DO ICONS REALLY MATTER? By Archpriest Peter E. Gillquist Shortly after we moved to Santa Barbara, California, we re-decorated the house, painting the living room and papering the dining room. As we moved the table and chairs back into the dining area, along with the antique hutch that lined up against the west wall, I [...]
Word Magazine May 1968 Page 8 YOU HAVE BEEN RAISED WITH CHRIST “If then iou hare been raised wit/i Christ, seek the things that are abore, where C/i rist is, seated at the rig/it hand of God. Set your mind on t/zin&’s that are abore, not on things on cart/i.” (COLOSSIANS 3: 1) Sermonette: What [...]
Word Magazine March 1971 Page 3 PASCHAL MEDITATION 1971 by: METROPOLITAN PHILIP LORD, I am talking to you between airports, between flights, in the midst of rushing crowds and noisy engines. Please forgive me if my words are vain and empty. The last time I talked to you, you were in a lonely manger. As [...]
Word Magazine April 1958 Page 7-8 THE WASHING OF THE FEET Arranged by Rev. Father Kurban Set up a platform 12 chairs I Big chair for the Priest 2 Basins and towels Reader: Psalm 50 Priest: Wisdom! Attend! Let us hear the Holy Gospel. Peace be to all. Deacon: The Reading from the Holy Gospel [...]
Word Magazine April 1987 Page 6-8 THE RESURRECTION OF CHRIST AND THE BASIS FOR ITS ICONOGRAPHY Western Picture by Father Alexander Jasiukowicz To understand the nature of the icon and to be able to read the contents of it, one has to understand the basis for a particular icon. In this article, examining representations of [...]
Word Magazine April 1958 Page 5 THE RESURRECTION OF OUR LORD By Father John Chromiak Pastor, St. George’s Church, Allentown, Pa. CHRIST IS RISEN! INDEED HE IS RISEN. “The Day of Resurrection! Let us be enlightened. 0 Ye people! The Passover, the Pascha of the Lord! From death unto life, and from earth unto heaven [...]
Word Magazine April 1958 Page 6/23 THE PASSION WEEK AND HOLY SATURDAY By Fr. Ilyas Kurban Pastor, St. George’s Church, Boston The Passion Week has a special position in the liturgical life of the Church. The whole week is a complete unity during which we follow the procession of our Lords passions. His crucifixion, His [...]
Word Magazine May 1994 Page 8-9 THE LIGHT OF HIS FACE AND THE FLAME OF PASCHA By Father Demetrios S. Kavadas I was ready to begin this article and suddenly I noticed that I have eight different depictions of Christ on the walls of my office. Each one of them has a message for me. [...]
Word Magazine April 1964 Page 3-4 THE HOPE OF IMMORTALITY To all the venerable clergy and laity within all the constituencies of our Archdiocese in North America — Greetings and Blessings from Our Risen Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.. . Once again Easter morn dawns upon the world, announcing to us the hope of immortality [...]
The Historical Development of the Services of Pascha In trying to learn more about how the Liturgical Services of the Resurrection of Christ developed through the years in the Orthodox Church of the East, we find that much of this information comes to us from the liturgical settings of Jerusalem in the fourth century. It [...]