Every place of Orthodox worship is named after a royal feast, a feast of the Mother of God or a saint. This means that the churches are placed under the patronage of the saints who bear their name. The saint or the feast is called a Slavonic term, the hram, and the church receives it …
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In silence Chaldeans October afternoons, easy song, inflections Indian woman sitting on the bottom right of the altar, not how to not get your attention in church … just us – me, who are some photos and it came silent recently, the holy place … so I stand face to face, just her and the …
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At our church St. John The Evangelist, remembrance of the dead will be Sunday, April 23rd, after St. Mass. Memorial Easter What is Memorial Easter? Memorial Easter is the most significant of all the days that mention death communal and are given alms. It’s the only day that commemorates all the dead at the cemetery. …
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Feast of the Resurrection inaugurates Pentecostarion period. With the Resurrection of Christ during the kingdom of God opens for hymns and prayers evoked by the Church. God’s kingdom is the kingdom of the Holy Trinity. The period from Easter to Pentecost, is a revelation of the Trinity upward, constantly highlighting the Trinity, the fundamental doctrine …
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Orthodox Christians celebrate on April 4 in St. Zosima. This Pious was born in the late fifth century and lived in a monastery, through all the struggles pustnicesti, spending in continual prayer. Since writing about the life of St. Sophrony St. Mary of Egypt – we learn that, tulburandu the thoughts, he was asked: ” …
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