( صوم السيدة ) صوم السيدة العذراء هو من الاصوام المهمة والمحبوبة لدى فئة كبيرة من المسيحيين الممارسين مسيحيتهم ويكاد يقال أن لشعب المؤمن هو الذي وضعه وفرضه على روزنامة الكنيسة لانه حتى القرن الحادي عشر لم يكن ضمن الاصوام المعمول بها بحكم القانون الكنسي ، كما لا نجده في أي قانون من قوانين الصوم [...]
The Fast of the Dormition of the Holy Theotokos For the first fourteen days of August during each year, the Holy Orthodox Church enters into a strict fast period in honor of the Mother of God, the Virgin Mary. The eminent Orthodox theologian, Father Sergei Bulgakov, beautifully expresses the high regard which the Orthodox Christians [...]
All About Bells by Natalie Ashanin Does your church have a bell? More than one? Do you know when it is rung and why? Although bells are not as important in our daily life as they once were, they are still all around us. If we stop to think about it, we hear them from [...]
Sermon Delivered by His Grace, Bishop Demetri at the 2002 Clergy Symposium, Antiochian Village, PA. Come Forth and be Holy! (+In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit: One God!) Priests & Deacons of the Most High God û Come forth! As you know, this is the [...]
Eight Rules for Acolytes "My soul shall exult in the Lord for He hath endowed me with the robe of salvation and with the garment of joy hath He clothed me. He hath set a crown upon my head like unto a bridegroom, and as a bride hath He adorned me with comeliness" This is [...]
The Role of the Theotokos in the Orthodox Church Midwest Region Spring Delegates Meeting - Spring Valley, IL April1998 Bishop Demetri M. Khoury My task this evening is to address the topic of the Role of the Theotokos in the Orthodox Church. This is not easy, especially in so short a time. We have [...]
الأيقونة الأرثوذكسية الأرشمندريت بندلايمون فرح منذ الصغر ترافقنا الأيقونات في كل جهة من الكنيسة، وخاصةً على الأيقونستاس. وكنائسنا هي نوع من الاحتفال، بالشكل واللون، لحضور الله في كنيسته. كما أن للأيقونة مكانتها وتوقيرها في البيت المؤمن، إذ توضع عادةً في إحدى الزوايا، فيتوجّه الجميع إليها بالصلاة. ولكي نفهم معنى استخدام الأيقونة في كنيستنا الأرثوذكسية، لا [...]
Young People and Confession by Fr. Milton Efthimiou The motivation for this article came from a young teenager who heard me speak on pornography and drugs. He asked me if it was a sin to read "dirty books," and to occasionally smoke marijuana. I told him that he should go to his priest and that [...]
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