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Understanding the Liturgy: The Prayer of Reconciliation

The prayer of reconciliation made its ap­pearance in the Liturgy around the sixth cen­tury. Earlier documents show the Kiss of …

Understanding the Liturgy: The Liturgy of the Catechumens

THE LITURGY OF THE CATECHUMENS The teaching part of the Liturgy was called the Liturgy of the Catechumens, because those …

Understanding the Liturgy: The Offertory

The offertory, simply defined, is the rite of bringing the offerings of bread and wine into the Altar. This rite …

Understanding the Liturgy: Divisions of the Liturgy

Traditionally, the Liturgy is divided into two parts: The Liturgy of the word (or the Liturgy of the catechumens), which …

Understanding the Liturgy: Preface

A series of articles published by Hegomen Father Athanasius Iskander in PAROUSIA magazine from September 1993 – March 1997. This …