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Holy Week and Pascha 2013
May 8th, 2013 1 Comment
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The Road Ahead
August 10th, 2012 1 Comment
During the Sacrament of Holy Matrimony, after the exchange of rings and the bestowing of crowns, the couple takes their first steps of married life led by the celebrating Priest that holds the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ. Symbolically, this represents a promise to walk on the road that lays ahead of them together, seeking salvation by following Christ that opens the way into His Kingdom. This ceremonial walk is just the beginning of their journey through the rest of their lives, but they will remember these first steps forever; this is their “hochzeit” as the Germans call it, the “high-time” of their life.
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In The Footsteps Of The Old Masters Of Byzantium
July 16th, 2012 5 Comments
The Beginnings
When Saint Constantine the Great moved the capital of the Roman Empire in the provincial but well positioned city of Byzantium, his aspiration was not only to transfer the power of Rome to the East but also to overshadow the eternal city with monuments of architecture that will find no rivalry in the world. Miraculously converted to Christianity, Constantine took the small city on the Bosphorus and built it from the ground into a Christian capital, erecting not idolatric temples but Christian churches with an architecture that no one has seen before.
The first Church commissioned by Constantine still stands today, Agia Irene, the Church of Holy Peace. The Church of the Holy Apostles, the… Continue reading
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Why We Come to Church or Entering the Bridal Chamber
May 2nd, 2012 1 Comment
Christ is risen!
A new church opening is a major event in the life of a parish that gathers together the entire body of its members in the extraordinary joy of a mission well accomplished. The reason why parishes build such new traditional Church buildings, beside the obvious capacity requirements, is to bring the community closer to the ideal Orthodox way of worshiping, through spaces, shapes and finishes that are appropriate for its intended liturgical purpose. This means that a new church will not only host more people but will also allow them to worship in a more meaningful manner.
As a community gets closer to enter a new… Continue reading
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What are the Gladsome Light Dialogues?
February 25th, 2008 1 Comment
This particular name was chosen in order to transmit two things: first these meeting are dialogues and not monologues; your opinions, questions, experiences are welcome in our setting, so bring your life with you and share it . Second Gladsome Light or Fos Ilaron is the evening hymn we sing during Vespers. The dialogues take place in the evening so, there you go!
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