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FEASTDAYS AND SERVICES TO THE THEOTOKOS Presentation Given Bishop Demetri At the First Biennial Antiochian Archdiocese Clergy Symposium, Chicago, IL July 1978An excellent essay, which explains in detail the feasts of the Theotokos and the major occasional services (the Akathist and Paraclesis) in a historical and liturgical context. The traditional and pious tone of the essay may be determined by the following paragraph in the conclusion:
"In conclusion, the services devoted to the Theotokos should be fostered more in our Orthodox parishes. In America we are bombarded with propaganda from the now very popular extremist Protestant sects who aim at the destruction of devotion to the Theotokos and the saints. The post-Vatican II coolness to this devotion among Roman Catholics also emphasizes the duty of the Orthodox to keep warm that faith and those practices that the heterodox and a non-believing world have abandoned. Their faith in Christ as a result of this has grown cold and legalistic. They have failed to remember that Mary is the theological keystone in the Church’s understanding of the person and work of Our Lord Jesus Christ. They have forgotten that, in order to understand just who and what Christ is, they must also figure Mary’s role in salvation history. They have forgotten that she was the model Christian, the Archetype of the Christian Church."
This editor takes exception to the Bishop's opinions about certain so-called "legends" but this is a minor point.
- Akathist to the Most Holy Theotokos
Dignified and liturgical English
St. Nicolai of Zhicha On the Our Father:
- Our Father
- Who Art In The Heavens
- Hallowed Be Thy Name
- Thy Kingdom Come
- Thy Will Be Done On Earth As It Is In Heaven
- Give Us This Day Our Daily Bread
- And Forgive Us Our Debts As We Forgive Our Debtors
- And Lead Us Not Unto Temptation
- But Deliver Us From The Evil One
Miscellaneous Orthodox Teaching
- John The Baptist
- The Sign Of The Cross
- The Value Of Time
- On Prayer
- On Fasting
- Children In Church
- The Origin Of The Serbian Kolyivo (wheat Cake)
- Mary
- The Nativity Of The Most Holy Mother Of God
- The Second Coming Of Christ
- Halloween
- How To Behave In Church
- The Faith of Chosen People
- Prayers by the Lake
- The Serbian People As A Servant Of God
- The Ten Drachmas: The Lord In The Guise Of A Woman
- The Serbian Orthodox Church - A Short History
- Activity of the Parish
- The Banishment And Repentance Of Adam And Every Christian
- Christian Classics Ethereal Library
- Christian Literature on the Internet
- Guide to Early Church Documents #1
- Guide to Early Church Documents #2
- How One Must Confess to Receive Forgiveness for Sins
- The Jesus Prayer & on Spiritual Readings (Parish Life, July, 1986)
- Lent - A Spiritual Spring for the Soul
- The Lenten Triodion
- Orthodox Christian Missionary Booklets
- PDS Russian Religion
- Prayer of St. Basil the Great
- Russian Religious News
- Second Epistle
- On "Sola Scriptura"
- Transnational Information Page on Religion in Russia
- Useful Things
An Excellent Exposition on the "Symbol of Faith", the Nicene Creed
St. Nicolai of Zica
St. Nicolai of Zica
St. Nicolai of Zica
by Bishop Nicolai Velimirovich
by Bishop Nicolai Velimirovich
On the Epistles of St. Ignatius of Antioch
Rev. Patrick Henry Reardon, pastor of All Saints Antiochian Orthodox Church, Chicago, Illinois.
Articles on a Variety of Topics
From the Antiochian Archdiocese
Rev. Patrick Henry Reardon, pastor of All Saints Antiochian Orthodox Church, Chicago, Illinois.
Articles on a Variety of Topics
From the Antiochian Archdiocese
The Argumentative Man
The Ascension of Our Lord (Parish Life, June, 1986)
The Ascension of Our Lord (Parish Life, June, 1986)
Byzantium: The Byzantine Studies Page
Regarding Commemoration of the Dead
EXCELLENT overview of the commemorations for the dead and the days of these commemorations (3rd, 9th, 40th day, anniversaries)
On Candles
Christ As "Personal Savior"
Regarding Commemoration of the Dead
EXCELLENT overview of the commemorations for the dead and the days of these commemorations (3rd, 9th, 40th day, anniversaries)
On Candles
Christ As "Personal Savior"
The Church as the Mainstay of Spiritual Development (Parish Life)
On Comfort in Sorrow
A Confession Which Leads The Inward Man To Humility
The Day of all the Saints of the Russian Land (Parish Life, June)
The Serbian Orthodox Diocesan Observer
The Ecole Glossary -- St. Basil
The Ecole Initiative: Early Church Documents
The Ecole Initiative: Index Page
Ecology: A Christian Oversight?
