PDF UKRAINIAN PDF ENGLISH Catechetical Sermon on the Divine Liturgy #9 The Creed: “No one may share the Eucharist with us unless he believes that what we teach is true.” After the prayer of the aitesis, the priest again greets/”blesses” the congregation,
PDF ENGLISH PDF UKRAINIAN #8 The Great Entrance, and Aitesis The expression “great entrance” is perhaps somewhat misleading. Originally the offerings of bread and wine were set out somewhere other than the sanctuary—usually in a chapel in the vestibule of the church
PDF ENGLISH PDF UKRAINIAN Once the homily is concluded, the Eucharistic Liturgy today continues with the ektene properly so called, but nowadays referred to as the “augmented litany” since most of its petitions are answered with a triple Lord have mercy! The
Download PDF in English Download PDF in Ukrainian Catechetical Sermon on the Divine Liturgy # 6 . The Homily: “the president of the assembly speaks to us.” The Greek word used by the Jews to indicate their place of worship away from the Jerusalem
The Service of the Word Літургія Слова #5 The Service of the Word: “The recollections of the apostles . . . are read.” The simple structure of the reading of the Word of God has changed very little since the most ancient times. Our
The Penitential Rite Чин Покаяння # 4 The Penitential Rite Because of the way in which our Liturgy has evolved to this day, with the adding of prayers and the relegating of many of them to being said silently (even though it was a
Download in English Download in Ukraine Catechetical Sermon on the Divine Liturgy #3 The Entrance Rite Because we come to church today and wait in our place for the service to begin, it may sound strange to separate the gathering from the entrance, but in
Проскомидія Proskomedia Catechetical Sermons on the Divine Liturgy #2 Before the Curtain Goes Up – the Proskomide (A.K.A., Proskomedia), or Prothesis If we want to invite guests to our home we usually tell them what to expect: “drop by for coffee,” or lunch,
ПЕРЕДМОВА ЗІБРАННЯ: “У НАС Є ЗАГАЛЬНЕ ЗІБРАННЯ.” PREFACE THE GATHERING: “WE HAVE A COMMON ASSEMBLY.” Catechetical Sermons on the Divine Liturgy Preface Byzas’ Place (Byzantium) began as a small port city on the European side of the Bosporus settled originally by Thracians more than
