by the Rev. Dcn. Dr. Timothy J. Wilkinson The protestant Evangelical world has, for many years now, appropriated the Jewish Seder service in an attempt to 'reconnect' with something more ancient, and I would contend, something more authentic. We offer this excellent piece by Dcn Tim Wilkinson, Reprinted (with permission) from Logos: A Journal of Eastern Christian Studies 56 (2015), published by the Metropolitan Andrey Sheptytsky Institute of Eastern Christian Studies, this article is being published in three installments, with endnotes included on the third installment. Introduction The Jewish Seder has become a routine part of contemporary Easter services in many American churches. … [Read more...]
How to Pray for the Reposed Non-Christians and Non-Orthodox?
Though liturgical prayers on behalf of the departed are reserved for baptized Orthodox Christians only in the Orthodox Church, private prayer made on behalf of those that reposed without holy Baptism or repentance may be seen in the lives of several saints. In the life of St. Thecla, the first century martyr and follower of the Apostle Paul, we read of her arrest in Antioch during which time she was kept in the custody of Tryphina, a rich noblewoman who although now a Christian, her daughter Falconilla reposed while they were pagans. One night Tryphina beheld her daughter in a dream, who said: "My mother, love the stranger, Thecla. Take her as your daughter in my place, for she is the … [Read more...]
“Don’t You Dare Not Go To Church On Sunday!”
Church - as the Body of the Resurrected Christ - is of paramount importance! This priest gets it, and clearly so did his people. Wonderful! Enjoy! … [Read more...]
Tithing and the Work of the Church
"...If you were Abraham's children, you would be doing the works Abraham did..." - John 8:39 by Fr. John Whiteford If you want to know the spiritual state and strength of a church, just look at its stewardship report. Is tithing a New Testament practice and a teaching in our Holy Tradition? Why does the Church talk about money? Because dealing with money is a spiritual matter, of the highest order. Fr. John Whiteford discusses the practice and meaning of tithing, ancient and modern. Tithing was the practice of giving ten percent of one’s “increase” to God. By increase, this meant that whatever one’s labor managed to acquire, the first ten percent of it was the Lord’s. Tithing was … [Read more...]
20th anniversary of Br. Jose Munoz-Cortes commemorated in NY
The 20th anniversary of the repose of the keeper of the miraculous Montreal Iveron Icon of the Mother of God Icon Br. José Muñoz-Cortes was celebrated by the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia (ROCOR) on Saturday, reports RIA-Novosti. Hundreds of believers from various cities around the U.S. and Canada gathered at ROCOR’s spiritual center Holy Trinity Monastery and Seminary in Jordanville in upstate New York. A panikhida and akathist were served in the cemetery behind the main monastery church were Br. José, who was murdered in Athens in 1997, is buried. The faithful placed dozens of candles on his grave during the services. All of the services were blessed with the presence of … [Read more...]
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