Lord have Mercy!
Posted by Orthodox Christian Network on Monday, October 26, 2015
Saturday, October 31, 2015
The Great Commandment
Friday, October 30, 2015
Sandro Magister Continues...
Kasper vs Ratzinger, the Unending Dispute
Francis reignited it and the synod has not resolved it. In the paragraphs on the divorced and remarried the word “communion” isn’t there. But the pope could introduce it himself, by authority
Synodal Church. But the Pope Will Decide Everything
The word “communion” doesn’t even appear in the synod-approved text concerning the divorced and remarried. But in practice everyone is already doing whatever he wants. The spirit matters more than the letter, Francis says
Francis reignited it and the synod has not resolved it. In the paragraphs on the divorced and remarried the word “communion” isn’t there. But the pope could introduce it himself, by authority
Synodal Church. But the Pope Will Decide Everything
The word “communion” doesn’t even appear in the synod-approved text concerning the divorced and remarried. But in practice everyone is already doing whatever he wants. The spirit matters more than the letter, Francis says
Eastern Christian Books: LOGOS: A Journal of Eastern Christian Studies Fall 2015
Eastern Christian Books: LOGOS: A Journal of Eastern Christian Studies Fall 2015
"Finally, Augustine Casiday, author of the invaluable landmark work Reconstructing the Theology of Evagrius Ponticus: Beyond Heresy (whom I interviewed about this very book here) has a fascinating and learned essay treating the uses and abuses of Evagrius' famous definition of theology and a theologian from his treatise On Prayer. This maxim, which I have myself quoted regularly, and which seems to be a staple of contemporary Eastern spiritual and apologetical literature, is often used as little more than a thinly disguised sneer at intellectual work--as a cloak for anti-intellectual obscurantism in other words. Casiday's treatment of what Evagrius really meant is important and not to be missed."
"Finally, Augustine Casiday, author of the invaluable landmark work Reconstructing the Theology of Evagrius Ponticus: Beyond Heresy (whom I interviewed about this very book here) has a fascinating and learned essay treating the uses and abuses of Evagrius' famous definition of theology and a theologian from his treatise On Prayer. This maxim, which I have myself quoted regularly, and which seems to be a staple of contemporary Eastern spiritual and apologetical literature, is often used as little more than a thinly disguised sneer at intellectual work--as a cloak for anti-intellectual obscurantism in other words. Casiday's treatment of what Evagrius really meant is important and not to be missed."
Benedict Sheehan
New in #TheSounding - A Composers Insight on New CD. http://myocn.net/a-composers-insight-on-new-cd-till-morn-eternal-breaks/ #MyOCN
Posted by Orthodox Christian Network on Sunday, October 25, 2015
In a gesture of love, Benedict Sheehan, the artistic director of the Chamber Choir of St. Tikhon’s Monastery, is...
Posted by Orthodox Christian Network on Friday, October 23, 2015
Thursday, October 29, 2015
Agitating for Change?
International Inter-Orthodox Conference Discusses Women in Ministry. http://myocn.net/international-inter-orthodox-conference-discusses-women-in-ministry/
Posted by Orthodox Christian Network on Sunday, October 25, 2015
Prayer Corners From Around the World
Inspired by PISTEVO, we invite you to share your icons and prayer corners with us so that we may share them with the...
Posted by Orthodox Christian Network on Tuesday, October 27, 2015
Holy Protection of the Theotokos
One of the most beloved holidays in the Orthodox calendar is the Protection of the Mother of God. The Slavic people...
Posted by Orthodox Christian Network on Wednesday, October 28, 2015
SS. Cyril and Methodius Orthodox Church in Bulgaria
Стефан shared this picture from the feast day of St. Demetrios celebrated at SS. Cyril and Methodius Orthodox Church in Bulgaria. Lord Have Mercy!
Posted by Orthodox Christian Network on Wednesday, October 28, 2015
Wednesday, October 28, 2015
Tuesday, October 27, 2015
Opening of the Academic Year at the POI
Cardinal Leonardo Sandri, the Prefect of the Congregation for Eastern Churches, opened the Academic Year at the Pontifical Oriental Institute with a Mass at the Basilica of Saint Mary Major on Monday.
Posted by Vatican Radio - English Section on Monday, October 26, 2015
De Mattei on the Synod
Rorate Caeli: De Mattei: "The failed Synod: everyone defeated; and Catholic morality in particular"
Roberto de Mattei
Roberto de Mattei
CWR: "The Church has no authority...”: On the Limits of the Pope
October 05, 2015
Papal authority cannot be used to promote favored papal causes, no matter how noble. It is to be used to keep the Church one and focused on the one true God.
Dr. Adam A. J. DeVille
October 05, 2015
Papal authority cannot be used to promote favored papal causes, no matter how noble. It is to be used to keep the Church one and focused on the one true God.
Dr. Adam A. J. DeVille
Monday, October 26, 2015
So What Was the Purpose?
Pope Francis' address at conclusion of Synod of Bishops [full text]
Synod Diary: After three weeks, a “consensus” document that upholds doctrinal truth
10/25/2015 3:53:41 PM
By Mary Jo Anderson
The synod’s final report is released; what comes next depends upon Pope Francis.
The Synod was neither a great success nor a huge failure
10/26/2015 1:49:46 PM
By Russell Shaw
Followup to the Synod on the Family rests now in the hands of a paradoxical pontiff who champions consultation, collegiality, and synodality while practicing a highly centralized management style
The Dispatch: More from CWR
On "The Church's First Duty": Thoughts on Pope Francis' address at Synod's conclusion
10/26/2015 6:27:56 PM
By James V. Schall, S.J.
Though a South American, Francis seems, in spirit at least, closer to well-known members of the German, Belgian, and Swiss hierarchies
Synod Diary: After three weeks, a “consensus” document that upholds doctrinal truth
10/25/2015 3:53:41 PM
By Mary Jo Anderson
The synod’s final report is released; what comes next depends upon Pope Francis.
