“Ecclesiastical art” is the art with which we make objects, which we use to worship God and which are either inside or outside the temple. The iconostasis itself, created from carved wood or marble, is in itself a work of art. There are also priestly vestments and covers of the Holy Table which are gold […]
Nothing is accidental in the Orthodox Church. Everything has been meticulously studied and has its own utility and importance. The Fathers of our Church ordained the faithful entering the temple, to participate in worship and thanksgiving, to leave the worldly for the time being and to enter the realm of the supersensible. That is why […]
Lent is a journey, a movement and a journey. No liturgical period of our Holy Church is characterized by its stagnation. Some may experience the festive season as stagnation and this is due to our own spiritual condition, that we have been deprived of the grace of the Holy Spirit resulting in spiritual death. On […]
The church of our parish is the center of our life. There we received the wish when our mother was sprinkled, there we were baptized, there we were anointed, there we were sanctified, there we laid the foundation of our life with the Mystery of Marriage. Inside the Holy Temple we experienced joys but also […]
Elder Paisios of Mount Athos The defendants are dead – Elder, when a person dies, does he immediately feel in what condition he is? – Yes, he comes together and says “what did I do?”, But that does not help. Like a drunk, if he kills e.g. his mother, he laughs, he sings, because he […]
Rope or Ring It is called a rope made of, usually, black woolen or silk thread knitted in knots. It is a prayer aid for monks, clergy and laity of the Orthodox Christian religion. It is more widespread in the geographical area it covers, Eastern and Southeastern Europe. Similar prayer aids for monks or lay […]
The word candela comes from the Latin candela = candle. In the Orthodox Church the Candle is placed in front of the holy icons. What is placed in front of the Crucified One, inside the Holy Altar, is always kept lit and that is why it is called the “sleepless” Candle. A Candle is also […]
All things within the Church have their symbolism. The words of Saint Gregory Palamas are characteristic: “Every rite and every particular element of it, even the most apparently small and insignificant, is a symbol and embodies the truth which it symbolizes, and therefore has power and reasons and significance.” One of these symbols is the […]
All over the world they study the Bible with awe, others with research. But there is a way to study the Bible properly to understand its contents. Bible study steps First step: I say a prayer I pray to the Lord to open my mind and heart, to understand his Word, so that the Word […]
