In the early Church the primary meaning of tradition was the delivery of Apostolic teaching. However, as heretical groups began to claim their teachings as true expressions of the Apostolic Tradition, Tradition came to be understood not only as the … Continue reading
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I have been sharing the fact that our Church is a Church that embraces Sacred Tradition in a very big way. Tradition is the ministry of the Holy Spirit among God’s people, ever trying to make clear the truths which … Continue reading
In the last issue I opened a topic which is very important if we want to understand our Church: SACRED TRADITION or, as it is sometimes called Apostolic Tradition. It is comprised of four things: (1) our reception of God’s … Continue reading
In the last issue of this article I introduced the idea of TRADITION. The big question that must be answered is: What is SACRED TRADITION? As I shared, Tradition is not CUSTOMS. Before introducing a definition for TRADITION, I would … Continue reading
A true characteristic of our Church is that it is TRADITIONAL in a true sense of the word. By tradition we do not mean an unreasoned imitation of what our parents and past generations did! Tradition is not a body … Continue reading
Although I am sure that all of my readers already know that our Church embraces the theology, liturgy and traditions of Christianity originally established by the Church that developed in the Byzantine Empire, it, like all other Eastern Churches, has … Continue reading
As I have been stressing in this article, for our worship to become “real” we must not only begin to “mean” all the words that we say/sing but also to become truly involved with all the actions of the Divine … Continue reading
Having shared with my readers my thoughts on the Little Entrance with the Gospels, I would guess that they will quickly understand the symbolic meaning of the Great Entrance. Again, the sequence is the same. The gifts – symbols of … Continue reading
In the last issue of the article, I tried to introduce a concept that, I hope, my readers discerned. That idea was that all the things that we do in church, and even how we use the church building, has … Continue reading
Our Church, which obtained its original ritual (liturgical actions and customs) from the Byzantine tradition, attempts to appeal to all of our senses to convey the meaning of what we believe. For example, during BRIGHT WEEK, which are the eight … Continue reading