The Synod was neither a great success nor a huge failure
10/26/2015 1:49:46 PM
By Russell Shaw
Followup to the Synod on the Family rests now in the hands of a paradoxical pontiff who champions consultation, collegiality, and synodality while practicing a highly centralized management style
The Dispatch: More from CWR
On "The Church's First Duty": Thoughts on Pope Francis' address at Synod's conclusion
10/26/2015 6:27:56 PM
By James V. Schall, S.J.
Though a South American, Francis seems, in spirit at least, closer to well-known members of the German, Belgian, and Swiss hierarchies
Cardinal Pell explains the paragraphs in the final relatio concerning pastoral care of the divorced and civilly remarried.
Posted by Vatican Radio - English Section on Monday, October 26, 2015
Here is a short batch of photos from Mass this morning in St Peter's Basilica with Pope Francis. More to come...
Posted by Vatican Radio - English Section on Sunday, October 25, 2015
Necessary Oversight?
Pope Francis on Monday addressed the members of the Synod of the Chaldean Church, reminding them that “the only authority is the authority of service, the only power is the power of the Cross.”
Posted by Vatican Radio - English Section on Monday, October 26, 2015
CWR: The Relationship of Mercy and Justice According to St. Thomas Aquinas
Thomas does not understand divine mercy as a feeling or a passion that overwhelms God. It is not affective but effective, by healing the defects of the creatures and making them participate in the divine perfection.
By Prof. Thomas Heinrich Stark
We have heard a lot about (the new) mercy during the past months, and with respect to the (sometimes strange and surprising) topics discussed at the Extraordinary Synod on the Family. The remarks of some of the participants in the debates gave the impression that the insistence on truth—and on justice based on truth—is indicative of a merciless mentality. Does that mean that ...
Thomas does not understand divine mercy as a feeling or a passion that overwhelms God. It is not affective but effective, by healing the defects of the creatures and making them participate in the divine perfection.
By Prof. Thomas Heinrich Stark
We have heard a lot about (the new) mercy during the past months, and with respect to the (sometimes strange and surprising) topics discussed at the Extraordinary Synod on the Family. The remarks of some of the participants in the debates gave the impression that the insistence on truth—and on justice based on truth—is indicative of a merciless mentality. Does that mean that ...
Sunday, October 25, 2015
For the Dominican Jubilee
DSPT: New Perspectives on Early Lay Dominicans - Fr. Augustine Thompson, OP
Our Changing Understanding of the Black Penitents and Dominican Third Order in the Middle Ages
November 17.
Our Changing Understanding of the Black Penitents and Dominican Third Order in the Middle Ages
November 17.
Miraculous Icon
There is a miracle icon of St. John the Baptist in Assumption Greek Orthodox Church in Homer Glen, IL that is streaming oil. http://ow.ly/TNxeT #PISTEVO #iBelieve
Posted by Orthodox Christian Network on Saturday, October 24, 2015
Saturday, October 24, 2015
Be the Bee #82
Watch the New Episode of Be the Bee! Does the Liturgy Need You? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NyQK8Tw3UX0
Posted by Orthodox Christian Network on Friday, October 23, 2015
Chiesa: But the Synod of the Media Has Already Toppled the Real One
It doesn’t matter how it actually ends. World public opinion has already formulated its verdict. With the help of many churchmen
It doesn’t matter how it actually ends. World public opinion has already formulated its verdict. With the help of many churchmen
Friday, October 23, 2015
NLM: Blessing of A Cornerstone for the Fraternity of Saint Vincent Ferrer by Gregory DiPippo
http://www.newliturgicalmovement.org/2015/10/blessing-of-cornerstone-for-fraternity.html
http://www.newliturgicalmovement.org/2015/10/blessing-of-cornerstone-for-fraternity.html
Thursday, October 22, 2015
Sandro Magister Praises Cardinal Dolan
A bit much? Synod. The “Conspirator” Who Does Everything in the Light of Day by Sandro Magister
He is Timothy Dolan, one of the thirteen cardinals of the letter to the pope. A living example of that “parresia,” that candor of word and thought, so desired by Francis
Plus:
Napier, the Voice of Truth on the Letter of the Thirteen Cardinals by Sandro Magister
It took this South African archbishop to clarify in public the true reasons for the letter, which he signed with the others. It all started with the 2014 synod and the maneuvers of some to force its results. Here he is, word for word
He is Timothy Dolan, one of the thirteen cardinals of the letter to the pope. A living example of that “parresia,” that candor of word and thought, so desired by Francis
Plus:
Napier, the Voice of Truth on the Letter of the Thirteen Cardinals by Sandro Magister
It took this South African archbishop to clarify in public the true reasons for the letter, which he signed with the others. It all started with the 2014 synod and the maneuvers of some to force its results. Here he is, word for word
The Intention
If the Intention is Unclean.
Posted by Orthodox Christian Network on Wednesday, October 21, 2015
Name/Patron Saint?
Wow! This is a beautiful Orthodox Church in Georgia!
Posted by Orthodox Christian Network on Thursday, October 22, 2015
Orthodox Evangelization
It’s not too late! Sign up to attend this exciting conference! Speaking to Secular America: How the Church Is Reaching...
Posted by Orthodox Christian Network on Thursday, October 22, 2015
Wednesday, October 21, 2015
Tuesday, October 20, 2015
Archbishop Aquila Contra the German Bishops
Did Thomas More and John Fisher Die For Nothing? by Archbishop Samuel Aquila
Following the words of Christ himself, the Church has always taught that divorce and remarriage is simply adultery by another name
(via Fr. Z)
Following the words of Christ himself, the Church has always taught that divorce and remarriage is simply adultery by another name
(via Fr. Z)
TED Talk - Guy Consolmagno, SJ
Brother Guy Consolmagno, SJ, the director of the Vatican Observatory, gives a great TEDTalk on science and religion.
