Great Week and Pascha in the Greek Orthodox Church
Great Week and Pascha in the Greek Orthodox Church

Author: Alkiviadis C. Calivas

Publisher: Holy Cross Press

Published: 1992

Total Pages: 145

ISBN-13: 9780917651977

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In Great Week and Pascha in the Greek Orthodox Church, Fr. Alkiviadis Calivas traces the development of the liturgical celebration of the Passion and Resurrection of Christ. Fr. Calivas elegantly describes the theological themes for each day, clarifies the liturgical practices, and provides rubrics for their proper celebration. Through the text, the reader can find answers to many questions about Great Week as well as insights into meaningful participation in each of the services. According to the author, "Everything converges on the person of Jesus Christ, who was betrayed, crucified and buried, and who rose on the third day. These events are the keystones to the structure of Great Week. Through them we embrace the mystery of our salvation." Book jacket.

Orthodox Lent, Holy Week, and Easter
Orthodox Lent, Holy Week, and Easter

Author: Hugh Wybrew

Publisher: St Vladimir's Seminary Press

Published: 1997

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780881411621

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Selected liturgical texts and commentary from the services. A concise opening section outlines the development of this season in the Byzantine rite and its present patterns in the Orthodox Church. Introduces the reader to the richness of Orthodox liturgical prayer and provides Christians of all traditions with material for meditation and personal prayer.

On Marriage and Family Life
On Marriage and Family Life

Author: Saint John Chrysostom

Publisher: eBookIt.com

Published: 2021-02-02

Total Pages: 57

ISBN-13: 1456636537

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Inspired by the epistles of St Paul, St John Chrysostom has many important and practical things to say to Christian couples and families.

The Lenten Spring
The Lenten Spring

Author: Thomas Hopko

Publisher: RSM Press

Published: 1983

Total Pages: 180

ISBN-13: 9780881410143

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Forty meditations on Great Lent based on liturgical, scriptural and patristic texts.

Tending the Garden of Our Hearts
Tending the Garden of Our Hearts

Author: Elissa Bjeletich

Publisher:

Published: 2019-02-10

Total Pages: 264

ISBN-13: 9781944967536

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Are you looking for a way to keep your family engaged in the true spiritual nourishment Lent has to offer? Tending the Garden of Our Hearts offers family devotions based on the scriptures for each day of Great Lent, including questions to discuss and ponder and an appendix full of hands-on activities to bring the lessons of the season to life. Whether you use it every day or dip into it occasionally as time permits, this book will help the whole family get more out of this crucial season of the Orthodox year.

Seasons of Grace
Seasons of Grace

Author: Donna Farley

Publisher:

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 200

ISBN-13: 9781888212501

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There is enormous tension between entering fully into the Church Year and the pressures of society. We sometimes find ourselves walking a tight rope between what we think is the ideal of a holy life and the demands of our post-modern world.The beauty of the Church seasons is that they teach us how to balance our life. The Christian life is a whole life, an expansive life, a life in Christ, who gives Himself for the life of the world.This collection is author Donna Farley's own view from the tightrope. These short yet thoughtful reflections, written in an insightful and sometimes humorous style, will help weave together the great feasts into the fabric of our lives.

The Origins of the Liturgical Year
The Origins of the Liturgical Year

Author: Thomas J. Talley

Publisher: Pueblo Publishing Company

Published: 1991

Total Pages: 255

ISBN-13: 9780814660751

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In this definitive work, Thomas Talley draws on al the resources of historical scholarship to examine and unravel the complications brought to liturgical time by the blending of local traditions. Liturgical time, like al ecclesiastical structures, has interacted with other traditions since the early centuries. Yet Doctor Talley found that the gospel tradition and its liturgical employment shaped the period that comprises the liturgical year. His findings illustrate for the reader that every festival the Church celebrates - very Sunday - is centered primarily and finally in the Eucharist, which from the beginning and always proclaims the Lord's death until he comes.