymen, are themselves
 98   8”,23|          places that are populated by Christians and clergymen but yet are
 99   8”,23|      advancement of the Church and of Christians, as it itself says, but
100   8”,23|             to Pammachius, of letting Christians commune on Wednesdays and
101   8”,23|             so in a similar manner we Christians (those of us, that is, who
102   8”,23|           make the sign of the Cross, Christians must shun them and turn
103   8”,23|           away from the Church of the Christians altogether as being a portion
104   8”,23|               imitated later by those Christians who on this first day of
105   8”,23|         things are done even today by Christians, and often by persons in
106   8”,23|   affectations of Greeks and alien to Christians, and the holy prelates ought
107   8”,23|             and one which is alien to Christians, just as that Patriarch
108   8”,23|              and Greek “rackets.” For Christians safeguard themselves against
109   8”,23|           ought to be eliminated from Christians, on the ground that they
110   8”,23|              Theodoret.~ ~  [202] Let Christians of these days learn from
111   8”,23|              Moscow, I am told. There Christians go from one church to another
112   8”,23|           also in the case of our own Christians, to prevent them from deviating
113   8”,23|         custom in truth which our own Christians ought to imitate. For, as
114   8”,23|             be brought up as Orthodox Christians, in accordance with the
115   8”,23|               it may be said that the Christians of today, whether men or
116   8”,23|              round their neck, as the Christians of olden times used to carry
117   8”,23|             fell upon their land, the Christians advised them to be marked
118   8”,23|              itself to us.”~ ~  [211] Christians began the custom of holding
119   8”,23|          their festivals, saying that Christians have no other reason for
120   8”,23|         neither ought the children of Christians bathe together with their
121   8”,23|          Great permitted the Armenian Christians to chant their service in
122   8”,23|            this strange vision to the Christians who happened to be present.
123   8”,23|              Priests, hear ye, all ye Christians in general, who allow the
124   8”,23|              evil from befalling your Christians, and order them to construct
125   8”,23|             with sweet odors, and the Christians attending it may be favored
126   8”,23|           church is stunk up, and the Christians have to hold their noses,
127   8”,23|            that the death of Orthodox Christians is not a death, but merely
128   8”,23|           says that in those days the Christians of old had a different custom
129   8”,23|              or what was said before, Christians after midnight must first
130   8”,23|           severe penalties to prevent Christians from participating in what
131   8”,23|              is not reprehensible for Christians to offer the breasts and
132   8”,23|              the hands obtained among Christians after Chrysostom, at least
133   8”,23|            men, either feigning to be Christians, or being heretics, or superstitious,
134   8”,23|             woes were suffered by the Christians in Alexandria and Antioch,
135   8”,23|           make this statue (which the Christians took into the Church and
136   8”,23|            the fact that the Orthodox Christians are wont to engrave the
137   8”,23|               increase the longing of Christians who see them; wherefore
138   8”,23|               more He forbids them to Christians, and especially to His Prelates