Posted by Vatican Radio - English Section on Monday, October 12, 2015
Monday, October 19, 2015
The Catholic Thing: The End(s) of Marriage Since Vatican II by Howard Kainz
"But as I mentioned in a previous column, the “demotion” of “primary end” and the subsequent emphasis on “unitive” aspects of marriage, has even led some priests to consecrate intentionally childless marriages. More recently, this de-emphasis on procreation in favor of “the unitive significance” has certainly facilitated the slide towards obviously non-procreative “marriage” between homosexuals."
Are Josephite marriages "intentionally childless marriages"?
"But as I mentioned in a previous column, the “demotion” of “primary end” and the subsequent emphasis on “unitive” aspects of marriage, has even led some priests to consecrate intentionally childless marriages. More recently, this de-emphasis on procreation in favor of “the unitive significance” has certainly facilitated the slide towards obviously non-procreative “marriage” between homosexuals."
Are Josephite marriages "intentionally childless marriages"?
CWR Blog: Cardinal Sarah to the synod: “We find ourselves between ‘gender ideology and ISIS’”
The prefect for the Congregation for Divine Worship has released the text of his intervention at the synod.
The prefect for the Congregation for Divine Worship has released the text of his intervention at the synod.
Svetitskhoveli Cathedral
Svetitskhoveli Cathedral in Georgia.
Posted by Orthodox Christian Network on Sunday, October 18, 2015
Sunday, October 18, 2015
Liturgy Wars?
The Secretary of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments, Archbishop Arthur Roche,...
Posted by Vatican Radio - English Section on Wednesday, October 14, 2015
Interview with Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk
Salt + Light TV interviewed Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, as a part of their series "Inside the Synod 2015".
Posted by Vatican Radio - English Section on Friday, October 16, 2015
Photos of Benedict XVI
More recent photos of Pope emeritus Benedict XVI!
Posted by Vatican Radio - English Section on Friday, October 16, 2015
The Archbishop of São Paulo, Brazil, Cardinal Odilo Scherer, met with Pope-emeritus Benedict XVI at the Vatican on Tuesday. He was kind enough to share a couple of pictures on his Facebook page.
Posted by Vatican Radio - English Section on Wednesday, October 14, 2015
On October 6, Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI received a painting from artist Raul Berzosa, who met with the Pope emeritus in the Vatican Gardens. (photo courtesy of the Diocese of Málaga)
Posted by Vatican Radio - English Section on Monday, October 12, 2015
Paris Match Interview with Pope Francis
Pope Francis gave an interview with Paris Match.
Posted by Vatican Radio - English Section on Saturday, October 17, 2015
Related:
For those of you who speak French, Marie Duhamel, of Vatican Radio's French Section, has written a new book on Pope...
Posted by Vatican Radio - English Section on Saturday, October 17, 2015
For our French-speaking friends: Marie Duhamel, a senior journalist in Vatican Radio's French service, has just published a book on Pope Francis. You can find out more at the link below.
Posted by Vatican Radio - English Section on Thursday, October 15, 2015
An Anniversary
Pope Francis on Saturday morning marked the 50th anniversary of the institution of the Synod of Bishops as a permanent...
Posted by Vatican Radio - English Section on Saturday, October 17, 2015
Pope Francis on Saturday morning marked the 50th anniversary of the institution of the Synod of Bishops as a permanent...
Posted by Vatican Radio - English Section on Saturday, October 17, 2015
The President of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity, Cardinal Kurt Koch, speaks of about the Synod on the Family.
Posted by Vatican Radio - English Section on Saturday, October 17, 2015
St. Luke the Evangelist
Ο Ευαγγελιστής Λουκας, Luke the Evangelist #PISTEVO #iBelievehttp://myocn.net/ο-ευαγγελιστής-λουκας-luke-the-evangelist/
Posted by Orthodox Christian Network on Sunday, October 18, 2015
Saint Luke, The Patron Saint of Iconographers. #PISTEVO #iBelieve http://myocn.net/the-patron-of-iconographers/
Posted by Orthodox Christian Network on Saturday, October 17, 2015
Fr. Z: Pope Francis wants a transformation of the papacy and a synodal Church
"As a Church that “walks together” with men, participates in the travails of history, let us cultivate the dream that the rediscovery of the inviolable dignity of peoples and the exercise of service of authority will be able to help also civil society to be built upon justice and on fraternity, generating a more beautiful world, more worthy of mankind and for the generations that will come after us."
Civil society, justice, fraternity: if these terms are not understood properly in relation to well-defined notions of community and friendship, then the result will be a utopian fantasy leading to bureaucratic statements or worse, the reinforcement of the modern nation-state.
"As a Church that “walks together” with men, participates in the travails of history, let us cultivate the dream that the rediscovery of the inviolable dignity of peoples and the exercise of service of authority will be able to help also civil society to be built upon justice and on fraternity, generating a more beautiful world, more worthy of mankind and for the generations that will come after us."
Civil society, justice, fraternity: if these terms are not understood properly in relation to well-defined notions of community and friendship, then the result will be a utopian fantasy leading to bureaucratic statements or worse, the reinforcement of the modern nation-state.
Saturday, October 17, 2015
St. John the Theologian
Learn more about St. John The Evangelist and Theologian. #PISTEVO #iBelievehttp://myocn.net/learn-about-st-john-the-evangelist-and-theologian/
Posted by Orthodox Christian Network on Wednesday, October 14, 2015
PISTEVO Episode 8
Watch PISTEVO - The Art of Belief Episode VIII - Divine Liturgy Part 2 #PISTEVO #iBelieve http://myocn.net/pistevo-watch-the-art-of-belief-episode-viii-divine-liturgy-part-2/
Posted by Orthodox Christian Network on Thursday, October 15, 2015
The Joy of Prayer
Listen as Fr. Stavros Akrotirianakis and Fr. Chris talk about the joys of establishing a relationship with God through prayer! http://ow.ly/TseQ0
Posted by Orthodox Christian Network on Friday, October 16, 2015
Related:
How do you pray? Draw some inspiration from the life of Symeon. Pray Simply, Pray Always. Watch past episodes and see...
