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Guide to creating a didactic (teaching) Divine Liturgy in your Home School or Parish.

The following is a link to a helpful guide for establishing an Eastern Orthodox Christian  Didactic (teaching) Divine Liturgy in your Home School or Parish:  Didactic (teaching) Divine Liturgy Guide. Some helpful hints for stylizing the Didactic Divine Liturgy Guide and creating your own document for handout in your Home School or Parish are: Use … Continue reading Guide to creating a didactic (teaching) Divine Liturgy in your Home School or Parish. →

Eastern Orthodox Christian Timeline with Brief Explanation of the Seven Great Ecumenical Councils

This is a convenient Eastern Orthodox Christian Timeline that provides a very brief explanation of some of the decisions of the Seven Great Ecumenical Councils that were held during the first 1000 years of Christianity

The Orthodox Tradition of a Prayer Rope (Komboskini, Chotki) for The Jesus Prayer

The Jesus Prayer is:  "Lord, Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me a sinner". Some will even revise this prayer to be, "Lord, Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me THE sinner".  (Refer to the image below for the Jesus Prayer in many languages) The prayer rope (komboskini, chotki) originated in … Continue reading The Orthodox Tradition of a Prayer Rope (Komboskini, Chotki) for The Jesus Prayer →

Orthodox Christian Youth Craft for Christmas Lent – Christmas (Advent) Wreath

Orthodox Christian Safety Advent Wreath For Orthodox Christians, the fast period for the Nativity of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ begins on November 15 and extends through December 25. Orthodox Christians often refer to this time as the Christmas Fast or Christmas Lent. This is a spiritual period of moderate fasting, prayer, scripture reading … Continue reading Orthodox Christian Youth Craft for Christmas Lent – Christmas (Advent) Wreath →