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Liturgical Worship: Opera! Poetry!

A couple of weeks ago as we left church for our Sunday coffee and breakfast, my wife commented that the liturgy, the worship of the Orthodox Church, is like an opera.  It tells a story with song, movement and image … Continue reading

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One More Example (for now) of the Literary Coinciding with Devotion

Here is another example of the literary coinciding with spirituality: Come, let us drink, not miraculous water drawn forth from a barren stone, but a new vintage from the fount of incorruption, springing from the tomb of Christ.  In Him … Continue reading

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When Devotion and Literary Coincide

Here’s a snippet from a hymn sung in the Orthodox Church on Holy Friday (Good Friday).  It’s good writing.  The devotional and the literary can happen at the same time.  Besides the meaning of the words, I also appreciate the … Continue reading

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Morning Prayer of Metropolitan Philaret of Moscow

O Lord, grant me to greet the coming day in peace. Help me in all things to rely on Your Holy will. In every hour of the day reveal Your will to me. Bless my dealings with all who surround … Continue reading

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