Posted by Orthodox Christian Network on Wednesday, October 14, 2015
Chiesa: The Letter of the Thirteen Cardinals. A Key Backstory
It is an article by Andrea Tornielli, the vaticanista friendliest with and closest to Bergoglio. It came out four days before the publication of the letter. To expose it and accuse the authors of conspiring against the pope
by Sandro Magister
It is an article by Andrea Tornielli, the vaticanista friendliest with and closest to Bergoglio. It came out four days before the publication of the letter. To expose it and accuse the authors of conspiring against the pope
by Sandro Magister
Friday, October 16, 2015
A New Biography of St. Philp Neri by Jonathan Robinson, CO
NLM: A New Book about St Philip Neri, Reviewed by David Warren
Another book from Angelico Press.
Related:
Review by John Bentley Mays in The Catholic Register.
Another book from Angelico Press.
Related:
Review by John Bentley Mays in The Catholic Register.
How's the Company Doing?
ICYMI: here is Salt + Light TV's "Inside the Synod 2015" interview with Fr. Adolfo Nicolás, SJ - the Superior General of the Society of Jesus.
Posted by Vatican Radio - English Section on Thursday, October 15, 2015
Hymn of the Jubilee of Mercy
Has anyone written a critique of the music? Too modern/Romantic?
more info
"The Authors of the original music (Paul Inwood) and text (Eugenio Costa, S.J.) have donated the copyright of this work to the PCPNE in order to facilitate the distribution of the Hymn of the Jubilee of Mercy throughout the Catholic Church."
Because the Church needs a mission statement and a theme song! (It's a good thing they didn't make some version of the Lord's prayer the theme song. )
more info
"The Authors of the original music (Paul Inwood) and text (Eugenio Costa, S.J.) have donated the copyright of this work to the PCPNE in order to facilitate the distribution of the Hymn of the Jubilee of Mercy throughout the Catholic Church."
Because the Church needs a mission statement and a theme song! (It's a good thing they didn't make some version of the Lord's prayer the theme song. )
Thursday, October 15, 2015
Metropolitan Hilarion Alfeyev's Facebook page appears to have been deleted or taken offline. I hope it will come back.
Radicati nella fede Editorial
Rorate Caeli: Radicati EDITORIAL: "The New Mass, The Mass of the Assembly: the Cradle of Agnosticism"
Editorial: Radicati nella fede, September 2015
Newsletter of the Catholic community of
Vocogno, Diocese of Novara, Italy
I think some may claim that the words of consecration being said in a low voice is proper to the Roman rite, but how far does this go back? Is the submissa voce proper to the low Mass or to the solemn form (before the low Mass was supposedly adapted to become the solemn form in the codification of St. Pius V)?
Editorial: Radicati nella fede, September 2015
Newsletter of the Catholic community of
Vocogno, Diocese of Novara, Italy
We’d like to focus on one among the many: the disappearance of the submissa voce for the priest, which corresponds to lack of silence in the assembly. It appears to us that this is one of the points that most evidently indicates a radical change in the Catholic Rite. Then again, it is typically this which appears to be scandalous to the faithful who chance upon the Traditional Mass: the long parts where the priest, especially in the Canon, pronounces the words softly, and the faithful - not being able to hear anything - are obliged to be silent.
We have noticed many times that this is more of a problem than the use of Latin.
I think some may claim that the words of consecration being said in a low voice is proper to the Roman rite, but how far does this go back? Is the submissa voce proper to the low Mass or to the solemn form (before the low Mass was supposedly adapted to become the solemn form in the codification of St. Pius V)?
Pope Francis on Divine Justice
From Misericordiae Vultus:
The standard textbook Latin view? As for Pope Francis's opposition between faith and the observance of the law, is he getting the right opposition? Is he characterizing the problem with the Pharisees correctly? Is this rooted in an erroneous understanding of Divine Justice, which fails to see that it is actually identical, or an aspect of Divine Mercy, as is indicated in the Hebrew of the Old Testament and in the use of dikaiosune?
20. It would not be out of place at this point to recall the relationship between justice and mercy. These are not two contradictory realities, but two dimensions of a single reality that unfolds progressively until it culminates in the fullness of love. Justice is a fundamental concept for civil society, which is meant to be governed by the rule of law. Justice is also understood as that which is rightly due to each individual. In the Bible, there are many references to divine justice and to God as “judge”. In these passages, justice is understood as the full observance of the Law and the behaviour of every good Israelite in conformity with God’s commandments. Such a vision, however, has not infrequently led to legalism by distorting the original meaning of justice and obscuring its profound value. To overcome this legalistic perspective, we need to recall that in Sacred Scripture, justice is conceived essentially as the faithful abandonment of oneself to God’s will.
The standard textbook Latin view? As for Pope Francis's opposition between faith and the observance of the law, is he getting the right opposition? Is he characterizing the problem with the Pharisees correctly? Is this rooted in an erroneous understanding of Divine Justice, which fails to see that it is actually identical, or an aspect of Divine Mercy, as is indicated in the Hebrew of the Old Testament and in the use of dikaiosune?
Another Stalwart Bishop from Kazakhstan
The Oct. 10 intervention of the Archbishop of Maria Sanctissima in Astana, Kazakhstan, Tomash Peta, in English.
Posted by Vatican Radio - English Section on Wednesday, October 14, 2015
Wednesday, October 14, 2015
No "Private" Divine Liturgies?
Floating around on the Orthodox interwebz... (for example, this site)
"There was once a priest who did not want to serve the liturgy because it was a cold winter day.
