In the last issue of this article, I began to share with you the structure of the churches in the time of Chrysostom. The ambon stood roughly in the middle of the church’s nave (i.e., that central part of the … Continue reading
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Chrysostom no doubt officiated in each of the several large churches with which the city of Constantinople had been adorned since 330. In addition to the original Hagia Sophia (Holy Wisdom), the Great Church which served as the Cathedral and … Continue reading
As we think about the Divine Liturgy, we must ask: What was the Divine Liturgy like at the time of John Chrysostom? We know that he attempted to simplify the Divine Liturgy of Basil the Great and the other Fathers … Continue reading
I have, in this article, been providing a basic description of the first recorded Liturgy, the Liturgy of Clementine. The core of the Liturgy was a rather lengthy and eccentric thanksgiving for creation. This represents, however, the early church’s understanding … Continue reading
In the previous issue of this article, I began sharing with you the Clementine Liturgy which has been preserved in the Apostolic Constitutions. It is the Liturgy that predates that of Basil the Great and John Chrysostom. The anaphora (the … Continue reading
As I shared in the last issue of this article, we have a glimpse of how early Christians worshipped from the eighth book of the Apostolic Constitutions. It contains the earliest complete text of a eucharistic rite and represents the … Continue reading