Manual of the Orthodox Church's Divine Services

2. Auflage 2023
ISBN: 978-0-88465-492-6
Verlag: Printshop of St Job of Pochaev

Buch, Englisch, 176 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 153 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 396 g

This comprehensive work represents a complete but accessible survey of everything related to the Orthodox Church's divine services and is helpfully illustrated throughout. The author begins with a discussion of the nature and origin of Divine worship. He describes the church building, the clergy who perform divine services and their vestments, and the cycles of public worship. The services of Great Vespers, Matins, and the Divine Liturgy are reviewed in detail, as are festal services, and different services of need: Baptism and Chrismation, Confession, Ordination, Matrimony, Unction, Prayer Services, Monastic Tonsure and Burial, and the Consecration of a Church. The reader will also find a rare discussion of the rite of the Coronation and Anointing of the Tsar.

This manual was originally translated and printed before the Russian Revolution. It is suitable both as an introduction to Orthodox worship for the inquirer and as a convenient handbook for those already familiar with the intricacies of Orthodox services.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Christliche Kirchen, Konfessionen, Denominationen Östliche & Orientalische Orthodoxe Kirchen
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Sonstige Religionen Sonstige Religionen: Leben & Brauch, Soziale Aspekte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

- Preliminary Ideas The Christian Church Building
- The Persons Who Perform Divine Services, and Their Vestments Public Worship
- Great Vespers Matins
- The Liturgy
- Special Features of Divine Services on Feast-Days and In Fast-Times The Different Ministrations Books Containing the Divine Services