Historical development of the divine services and liturgical practice, changes over time, questions of origins and influences, etc.
In the course of the thread about the MP and ROCOR, the issue the use of Western Rite arose and I was asked to post my academic work on this topic,...
I am struggling with an issue at our Church. There is a push to begin Church school for the children immediately after receiving Holy Communion. I...
I would like to ask about the history and structure of "Vesperal Liturgies" such as are served on the eves of feasts such as the Nativity of the...
Can anyone point me to or give information on the history of these two canons and how they have become a fixed feature of the Dormition Fast?
Hello, All- What is the best Orthodox book to get that explains the significance of each part of the Divine Liturgy both in and out of the altar?...
Hello. I am new to this site. I'm looking for help discerning the origin(s) of the prayers in the Prayer Book (I use the 'Jordanville' edition,...
I was brought up to associate the beginning of the liturgical year with Advent. Yet in Orthodoxy the liturgical year commences on September 1. Can...
Dear Monachistas: In my varied and wide wanderings in Internet-land, I keep running into short, curt and general references to "liturgical...
Does anyone know the history of how the Russian Orthodox Liturgical psalter with special prayers between the kathismas came to be? It seems to be a...
Liturgical abuse after VATICAN II Catholic Service with Puppets and dancing: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jN9N0FYKJTA ...
"...also called the Liturgy of St. Gregory the Great, as Preserved in Old England, i.e., the Sarum Mass" http://www.odox.net/Liturgy1-Sarum.htm ...
Has everyone heard of the eucharistic miracle of Lanciano, Italy? There is an account of it at this site, the content of which is a faithful English...
People of speak of their fear of "latinization" by union with Rome. IN general, all cases of latinization were either made by the churches themselves...
Dynamis! The Divine Liturgy in the Byzantine Tradition: Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal have mercy on us. Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy...
What is the earliest evidence for incense being used in Christian worship? The earliest written evidence I have found is the Apostolic Constitutions...
I was recently trying to trace the history of the Dormition Fast online and was trying to find the earliest references to it in patristic writings. I...
Friends, I am working on the use of type/antitype language in eastern liturgies. My first question is, does anybody know whether there is an original...
Pardon me for jumping into this conversation eyes closed and mouth open...that is expression opinions about matters on which I have very little...
This might seem like an elementary question for those with some liturgical training in seminary, but I was wanting to find out how similiar the bones...
I was wondering if anyone might know the history/reason behind certain of our liturgical repetitions. For example "Lord have mercies" tend to...
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