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About the Particles Taken out During the Proskomedia

September 2, 2018 By Fr. John Peck [edit]

“And there will be one flock and one shepherd” (John 10:16). Since ancient Apostolic times the Liturgy was served with one Bread (and one Chalice) following Christ’s example. This tradition remained in the West. In the East, according to Archimandrite Cyprian (Kern), “The Byzantine Empire weaved a lot of theological and mystical patterns in the liturgical cloth”. In particular, the best bread was chosen as the lamb, while small particles were taken out from all the other breads and placed on the diskos near the lamb in memory of those who had brought those breads (such liturgical tradition exists since 11th century; before that time all the other breads were just raised with … [Read more...]

Filed Under: General, Theology Tagged With: gifts, liturgy of preparation, particles, proskomedia [post-edit]

All Saints of North America Orthodox Church

18700 N. 107th Ave Unit#5
Sun City, AZ 85373

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Martyrs Timothy the Reader and his wife Maura of Antinoe in Egypt (286). Venerable Theodosius, abbot of the Kiev Caves Monastery and founder of cenobitic monasticism in Russia (1074). Venerable Peter the Wonderworker, bishop of Argos (10th c.). Venerables Juliana (1393) and Eupraxia (1394) of Moscow. St. Theophanes of Vatopedi, metropolitan of Peritheorion (14th c.). Translation of the Dormition Icon of the Mother of God from Constantinople to the Kiev-Pechersk Far Caves (1073). Pechersk Not-Wrought-by-Hand (1085), "Pechersk" (with Sts. Anthony and Theodosius) (1085), "Sven-Caves" (1288), "Yaskinsky" and Vlakhernsky" Icons of the Mother of G

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