The temperature was 10 degrees below zero and the priest knew that the only person who was likely to come to the service was the chanter. The priest had no idea about the Church’s teaching on the presence of the Triumphant Church and how the Divine Liturgy benefits the living and the departed. With difficulty he forced himself to go to church. On the way to church he kept wishing that the chanter would not come so that he would not have to serve and go home. However, the chanter did come.
The priest did the Prothesis (or Proskomedia, the service of preparing the holy gifts) in a hurry and began the Divine Liturgy. Shortly after, some bishops, priests, monks and nuns and some lay people arrived. Most of them sat in the choir section and began to chant so beautifully that the priest forgot about how cold and lonely he was earlier. His whole body was warm and his whole being was all a flame…. When he did the small entrance he noticed that the church was full of people – most of them familiar – he did not pay much attention and just continued with the Divine Liturgy.
When the time came for the Sanctification of the Holy Gifts he saw three bishops, brightly clothed and radiant entering the Holy Altar. They knelt with him and prayed. The priest then stood up very carefully with fear, took the censer and in a loud voice said,
‘Especially our All Holy, Immaculate, Most Blessed and glorious Lady Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary…’.
The soul of the priest was amazed and filled with divine joy. Peace and heavenly stillness, hesychia, dominated his inner self. When the time came for the elevation and dividing of the Host (Lamb) the whole church filled with the sweetest melodies. The whole multitude of people who were present along with the monks, priests and bishops chanted not only once but many times,
‘One is Holy, One is Lord: Jesus Christ, to the glory of God the Father. Amen’.
Next they chanted the Holy Communion hymn,
‘Taste and see that the Lord is good, Alleluia.’
The priest was wondering what to do. Should he partake of the Holy Communion first or step aside for the three bishops who were present. Just as he was thinking this, one of the bishops nodded to him indicating that he should receive Holy Communion and then to Unify and Place the remaining of the portions of the Lamb into the Chalice along with the portions in memory of the Holy Theotokos and the Saints. Having completed this the priest then opened the Beautiful Gate … and saw no one in the Church… he turned and looked back into the holy altar, he looked to the right, looked to the left, the bishops had disappeared, he stood there speechless, amazed. He slowly opened his mouth and chanted the next petition,
‘With the fear of God and faith and love, draw near …,’
and the chanter slowly drew near to take Holy Communion. The priest was still amazed, still wondering! The whole Triumphant Church was present. All those present in the church were persons familiar to him, they were persons that had departed from this life and he would from time to time commemorate their names during each liturgy: ‘that’s why they were present, that’s why they all seemed so familiar’, he thought.
As for the bishops in the altar they were the Three Hierarchs: Saint John Chrysostom, Saint Basil the Great and Saint Gregory the Theologian.
So many years of study at university, so much research and so many sleepless nights he spent studying and these efforts were not able to give him not even one drop of the sweetness and divine knowledge that this one Divine Liturgy gave him."
Experiences During the Divine Liturgy p451-453
"There was once a priest who did not want to serve the liturgy because it was a cold winter day.
The temperature was 10 degrees below zero and the priest knew that the only person who was likely to come to the service was the chanter. The priest had no idea about the Church’s teaching on the presence of the Triumphant Church and how the Divine Liturgy benefits the living and the departed. With difficulty he forced himself to go to church. On the way to church he kept wishing that the chanter would not come so that he would not have to serve and go home. However, the chanter did come.
The priest did the Prothesis (or Proskomedia, the service of preparing the holy gifts) in a hurry and began the Divine Liturgy. Shortly after, some bishops, priests, monks and nuns and some lay people arrived. Most of them sat in the choir section and began to chant so beautifully that the priest forgot about how cold and lonely he was earlier. His whole body was warm and his whole being was all a flame…. When he did the small entrance he noticed that the church was full of people – most of them familiar – he did not pay much attention and just continued with the Divine Liturgy.
When the time came for the Sanctification of the Holy Gifts he saw three bishops, brightly clothed and radiant entering the Holy Altar. They knelt with him and prayed. The priest then stood up very carefully with fear, took the censer and in a loud voice said,
‘Especially our All Holy, Immaculate, Most Blessed and glorious Lady Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary…’.
The soul of the priest was amazed and filled with divine joy. Peace and heavenly stillness, hesychia, dominated his inner self. When the time came for the elevation and dividing of the Host (Lamb) the whole church filled with the sweetest melodies. The whole multitude of people who were present along with the monks, priests and bishops chanted not only once but many times,
‘One is Holy, One is Lord: Jesus Christ, to the glory of God the Father. Amen’.
Next they chanted the Holy Communion hymn,
‘Taste and see that the Lord is good, Alleluia.’
The priest was wondering what to do. Should he partake of the Holy Communion first or step aside for the three bishops who were present. Just as he was thinking this, one of the bishops nodded to him indicating that he should receive Holy Communion and then to Unify and Place the remaining of the portions of the Lamb into the Chalice along with the portions in memory of the Holy Theotokos and the Saints. Having completed this the priest then opened the Beautiful Gate … and saw no one in the Church… he turned and looked back into the holy altar, he looked to the right, looked to the left, the bishops had disappeared, he stood there speechless, amazed. He slowly opened his mouth and chanted the next petition,
‘With the fear of God and faith and love, draw near …,’
and the chanter slowly drew near to take Holy Communion. The priest was still amazed, still wondering! The whole Triumphant Church was present. All those present in the church were persons familiar to him, they were persons that had departed from this life and he would from time to time commemorate their names during each liturgy: ‘that’s why they were present, that’s why they all seemed so familiar’, he thought.
As for the bishops in the altar they were the Three Hierarchs: Saint John Chrysostom, Saint Basil the Great and Saint Gregory the Theologian.
So many years of study at university, so much research and so many sleepless nights he spent studying and these efforts were not able to give him not even one drop of the sweetness and divine knowledge that this one Divine Liturgy gave him."
