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The central doors are called the Holy Doors, and have a red Curtain behind them (Church at Varna, Bulgaria). The entrance prayers are the prayers recited by the deacon and priest upon entering the temple (church building) before celebrating the Divine Liturgy in the Eastern Orthodox Church and those Eastern Catholic Churches which follow the ...
Vouchsafe, O Lord (Greek Καταξίωσον, Κύριε, Latin Dignare, Domine) are the initial words of a prayer from the Matins and Vespers service of the Eastern Orthodox, [citation needed] and the former Prime and Compline of the Roman and Eastern Catholic Churches, and for Matins and Vespers (or Morning and Evening Prayer) of the Anglican, Lutheran, and other liturgical Protestant churches.
In Eastern Orthodox and Byzantine Catholic churches, an entrance is a procession during which the clergy enter into the sanctuary through the Holy Doors.The origin of these entrances goes back to the early church, when the liturgical books and sacred vessels were kept in special storage rooms for safe keeping and the procession was necessary to bring these objects into the church when needed.
During most services of the Eastern Orthodox Church, the Trisagion is combined with several other prayers to form a unit, often called simply the Trisagion Prayers. This set of prayers forms part of the opening prayers of most services, and is also located within many of the Hours and daily cycle of services.
The worship of the Eastern Orthodox Church is viewed as the church's fundamental activity because the worship of God is the joining of man to God in prayer and that is the essential function of Christ's Church. The Eastern Orthodox view their church as being the living embodiment of Christ, through the grace of His Holy Spirit, in the people ...
A copy of the Shehimo in English according to the usage of the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church. Shehimo (Syriac: ܫܚܝܡܐ , Malayalam: ഷഹീമോ; English: Book of Common Prayer, also spelled Sh'himo) is the West Syriac Christian breviary of the Syriac Orthodox Church and the West Syriac Saint Thomas Christians of India (Syro-Malankara Catholic Church, Malankara Jacobite Syrian ...
St. Nicholas Ukrainian Orthodox Church, led by Rev. Michael Kirkland, is hosting a prayer service for peace in Ukraine at a local church Sunday. Prayer service to be hosted on Orthodox Easter for ...
Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America. Commemoration at Proskomedia, An Instruction. Orthodox Christian Information Center. Commemorating heterodox in Divine Liturgy. Monachos.net. The Vesting and Prothesis from the website of the Orthodox Church in America, with photos and descriptions. Entrance Prayers Russian Orthodox Church