The Rites and Ceremonies of the Greek Church in Russia; Containing an Account of Its Doctrine, Worship, and Discipline - Softcover

King, John Glen

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1235715434 ISBN 13: 9781235715433

Publisher: General Books LLC, 2012

Synopsis

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1772. Excerpt: ... OFFERTORY; O R, i The ordering os the holy and divine Liturgy, as it is celebrated in the great church and on the holy mountain. DIRECTIONS. T J-HE priest who is to celebrate the divine mystery must he careful above all things to be in peace with all the world, to bear no malice; to guard his heart as much as fojjible from every evil thought % to be dbfitnious from even-tide and to be watchful and attentive till the time of divine service-At. that timev having made the usual reverence to the principalJ, he goes into the church; and bang joined by the deacon, they both make three reverences eastward before theholy doors. 1 The great church means the church of Constantinople, so called' by way of eminence, because the patriarch affected a superiority over all other oriental churches. Mount Athos, a high mountain in Macedonia near the gulph of Con testa: thereis a ridge of mountains called Monte fanto, on which stand four and twenty monasteries of Greek monks, who are reckoned not less than four thousand in number. Every body knows this is the mountain, which the celebrated Macedonian architect Dinocrates proposed to Alexander the Great to cut into the figure of a man, holding; in one hand a city, and in the other a. bason to receive all its rivers in their course to' the sea. 3 This will be understood by remembering that all these direction are intended for the cloister: the principal, i. e. the archimandrite and the rest of the monks are supposed to be assembled in the refectory; the priest who is to officiate makes his bow to the archimandrite, and then goes into the church: but this direction can have no placein parochial churches. T fir The deacon then faith:.Give the benediction, Sir. Priest. Blessed be our God, always, now and for ever, even unto ag...

About this edition

• Publisher: General Books LLC
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1235715434
• ISBN 13: 9781235715433
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 142