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The Divine Liturgy



Sunday School corner - The Divine Liturgy
Fr.Costin Popescu
September 28, 2008
Priest: Blessed is the Kingdom of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and forever and to the ages of ages   more...

The Great Litany 1
Fr.Costin Popescu
October 5, 2008
Priest: In peace let us pray to the Lord   more...

The Great Litany 2
Fr.Costin Popescu
October 12, 2008
Priest: For our country, the president,   more...

The Great Litany 3
Fr.Costin Popescu
October 19, 2008
Priest: Remembering our most holy, pure, blessed, and glorious Lady,   more...

The First Antiphon and the Small Litany
Fr.Costin Popescu
October 26, 2008
People: By the intercessionons of the Theotokos, Savior, save us (3).   more...

The Second Antiphon and Its Small Litany
Fr.Costin Popescu
November 9, 2008
People: Save us, O Son of God, who arose from the dead, to You we sing: Alleluia (3)   more...

The Third Antiphon and the Little Entrance
Fr.Costin Popescu
November 16, 2008
People sing Entrance Hymn, while the Priest carries out the Book of the Gospels   more...

Hymns Following the Small Entrance
Fr.Costin Popescu
November 23, 2008
On Sundays: Priest sings .....   more...

The Trisagion
Fr.Costin Popescu
November 30, 2008
Priest: Let us pray to the Lord. People: Lord have mercy. Priest: (in a low voice) Holy God, You dwell among Your saints. You are praised by the Seraphim with the thrice-holy hymn,   more...

The Readings - Epistle and Gospel
Fr.Costin Popescu
December 7, 2008
THE EPISTLE Priest: Let us be attentive.   more...

Cherubic Hymn and Great Entrance
Fr.Costin Popescu
January 18, 2009
People: We who mystically represent the Cherubim   more...

Petitions of Completion
Fr.Costin Popescu
February 1, 2009
Priest: Let us complete our prayer to the Lord.   more...

The Creed
Fr.Costin Popescu
February 8, 2009
I believe in one God, Father Almighty,   more...

Holy Anaphora: Preparation Dialogue
Fr.Costin Popescu
February 15, 2009
Priest: Let us stand well. Let us stand in awe. Let us be attentive, that we may present the holy offering in peace.   more...

Holy Anaphora: Words of Institution
Fr.Costin Popescu
February 22, 2009
Priest: (in a low voice) Together with these blessed powers, merciful Master, we also proclaim and say: You are holy and most holy   more...

Holy Anaphora: Prayer of Consecration
Fr.Costin Popescu
March 1, 2009
People: We praise You, we bless You, we give thanks to You, and we pray to You, Lord our God.   more...

Petitions Before the Lord`s Prayer
Fr.Costin Popescu
March 29, 2009
Priest: Having remembered all the saints, let us again and again in peace pray to the Lord.   more...

The Lord`s Prayer
Fr.Costin Popescu
April 5, 2009
Priest: And make us worthy, Master, with confidence and without fear of condemnation, to dare to call You, the heavenly God, Father, and to say:   more...

Final Preparation of the Consecrated Gifts
Fr.Costin Popescu
May 3, 2009
Priest (in a low voice): Lord Jesus Christ, our God, hear us...   more...

Receiving Holy Communion
Fr.Costin Popescu
May 10, 2009
PRAYER BEFORE COMMUNION
Receive me today, Son of God, as a partaker of Your mystical Supper. I will not reveal Your mystery to Your adversaries. Nor will I give You a kiss as did Judas. But as a thief I confess to You: Lord, remember me in Your Kingdom....   more...

Thanksgiving after Holy Communion
Fr.Costin Popescu
May 17, 2009
After the faithful receive Holy Communion, the priest lifts up the cup towards the congregation, singing the verse from Psalm 28   more...

The Dismissal
Fr.Costin Popescu
May 24, 2009
Priest: Let us depart in peace. Let us pray to the Lord.   more...


Introductory Articles


History
Rev. Thomas Fitzgerald
May-25-2004
Sketches the great epochs of Orthodoxy.   more...

Spirituality
Rev. Thomas Fitzgerald
May-25-2004
Discusses the meaning of theosis as the goal of Christian life.   more...

Teachings of the Orthodox Church
Rev. Thomas Fitzgerald
May-25-2004
Outlines the salient points of doctrine and basic credal affirmations.   more...

The Church
Rev. Thomas Fitzgerald
May-25-2004
Outlines the procedure for becoming a member of the Orthodox Church   more...

The Holy Eucharist
Rev. Thomas Fitzgerald
May-24-2004
Describes the meaning and celebration of the Eucharist.   more...

Worship
Rev. Thomas Fitzgerald
May-24-2004
Discusses the form and characteristics of Orthodox worship.   more...


General Articles

Holy Week Meditation and Study Guide
Fr. Andrew Demotses
May-26-2004
A day by day account of the meaning of each service in Holy Week.   more...

On Fasting
Metropolitan Maximos
May-26-2004
The practical and spiritual dimensions of fasting, which serves as a guide in our union with the resurrected Lord.   more...

The Saints of the Orthodox Church
George Bebis, Ph.D.
May-25-2004
An examination of how saints and santhood is understood in the Orthodox Church.   more...

Tradition in the Orthodox Church
George S. Bebis PH.D.
May-26-2004
An examination of the Orthodox Christian understanding of tradition as the history of salvation and the life of the Holy Spirit in the Church.   more...

Daily Prayer
Fr. Peter Orfanakos
In peace let us pray to the Lord," the first petition of several litanies in the Divine Liturgies of St. John Chrysostom and St. Basil the Great, in essence tells us to leave our cares behind and to actually talk with God in prayer. Prayer is the spiritual food that strengthens our whole being. Prayer enables us to maintain a personal relationship with our loving God, through that intimate 'soul to Spirit' dialogue   more...

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