After sharing with you that Thanksgiving (Eucharistia) and Commemoration (Anamnesis) are an essential part of the Liturgy, it dawned on me that, perhaps, I should answer this fundamental question: What is the Liturgy? While the question is easy enough to … Continue reading
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Many have been the influences on the structure of the Liturgy. The Fathers of the Church, in writing about the Liturgy, also helped shape it into the experience of worship of God that we have today. From the earliest times, … Continue reading
In the last issue of the article, I suggested that there was a great interplay between Byzantine church architecture and the Liturgy. For example, two parts of the Liturgy directly impacted the structure of the church building, namely the Little … Continue reading
It is during the 6th and 7th centuries that we see additional development of the Divine Liturgy. These developments took place against a background of continuing doctrinal controversy, which was not without its effect on the Liturgy in the capital, … Continue reading
While I have been sharing some of the history of the development of our Divine Liturgy, I have also attempted to stress the importance of making the Divine Liturgy our personal act of worship. This can only be accomplished IF … Continue reading
In the last issue of this article I began sharing with you how St John Chrysostom explains the meaning of the Divine Liturgy. He actually used several different ways. The first way is based on the belief that all the … Continue reading
In the last issue of this article I tried to encourage all of my readers to seriously consider, if they are not already doing it, to get into the practice of remembering both living and deceased people, by name, during … Continue reading
Included in our Divine Liturgy, during that part that we call the Anaphora, the living and the dead are mentioned. This is to signify that the entire community of believers – living and dead – celebrate the Divine Liturgy together. … Continue reading
In the last issue of this article, I tried to suggest that we come to envision our own lives represented by the bread on the paten and the wine in the chalice since they are food and are symbols of … Continue reading
During the past several weeks I have been attempting to share with my readers how the Divine Liturgy was celebrated during the time of John Chrysostom. One particular difference was in how the Gifts were brought to the Holy Table. … Continue reading