Posts Tagged ‘ Hymns ’

Deck the halls with Prayer and Fasting..Fa-la-la-la- la, la-la-la-la

The Nativity Fast is quickly approaching. In America, it is very hard to follow the fast when everyone else anticipates Christmas with feasting. However, let us try to counteract culture and adopt the rhythm of the Orthodox church year into our celebrations of Christmas. We fast to prepare for our twelve days of feasting from [...]



Intro to Orthodoxy, Part 2 - Abp. Lazar

 
How does the Old Testament and New Testament relate to each other in the Orthodox Church?  Is there a connection and continuity in worship in the area of hymns, icons, and other distinctives of Orthodoxy?  His Eminence discuses how God related to His people through the Old Testament record of the Tabernacle.
From Solomon’s temple to [...]