Experiences During the Divine Liturgy p451-453
Chiesa: The Letter of the Thirteen Cardinals to the Pope. Episode Two by Sandro Magister
Text and names of signers confirmed, apart from marginal inaccuracies. Absolutely certain, above all, is what is at stake: control of the procedures, decisive for the outcome of the synod
Text and names of signers confirmed, apart from marginal inaccuracies. Absolutely certain, above all, is what is at stake: control of the procedures, decisive for the outcome of the synod
Collège des bernardins: Une approche théologique du monde : Cosmos de Louis Bouyer par Marie-Hélène GRINTCHENKO
En mémoire... Louis Bouyer, Autour d'un concile
En mémoire... Louis Bouyer, Autour d'un concile
CWR Interview with Archbishop Stanislaw Gadecki
Polish archbishop: Unless we recognize sin, Christ’s incarnation is meaningless
October 13, 2015
Archbishop Stanislaw Gadecki, president of the Polish bishops’ conference gave a wide-ranging interview shortly before the opening of the Synod on the Family.
Related: Synod Profile: Archbishop Stanisław Gądecki
Abp. Gądecki, who is the President of the Polish Bishops Conference a member of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith since 2014, is known for his staunch and outspoken orthodoxy
October 13, 2015
Archbishop Stanislaw Gadecki, president of the Polish bishops’ conference gave a wide-ranging interview shortly before the opening of the Synod on the Family.
Related: Synod Profile: Archbishop Stanisław Gądecki
Abp. Gądecki, who is the President of the Polish Bishops Conference a member of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith since 2014, is known for his staunch and outspoken orthodoxy
Tuesday, October 13, 2015
Idolatry?
Listen as Dr. James Skedros, Dean of Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology, Cantonis Professor of Byzantine...
Posted by Orthodox Christian Network on Tuesday, October 13, 2015
ἐνανθρωπήσαντα
The Nicene-Constantinopolitan Creed in Greek
Πιστεύομεν εἰς ἕνα Θεὸν Πατέρα παντοκράτορα
ποιητὴν οὐρανοῦ καὶ γῆς ὁρατῶν τε πάντων καὶ ἀοράτων·
καὶ εἰς ἕνα Κύριον Ἰησοῦν Χριστὸν
τὸν υἱὸν τοῦ Θεοῦ τὸν Μονογενῆ,
τὸν ἐκ τοῦ Πατρὸς γεννηθέντα πρὸ πάντων τῶν αἰώνων,
Φῶς ἐκ Φωτός,
Θεὸν ἀληθινὸν ἐκ Θεοῦ ἀληθινοῦ,
γεννηθέντα οὐ ποιηθέντα,
ὁμοούσιον τῷ Πατρί,
δι' οὗ τὰ πάντα ἐγένετο·
τὸν δι' ἡμᾶς τοὺς ἀνθρώπους καὶ διὰ τὴν ἡμετέραν σωτηρίαν κατελθόντα ἐκ τῶν οὐρανῶν,
καὶ σαρκωθέντα ἐκ Πνεύματος Ἁγίου καὶ Μαρίας τῆς παρθένου,
καὶ ἐνανθρωπήσαντα,
σταυρωθέντα τε ὑπὲρ ἡμῶν ἐπὶ Ποντίου Πιλάτου,
καὶ παθόντα, καὶ ταφέντα,
καὶ ἀναστάντα τῇ τρίτῃ ἡμέρᾳ κατὰ τὰς γραφὰς,
καὶ ἀνελθόντα εἰς τοὺς οὐρανοὺς,
καὶ καθεζόμενον ἐν δεξιᾷ τοῦ Πατρὸς,
καὶ πάλιν ἐρχόμενον μετὰ δόξης κρῖναι ζῶντας καὶ νεκρούς,
οὗ τῆς βασιλείας οὐκ ἔσται τέλος·
καὶ εἰς τὸ Πνεῦμα τὸ Ἅγιον, τὸ Κύριον καὶ Ζωοποιόν,
τὸ ἐκ τοῦ Πατρὸς ἐκπορευόμενον,
τὸ σὺν Πατρὶ καὶ Υἱῷ συμπροσκυνούμενον καὶ συνδοξαζόμενον,
τὸ λαλῆσαν διὰ τῶν προφητῶν·
εἰς μίαν ἁγίαν καθολικὴν καὶ ἀποστολικὴν ἐκκλησίαν·
ὁμολογοῦμεν ἓν βάπτισμα εἰς ἄφεσιν ἁμαρτιῶν·
προσδοκῶμεν ἀνάστασιν νεκρῶν,
καὶ ζωὴν τοῦ μέλλοντος αἰῶνος. ἀμήν.
