In a reader service of Lenten weekday Vespers, does the reader lead the Prayer of St Ephraim with prostrations and bows as a priest does? Thanks! Rdr Silouan...
You would not be able to celebrate a liturgy, according to Canon 52 of the Quinisext Council: "On all the days of the holy Lent devoted to fasting, with the...
According to the Typicon, the Service from the Triodion (§3B13). The service to Great-Martyr Theodore is transferred to Little Compline on the eve of 10...
Am I correct that one does not do the Prayer of St Eprem on Sat and Sun during the Great Fast? demetrius the forgetful [Non-text portions of this message have...
I normally do not post to mailing lists (except for our parish list, of course - anyone can join), Redeeming the Time blog posts, but in this case, since most...
I have a question about when the hangings in the church change to black at Forgiveness Vespers. In the Lenten Triodion, the footnote says this happens at...
Hristic Opelo: Cappella Romana/Ivan Moody For those in the Pacific NW who may be able to come: Stevan Hristic: Requiem Friday 12 February St Mary's Cathedral,...
It was only a matter of time before this happened: I forgot to put in the Epistle and Gospel readings. My apologies! In Christ, Margaret Lark According to...
According to the Typicon, a Vigil-rank service for the Meeting of the Lord, combined with the service in the Triodion (following the instructions in Volume 3...
Most of Matins and Divine Liturgy celebrated by Patriarch Bartholomew in Constantinople in 2009, divided into 11 sections (each lasting about average of 10...
This is the Doxasticon at Lord I have cried, at Vespers, February 14th, St. Auxentius Glory… Tone 8: The pure wisdom of the Holy Spirit which dwelt within...
I'm just double checking -- the katavasia appointed for this Sunday (He is for me unto salvation...) are not used? The katavasia for the Meeting of the Lord...
CHRIST IS BAPTISED! Several of us hierodeacons have been discussing the variation in rubrics for hierodeacons when serving. In particular when to remove the...
According to the Typicon, a polyeleos-rank service to St. Gregory the Theologian, combined with the service in the Triodion (following the instructions in the...
*from deacon Matthew Williams* *Jan 26, 2009* I have just returned from a week in Haiti following the disastrous earthquake on Jan 12. The condition of the...
I recently received a message from Fr. David Straut indicating that the use of a second Prokeimenon was incorrect, and just now, a conformation from...
According to the Typicon, the service from the Triodion (§3B2). The service to Saints Athanasius and Cyril is transferred to Little Compline on the eve of 19...
Thanks be to God, the Kursk Root Icon is coming to our church tonight, and we are having a Vigil service and Liturgy. I have the music for the general...
Greetings in the Lord! Some time ago rubrics were provided for Forgiveness Sunday/Meeting of the Lord, and I printed them out. They indicated that at Liturgy...
According to the Typicon, the service from the Triodion is combined with the service for the Afterfeast of the Theophany. The service to St. Theodosius is...
Festal Greetings! I know this group recently discussed Baptism within the Divine Liturgy, and I believe there was a discussion at one point in the past about...
Greetings in the Lord! A Serbian parishioner asked my husband yesterday why we were having no services on "Krstovdan." (Wise-crack answer which he was TEMPTED...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJH3M8szXS4 This is the kid who runs up through the Royal Doors and hugs the priest! Enjoy! And Happy Theophany! Rdr. james ...
Greetings, all! The Russian Orthodox Old Ritualist Church in Moscow has posted the Old Rite Liturgical Calendar on its website. It is quite detailed and would...
According to the Typicon, a simple service for the Synaxis of the Seventy Apostles (§1F1. The service to St. Theoctistus is transferred to Little Compline on...
I remember that, some time ago, here was a discussion about morning and evening prayer as found in the Slavonic Psalter. In the Romanian tradition, these...
A question arose during the singing of the Royal Hours this morning. In the Ninth Hour, just after the Psalter reading and the troparion of the forefeast, the...
Dear All: A blessed feast of the Nativity of the Savior! According to our older parishioners gere at St. Nicholas in D.C., there was a Midnight Liturgy on...
Speaking of wall calendars.... I was just looking at mine (the one by FAROCOR) and it never occurred to me how seemingly arbitrary the fasting rules appear to...
