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Worship and Holy Sacraments

Faith and Doctrines

Why Face East for Prayer and Worship?

God is Omnipresent! God can hear our prayer from, wherever we pray. Is there a need to face any direction or have a posture, for prayer? Man is not merely a praying mind. The human senses influence the soul and are subject to influence, too. For example, we pray and Read more…

By Jacob P Varghese, 1 year3 months ago
Worship and Holy Sacraments

Number of Holy Sacraments

Can the Holy Sacraments be classified or numbered? Though the number of the Sacraments is not limited, the chief sacraments are seven. All sacraments are perfected through Holy Qurbana. Customarily in the Orthodox Church, we speak of Seven Main or chief Sacraments. The Church Fathers themselves disagreed as to the Read more…

By Jacob P Varghese, 1 year4 weeks ago
Worship and Holy Sacraments

The Holy Mysteries (Sacraments)

St. John Chrysostom describes the Holy Sacraments as “the symbols of our salvation perceivable through faith”.  Throughout the centuries there were various definitions of the Holy Sacraments emerged.  St. Augustine’s definition became a classic one since the fifth century:  A Sacrament (Holy Mystery) is a visible sign of an invisible Read more…

By Jacob P Varghese, 1 year4 weeks ago
Fasts and Feasts of our Church

Prepare for Great Lent 2021!

We are closing in, towards the Great Lent of this year 2021, just weeks after Epiphany and 18 days before the Great Lent. Thus, we are in between two Lents: the smallest, but strict & rigorous 3 days lent and biggest, but solemnest & 50 day lent, known as the Read more…

By Jacob P Varghese, 1 year1 year ago

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