INTRODUCING ORTHODOXY
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First Visit to an Orthodox Church
by Frederica Mathewes-Green
Orthodox worship is different! Some of these differences are apparent, if perplexing, from the first moment you walk in a church. Others become noticeable only over time. Here is some information that may help you feel more at home in Orthodox worship–twelve things I wish I’d known before my first visit to an Orthodox church.
The Orthodox Church: An Introduction
by Metropolitan Kallistos Ware
The Orthodox Church today is an invaluable treasury of the rich liturgical tradition handed down from the earliest centuries of Christianity. The sense of the sacred, the beauty and grandeur of the Orthodox Divine Liturgy make the presence of heaven on earth live and intensive. Orthodox Church art and music has a very functional role in the liturgical life and helps even the bodily senses to feel the spiritual grandeur of the Lord’s mysteries.
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What on Earth is the Orthodox Church?
by Conciliar Press
On the one hand, it is the oldest Church in Christendom. On the other hand, it’s new to most people in North America. It is the second largest body in Christendom with 225 million people worldwide. But in the U.S. and Canada there are less than six million.
An Introduction to the Orthodox Faith
by Fr. Thomas Fitzgerald
The Orthodox Church throughout the ages has maintained a continuity of faith and love with the apostolic community which was founded by Christ and sustained by the Holy Spirit. The air of antiquity and timelessness which often characterizes Eastern Christianity is an expression of her desire to remain loyal to the authentic Christian Faith.
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