Πιστεύομεν εἰς ἕνα Θεὸν Πατέρα παντοκράτορα
ποιητὴν οὐρανοῦ καὶ γῆς ὁρατῶν τε πάντων καὶ ἀοράτων·
καὶ εἰς ἕνα Κύριον Ἰησοῦν Χριστὸν
τὸν υἱὸν τοῦ Θεοῦ τὸν Μονογενῆ,
τὸν ἐκ τοῦ Πατρὸς γεννηθέντα πρὸ πάντων τῶν αἰώνων,
Φῶς ἐκ Φωτός,
Θεὸν ἀληθινὸν ἐκ Θεοῦ ἀληθινοῦ,
γεννηθέντα οὐ ποιηθέντα,
ὁμοούσιον τῷ Πατρί,
δι' οὗ τὰ πάντα ἐγένετο·
τὸν δι' ἡμᾶς τοὺς ἀνθρώπους καὶ διὰ τὴν ἡμετέραν σωτηρίαν κατελθόντα ἐκ τῶν οὐρανῶν,
καὶ σαρκωθέντα ἐκ Πνεύματος Ἁγίου καὶ Μαρίας τῆς παρθένου,
καὶ ἐνανθρωπήσαντα,
σταυρωθέντα τε ὑπὲρ ἡμῶν ἐπὶ Ποντίου Πιλάτου,
καὶ παθόντα, καὶ ταφέντα,
καὶ ἀναστάντα τῇ τρίτῃ ἡμέρᾳ κατὰ τὰς γραφὰς,
καὶ ἀνελθόντα εἰς τοὺς οὐρανοὺς,
καὶ καθεζόμενον ἐν δεξιᾷ τοῦ Πατρὸς,
καὶ πάλιν ἐρχόμενον μετὰ δόξης κρῖναι ζῶντας καὶ νεκρούς,
οὗ τῆς βασιλείας οὐκ ἔσται τέλος·
καὶ εἰς τὸ Πνεῦμα τὸ Ἅγιον, τὸ Κύριον καὶ Ζωοποιόν,
τὸ ἐκ τοῦ Πατρὸς ἐκπορευόμενον,
τὸ σὺν Πατρὶ καὶ Υἱῷ συμπροσκυνούμενον καὶ συνδοξαζόμενον,
τὸ λαλῆσαν διὰ τῶν προφητῶν·
εἰς μίαν ἁγίαν καθολικὴν καὶ ἀποστολικὴν ἐκκλησίαν·
ὁμολογοῦμεν ἓν βάπτισμα εἰς ἄφεσιν ἁμαρτιῶν·
προσδοκῶμεν ἀνάστασιν νεκρῶν,
καὶ ζωὴν τοῦ μέλλοντος αἰῶνος. ἀμήν.
Monday, October 12, 2015
Chiesa: Thirteen Cardinals Have Written to the Pope. Here’s the Letter by Sandro Magister
But Francis has rejected their requests en bloc. And meanwhile, the “Relatio finalis” has disappeared from the program of the synod
But Francis has rejected their requests en bloc. And meanwhile, the “Relatio finalis” has disappeared from the program of the synod
Sunday, October 11, 2015
Edward Short's Review of The Oxford Movement
CWR: Newman, The Oxford Movement, and the Hunger for Dogma By Edward Short
There are some fine essays in "The Oxford Movement: Europe and the Wider World 1830-1930" but the collection ultimately fails to address the real heart of the movement that Newman left behind
There are some fine essays in "The Oxford Movement: Europe and the Wider World 1830-1930" but the collection ultimately fails to address the real heart of the movement that Newman left behind
Something Recent With Fr. Gabriel
Unfortunately there is no sound -- but youc an watch it with French subtitles. I hope there is a copy with the audio intact.
Edit. Audio is ok now?
Saturday, October 10, 2015
Eh. Just Avoid Star Wars Altogether
As Sir Alec Guiness suggested...
May the Phos (Light) be With You! For Orthodox Christians life is about The Phos (τὸ φῶς) (The Light) not “The Force”.http://myocn.net/may-the-phos-light-be-with-you/
Posted by Orthodox Christian Network on Thursday, October 8, 2015
PISTEVO Episode 7
Watch PISTEVO - The Art of Belief Episode VIIArchbishop Demetrios of America presided over the Diving Liturgy on...
Posted by Orthodox Christian Network on Friday, October 9, 2015
Judas Iscariot
Learn About Judas Iscariot “The title “Iscariot“, meaning in the Hebrew “man of Kerioth“, a place in South Palestine,...
Posted by Orthodox Christian Network on Saturday, October 10, 2015
Coverage of the Extraordinary Synod
Chiesa:
Synod. First Shot on Target Comes From the Conservatives
Thanks above all to the introductory talk of Cardinal Erdõ, adamant in excluding the ambiguous “openness” of the base document. But the innovators are already on the counterattack. And they’re counting on the support of the pope
Synod. One Tweet Does Not a Summer Make
The work of the assembly has never been so secretive. Useless news served up by the official channels. Nonexistent translations for fathers who don’t know Italian. The symbolic gesture of rupture from the Polish bishops
CWR Blog:
The Dispatch: More from CWR
Synod fathers discuss cultural contexts, anthropological changes, social contradictions
A focus during this week of the Synod of Bishops has been analysis of both positive and negative “anthropological and cultural changes in our times”
Collecting data on the state of Western industrial "societies" is important, along with analysis, but have we moved beyond the competence of a synod? If this is proper to theology, then what are we to make of the judgments of the synod fathers concerning the data?
Abp. Kurtz to the synod: “Offer intentional & ongoing formation so that the family can live its missionary identity” by Catherine Harmon
USCCB president releases "expanded version" of his intervention at the Synod of Bishops.
October 09, 2015 03:37 EST
Synod & Council: The Conservatives' Failed Strategy
Synod. First Shot on Target Comes From the Conservatives
Thanks above all to the introductory talk of Cardinal Erdõ, adamant in excluding the ambiguous “openness” of the base document. But the innovators are already on the counterattack. And they’re counting on the support of the pope
Synod. One Tweet Does Not a Summer Make
The work of the assembly has never been so secretive. Useless news served up by the official channels. Nonexistent translations for fathers who don’t know Italian. The symbolic gesture of rupture from the Polish bishops
CWR Blog:
The Dispatch: More from CWR
Synod fathers discuss cultural contexts, anthropological changes, social contradictions
A focus during this week of the Synod of Bishops has been analysis of both positive and negative “anthropological and cultural changes in our times”
Collecting data on the state of Western industrial "societies" is important, along with analysis, but have we moved beyond the competence of a synod? If this is proper to theology, then what are we to make of the judgments of the synod fathers concerning the data?
Abp. Kurtz to the synod: “Offer intentional & ongoing formation so that the family can live its missionary identity” by Catherine Harmon
USCCB president releases "expanded version" of his intervention at the Synod of Bishops.
