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Articles About the Holy Eucharist For more information on the Eucharist, click on the Start Search button below: Tserkovnost Eastern Orthodox Search Engine An engine that searches numerous Orthodox Church web sites worldwide.
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The Holy Eucharist - Briefly answers the questions on how the Orthodox view Holy Communion, and reveals the scriptural references to it. From The Orthodox Study Bible, page 392, as posted on the web site of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia. The Holy Eucharist - By the Rev. Thomas Fitzgerald, professor, Holy Cross School of Theology. From the web site of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America, Department of Religious Education. The Eucharist - Chapter 7 of the book, "Orthodoxy: The Narrow Path" by Ronald Clausen. "The Eucharist is an essential part of the Church's worship and life in Christ. This was clearly taught in the Early Church. We have several mentions, in the New Testament, that the Church continued in one accord and in the breaking of bread [Acts 2:46, just one]." The Church and the Divine Eucharist, According to St. Maximos the Confessor - The preface begins: When we speak of the Church and the Divine Eucharist, we cannot neglect the teaching of St. Maximos the Confessor on this subject. St. Maximos was a great Father of the Church, a hesychast and confessor, and in his life and by his life he demonstrated the close bond that there is between hesychasm and confession. From his whole teaching we know what real orthodox hesychasm is, and also what confession is. In fact, when anyone applying the methods of cure attains the knowledge of God, then he is giving the good confession and becomes a confessor of the faith and the truth." From the web site of the Holy Monastery of the Birth of the Theotokos (Pelagia), Levadia, Greece. Holy Eucharist - From the web site of the Orthodox Church in America. Holy Communion, The Greatest Sacrament of the Church - By Archimandrite Alexander (Mileant), Memory Eternal, Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia. From Missionary Leaflet #9E, Copyright 1997 and Published by Holy Protection Russian Orthodox Church, Los Angeles, CA. From Father Alexander's personal web site. Introduction to the Divine Liturgy - By the Rev. George Mastrantonis. An account of the meaning of the original act of the Holy Eucharist, its enactment by the Church, the historical development of the Divine Liturgies as well as a diagram of the established Divine Liturgy, according to the Eastern Orthodox Church. From the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America. |
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Prosphora: The Bread of Life
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WWW.Prosphora.Org - The only place on the World Wide Web devoted exclusively to Orthodox Christian Holy Bread. Contains a wealth of links on the subject. "Introduction - In the ancient Tradition of the Orthodox Church, Holy Mystery of Communion is carried out through the mediums of wine and leavened bread. The bread is specially baked for the purpose of communion, and it is called 'Prosphora' (meaning 'that which is offered' in Greek.) This site is devoted to the baking and use of Prosphora, the Holy Bread of the ancient Orthodox Christian Tradition. We hope you will find this site both informative and useful. Our intention is both to educate people on the Tradition of prosphora as well as provide support to those involved in the ministry of prosphora-baking. As this site develops, we hope to provide a great deal of liturgical, historical and practical material." Prosphora: An Offering to God - By Phyllis Meshel Onest, M. Div. An explanation of the spiritual meaning of the bread used for the Holy Eucharist, how it is prepared, and a recipe for making it. From the web site of TheoLogic Systems Internet Center. |
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The Holy Eucharist is the oldest experience of Christian Worship as well as the most distinctive. Eucharist comes from the Greek word which means “thanksgiving.” In a particular sense, the word describes the most important form of the Church’s attitude toward all of life. The origin of the Eucharist is traced to the Last Supper at which Christ instructed His disciples to offer bread and wine in His memory. The Eucharist is the most distinctive event of Orthodox worship because in it the Church gathers to remember and celebrate the Life, Death, and Resurrection of Christ and, thereby, to participate in the mystery of Salvation.
