http://dialogues.stjohndfw.info A journey through our Orthodox faith as we live it every day Fri, 03 Feb 2012 19:43:26 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://dialogues.stjohndfw.info http://dialogues.stjohndfw.info/favicon.ico Copyright © Gladsome Light Dialogues - An Orthodox Blog 2010 blogadmin@stjohndfw.info (Gladsome Light Dialogues - An Orthodox Blog) blogadmin@stjohndfw.info (Gladsome Light Dialogues - An Orthodox Blog) http://dialogues.stjohndfw.info/wp-content/plugins/podpress/images/powered_by_podpress.jpg http://dialogues.stjohndfw.info 144 144 A journey through our Orthodox faith as we live it every day Gladsome Light Dialogues - An Orthodox Blog Gladsome Light Dialogues - An Orthodox Blog blogadmin@stjohndfw.info no no http://dialogues.stjohndfw.info/2010/03/the-akathist-of-the-holy-martyr-menas-the-wonderworker/ http://dialogues.stjohndfw.info/2010/03/the-akathist-of-the-holy-martyr-menas-the-wonderworker/#comments Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:09:29 +0000 Fr. Vasile http://dialogues.stjohndfw.info/?p=1012 The shrine of St. Menas used to be for the Ancient Eastern Orthodox world what Lourdes is for Roman Catholics, a place where thousands of pilgrims would bring their prayers in distress and receive the grace of God in return, through the intercessions of the Holy Martyr. Though the Shrine of Saint Menas was one of the most popular pilgrimage sites of the early Middle Ages, it fell into oblivion over the centuries with the Muslim occupation and was even believed by many scholars to be a myth. Following its discovery in 1905, the ruins of the fabled city of St. Menas were placed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1979 as one of the five most historically important Continue reading]]> http://dialogues.stjohndfw.info/2010/03/the-akathist-of-the-holy-martyr-menas-the-wonderworker/feed/ 1 http://dialogues.stjohndfw.info/2009/02/questions-and-answers-about-the-liturgy-4-liturgy-of-the-faithful/ http://dialogues.stjohndfw.info/2009/02/questions-and-answers-about-the-liturgy-4-liturgy-of-the-faithful/#comments Thu, 19 Feb 2009 22:56:27 +0000 Fr. Vasile http://dialogues.stjohndfw.info/?p=478 1.      Who are the faithful? The faithful are all that have received the Baptism in the name of the Holy Trinity in the Orthodox Church and are found in good ecclesiastical order. As we saw previously the catechumens and the people that were not in good order were leaving the Nave after the Litany of the catechumens and staying in the Narthex Continue reading]]> http://dialogues.stjohndfw.info/2009/02/questions-and-answers-about-the-liturgy-4-liturgy-of-the-faithful/feed/ 10 http://dialogues.stjohndfw.info/2009/02/questions-and-answers-about-the-liturgy-3-liturgy-of-the-catechumens/ http://dialogues.stjohndfw.info/2009/02/questions-and-answers-about-the-liturgy-3-liturgy-of-the-catechumens/#comments Thu, 19 Feb 2009 22:46:57 +0000 Fr. Vasile http://dialogues.stjohndfw.info/?p=475 1. What are the catechumens? The catechumens are those that are preparing to become Christians. 2. Why during the first centuries the catechumens could not participate in the whole liturgy? St. Cyril of Jerusalem explains the situations of the catechumens: „the divine words echoed outside of him; [...] he was a listener of the Christian teachings but they were not penetrating Continue reading]]> http://dialogues.stjohndfw.info/2009/02/questions-and-answers-about-the-liturgy-3-liturgy-of-the-catechumens/feed/ 2 http://dialogues.stjohndfw.info/2009/02/questions-and-answers-about-the-divine-liturgy-2/ http://dialogues.stjohndfw.info/2009/02/questions-and-answers-about-the-divine-liturgy-2/#comments Thu, 19 Feb 2009 22:31:32 +0000 Fr. Vasile http://dialogues.stjohndfw.info/?p=469 1.      What is the Proskomidi? The Proskomidi is the first part of the Divine Liturgy during which the Priest prepares mystically the gifts necessary for the Eucharistic Sacrifice of the Liturgy. It is performed in a special place in the Holy Altar called the Oblation table, Proskomidi or Prothesis. Continue reading]]> http://dialogues.stjohndfw.info/2009/02/questions-and-answers-about-the-divine-liturgy-2/feed/ 0 http://dialogues.stjohndfw.info/2009/02/questions-and-answers-about-the-divine-liturgy-1-about-the-divine-liturgy-in-general/ http://dialogues.stjohndfw.info/2009/02/questions-and-answers-about-the-divine-liturgy-1-about-the-divine-liturgy-in-general/#comments Thu, 19 Feb 2009 22:22:21 +0000 Fr. Vasile http://dialogues.stjohndfw.info/?p=462 1. What is the meaning of the word Liturgy? The word Liturgy comes from the Greek word leitourgia meaning service or public office. In the primary Church the word liturgy was referring not only to the Church services but to any services rendered to the Christian community Continue reading]]> http://dialogues.stjohndfw.info/2009/02/questions-and-answers-about-the-divine-liturgy-1-about-the-divine-liturgy-in-general/feed/ 0