October 09, 2015 03:37 EST
Synod & Council: The Conservatives' Failed Strategy
A Review of The Oxford Movement: Europe and the Wider World 1830-1930
CWR: Newman, The Oxford Movement, and the Hunger for Dogma By Edward Short
There are some fine essays in "The Oxford Movement: Europe and the Wider World 1830-1930" but the collection ultimately fails to address the real heart of the movement that Newman left behind
There are some fine essays in "The Oxford Movement: Europe and the Wider World 1830-1930" but the collection ultimately fails to address the real heart of the movement that Newman left behind
Friday, October 09, 2015
Thursday, October 08, 2015
Insight Scoop: New: "Signs of the Holy One: Liturgy, Ritual, and Expression of the Sacred"
Now available from Ignatius Press: Signs of the Holy One: Liturgy, Ritual, and Expression of the Sacred by Fr. Uwe Michael Lang, of the Oratory
Now available from Ignatius Press: Signs of the Holy One: Liturgy, Ritual, and Expression of the Sacred by Fr. Uwe Michael Lang, of the Oratory
Wednesday, October 07, 2015
Pravoslavie: Fr. Dumitru Staniloae: The Cross as a Means of Sanctification and Transformation of the World
Through the Cross, Christ sanctified His body—the link with the world. He rejected the temptations sent to Him by the world, that is to taste the pleasures, to satisfy His needs unrestrained or to avoid pain and death. If we, in the same way, ward off the temptations of sin and patiently suffer the pain of death, sanctity can spread from His body to all bodies and throughout the world.
Through the Cross, Christ sanctified His body—the link with the world. He rejected the temptations sent to Him by the world, that is to taste the pleasures, to satisfy His needs unrestrained or to avoid pain and death. If we, in the same way, ward off the temptations of sin and patiently suffer the pain of death, sanctity can spread from His body to all bodies and throughout the world.
Pravoslavie: Orthodox Living in the Modern World: Steps to Spiritual Transformation
Archimandrite Sergius (Bowyer)
In this talk Fr. Sergius speaks on several important themes, including the benefits of pilgrimage for helping us to encounter God, the power of the saints, moving away from an inner monologue towards a dialogue with God beginning with a consistent prayer rule, and having an attitude of blessing and thanksgiving.
Archimandrite Sergius (Bowyer)
In this talk Fr. Sergius speaks on several important themes, including the benefits of pilgrimage for helping us to encounter God, the power of the saints, moving away from an inner monologue towards a dialogue with God beginning with a consistent prayer rule, and having an attitude of blessing and thanksgiving.
Chiesa: New Annulment Procedures. A Jurist Demolishes the Reform of Pope Francis
He is Professor Danilo Castellano, one of the leading experts on the subject. He judges the reform as “contradictory and inconsistent.” But Cardinal Kasper doesn’t like it, either
by Sandro Magister
He is Professor Danilo Castellano, one of the leading experts on the subject. He judges the reform as “contradictory and inconsistent.” But Cardinal Kasper doesn’t like it, either
by Sandro Magister
Tuesday, October 06, 2015
The Benefit of Iconography
The Benefit of Iconography. We’ve invited Fr. Elias Villis, the priest of Christ Our Savior Greek Orthodox Church in...
Posted by Orthodox Christian Network on Monday, October 5, 2015
More, Not Less
Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church in Dallas, TX has completed Phase II of their Iconography. Thank you Stephanie for sharing this beautiful picture!
Posted by Orthodox Christian Network on Tuesday, October 6, 2015
Monday, October 05, 2015
Opening of the Extraordinary Synod
Pope Francis' full remarks opening the Synod.
Posted by Vatican Radio - English Section on Monday, October 5, 2015
Pope Francis at the opening of the Synod on the Family.See the full text of the Pope's remarks at the...
Posted by Vatican Radio - English Section on Monday, October 5, 2015
Opening of the Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops on the Family, with reports by the Secretary General and by the Relator General. Watch LIVE now!
Posted by Vatican Radio - English Section on Sunday, October 4, 2015
Sunday, October 04, 2015
Mass for the Opening of the Synod
Pope Francis celebrated Mass on Sunday to open the Synod of Bishops.See our story at the link: http://en.radiovaticana.va/news/2015/10/04/popes_homily_at_opening_mass_of_the_synod_of_bishops/1176802
Posted by Vatican Radio - English Section on Sunday, October 4, 2015
Pope Francis celebrates Mass to open the Synod of Bishops.
Posted by Vatican Radio - English Section on Sunday, October 4, 2015
Pope Francis presides at Holy Mass for the opening of the XIV Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops. Watch LIVE now!
Posted by Vatican Radio - English Section on Sunday, October 4, 2015
St. Sava Serbian Orthodox Cathedral
http://myocn.net/photographer-features-st-sava-serbian-orthodox-cathedral/
Posted by Orthodox Christian Network on Wednesday, September 30, 2015
Saturday, October 03, 2015
The Art of Belief Episode VI
Watch The Art of Belief Episode VI - The Iconographer and learn about PISTEVO and the Art of Belief.http://myocn.net/pistevo-watch-the-art-of-belief-episode-vi-the-iconographer/
Posted by Orthodox Christian Network on Wednesday, September 30, 2015
St. Jude
Learn About the Icon of St. Jude. Share with us photos of your favorite icons! http://myocn.net/learn-about-the-icon-of-st-jude-pistevo-the-art-of-belief/
Posted by Orthodox Christian Network on Saturday, October 3, 2015
Thursday, October 01, 2015
The Pope's Visit to the NAC
The Pontifical North American College has produced a new highlight video about the 2 May visit to the College by Pope...
Posted by Vatican Radio - English Section on Wednesday, September 30, 2015
The Pontifical North American College in Rome is preparing to celebrate Diaconal ordinations on October 1 (tomorrow). Here are some photos of them taking their Oath of Fidelity earlier this week.
Posted by Vatican Radio - English Section on Wednesday, September 30, 2015
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