Tag: Kryepiskopi Joan

14/05/2015

There are sixteen books in the Bible called by the names of the prophets although not necessarily written by their hands. A prophet…

14/05/2015

The holy eucharist is offered in remembrance of Christ. “Do this in remembrance of me.” Remembering Christ, and offering all things to God…

14/05/2015

Now begins the part of the Divine Liturgy called the eucharistic canon. It is also called the anaphora, which means the lifting-up or…

14/05/2015

Before the Divine Liturgy can proceed further, there are two conditions which must be fulfilled by the faithful. These are the solemn expressions…

14/05/2015

A reading from one or more of the four Christian Gospels follows the reading of the epistle at the Divine Liturgy. In between…

14/05/2015

During the singing of the third antiphon, whether it be the Beatitudes or the Troparion of the day, the so-called Small Entrance is…

14/05/2015

Before the actual beginning of the Divine Liturgy, the priest enters the Church with special prayers (photo #1), and puts on his liturgical…

14/05/2015

On each day of the year the Orthodox Church commemorates certain saints or sacred events in its history. In addition to the twelve…

14/05/2015

The feast of the Annunciation of the Virgin Mary comes nine months before Christmas on the twenty-fifth of March. It is the celebration…

14/05/2015

The transfiguration of Christ is one of the central events recorded in the gospels. Immediately after the Lord was recognized by his…