The Fall of Daystar [Lucifer] (Parish Life, November, 1985)
The Fall of Man (Parish Life, December, 1985)
Fasting
On Fasting
Field Flowers, Saint Paisius Velichkovsky (Parish Life June, 1988)
From The Ladder of Divine Ascent
Gems from the Elders of Optima
The Great Lent, an Introduction
The Great Lent, Fasting Rules
On Comfort in Sorrow
A Confession Which Leads The Inward Man To Humility
The Day of all the Saints of the Russian Land (Parish Life, June)
The Serbian Orthodox Diocesan Observer
The Ecole Glossary -- St. Basil
The Ecole Initiative: Early Church Documents
The Ecole Initiative: Index Page
Ecology: A Christian Oversight?
The Fall of Daystar [Lucifer] (Parish Life, November, 1985)
The Fall of Man (Parish Life, December, 1985)
Fasting
On Fasting
Field Flowers, Saint Paisius Velichkovsky (Parish Life June, 1988)
From The Ladder of Divine Ascent
Gems from the Elders of Optima
The Great Lent, an Introduction
The Great Lent, Fasting Rules
On Halloween
On Holy Icons
On Holy Icons
How Orthodox Teaching on Salvation Differs From That of the Heterodox
The Icon and Orthodox Theology
Interesting Articles
The Icon and Orthodox Theology
Interesting Articles
On Married Life
On Marriage
The Meaning of Major Events of the Life of Our Lord (Parish Life)
More readings on the Orthodox Church
The Myrrh Streaming Icon of the Mother of God
Noncanonical Writings Homepage
Orthodox Articles
On Marriage
The Meaning of Major Events of the Life of Our Lord (Parish Life)
More readings on the Orthodox Church
The Myrrh Streaming Icon of the Mother of God
Noncanonical Writings Homepage
Orthodox Articles
Orthodox Articles
The Orthodox Divine Service (Parish Life, August, 1986)
Orthodoxy and Heterodoxy; Western Theology
Orthodox Sunday
Orthodox Teachings on the Holy Angels
Our Martyrs (Parish Life, July, 1985)
On Patience, Humility and Gentleness
The Orthodox Divine Service (Parish Life, August, 1986)
Orthodoxy and Heterodoxy; Western Theology
Orthodox Sunday
Orthodox Teachings on the Holy Angels
Our Martyrs (Parish Life, July, 1985)
On Patience, Humility and Gentleness
Plea of an Orthodox American
On Piety
A Prayer on Marriage (from the Orthodox Prayerbook)
On Piety
A Prayer on Marriage (from the Orthodox Prayerbook)
A Prayer to St. John Of Shanghai And San Francisco
A Prayerful Preparation for Communion
A Preparation for Confession, St. John of Kronstadt
The Priest and His Parish
A Prophecy of St. Nilos, Hermit of Mt. Athos
On the Question of Cremation
The Resurrection of Christ (Parish Life, May, 1986)
A Rule of Attention to Oneself for a Person Living in the World
Rules for Acolytes (July, 1987)
The Russian Orthodox Church: Early History
A Prayerful Preparation for Communion
A Preparation for Confession, St. John of Kronstadt
The Priest and His Parish
A Prophecy of St. Nilos, Hermit of Mt. Athos
On the Question of Cremation
The Resurrection of Christ (Parish Life, May, 1986)
A Rule of Attention to Oneself for a Person Living in the World
Rules for Acolytes (July, 1987)
The Russian Orthodox Church: Early History
The Seventh Ecumenical Council
The Serbian Orthodox Diocesan Observer
http://www.ocf.org/OrthodoxPage/reading/St.Pachomius/Greek/basil7.html
Seventh Epistle
The Serbian Orthodox Diocesan Observer
http://www.ocf.org/OrthodoxPage/reading/St.Pachomius/Greek/basil7.html
Seventh Epistle
The Theotokos
Thoughts about the Parish (October, 1987)
Thoughts about the Parish (October, 1987)
We are an "Old Calendar" Church
We proclaim Thy Mercy
What is the Mystery of Unction? (Parish Life, April, 1986)
What is the Mystery of Unction? (Parish Life, April, 1986)
What is the Orthodox Church
Why we pray for the dead (Metropolitan Anthony Bloom’s book)
We proclaim Thy Mercy
What is the Mystery of Unction? (Parish Life, April, 1986)
What is the Mystery of Unction? (Parish Life, April, 1986)
What is the Orthodox Church
Why we pray for the dead (Metropolitan Anthony Bloom’s book)
Angels
- A NIGHT IN THE DESERT OF THE HOLY MOUNTAIN
A large portion of this excellent book online
The Russian Orthodox Church as an "Empire-Saving” Institution
John B. Dunlop
What About Cremation?
The Moscow Patriarchate and the Royal Family
November, 1996
Cyprian [A.D. 200-258] on Celebrating the memory of the Saints
The Glorification of God-Pleasers - a Sermon by Archbishop John Maximovich
Parish Life July, 1994
The Russian Orthodox Church as an "Empire-Saving” Institution
John B. Dunlop
What About Cremation?
The Moscow Patriarchate and the Royal Family
November, 1996
Cyprian [A.D. 200-258] on Celebrating the memory of the Saints
The Glorification of God-Pleasers - a Sermon by Archbishop John Maximovich
Parish Life July, 1994
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