Christian liturgy

He spends his whole life trying to please and interact with God through his actions, but the main interaction a Christian has with God is through the eucharist. This sacrament is also called holy communion since the faithful are mystically communing with God. As Fr. Thomas Hopko states, The eucharist is the center of the Church 's life. Everything in the Church leads…

churches, Christian beliefs of Baptism and Eucharist are evident in their celebration of the Sacraments; primary acts of worships. Anglicanism still holds today traditional views on both these sacraments, which are considered “sure witnesses, and effectual signs of grace, and God’s good will toward us, by the which He doth work invisibly in us, and doth not only quicken, but also strengthen and confirm our Faith in Him”. Anglicans have maintained the Eucharist, continuing to display the…

be made a bishop. Subsequently, he was consecrated bishop of Antioch. Legend holds that Ignatius was one of the children that Jesus received and blessed when He said, let the little children come to me. When he was the bishop, he encouraged his Christians to hold firm to their faith during the persecution by refusing to worship the king as a god. He was renowned for his inspirational writings. Being a disciple of the apostles, the church upholds his teachings dearly. He…

“restoration of the sinner can be achieved only by grace.” (O’Neill pg. 47) Grace is essential in the lives of Christians because it allows them to share in God’s divine nature, it likewise manifests Yahweh’s image in them, and it also brings about the indwelling of the Trinity within those individuals. (cf. O’Neill pg. 51) Without the assistance of grace, according to O’Neill, it is impossible for Christians…

What is Maundy Thursday and why is it called that? Maundy Thursday will soon be celebrated in the UK and by Christians all around the world. Queen Elizabeth II will take part in a special service at Leicester Cathedral to mark the occasion. The service itself dates all the way back to the medieval period and has undergone a number of changes over the centuries, though its core traditions have remained remarkably intact after all these years. But just what exactly is Maundy Thursday? Here’s all…

Question #2 In the first century, Christians generally met in each other’s houses. They congregated in synagogues, as they did not have a formal place to meet, as many of them dubbed themselves Messianic Jews. Since they did not have the infrastructure to fellowship in large buildings, many of them gathered together in house churches. They met on the day Jesus rose from the grave, Sunday, unless they went to Synagogue, in which they met on Saturday. The tradition of meeting on Sundays set soon…

presence in Christ where we have perhaps never consciously looked before. What he is trying to say is that the way the sacraments changed was the way we have seen them and that we see them as a celebration. Sacraments were once placed as the way of Christian faithful grace, we also understand sacraments in terms of grace because we are gods loving communication. Now there is a more conscious effort to see how sacraments communicate God’s grace, God’s presence. Traditionally sacraments are…

ministry, though it is important that these methods be in conformity to the Divine Pedagogy. Groome’s Shared Christian Praxis and Cavalletti’s Catechesis of the Good Shepherd draw upon the Pedagogy of God through the role of the catechist and through the means by which one obtains knowledge. According to Groome’s pedagogy, the role of the catechist is exceedingly active and directive; shared Christian Praxis requires a significant amount of time, energy and effort from the catechist. Especially…

My best friend, Alyssa, identifies as Greek Orthodox, so, over Spring Break, I attended a service with her. She belongs to Assumption Greek Orthodox church in Des Peres. Greek Orthodox is a denomination within Christianity. In the past, I have been to several Greek Festivals and large gatherings with her, so I was slightly familiar with the Greek atmosphere and culture. At the festivals there was a lot of Greek food, crafts, and dancing. The people are extremely proud of their Greek heritage and…

The Eucharist as a Sacrifice On the night before Jesus suffered on the cross, He shared one last meal with his disciples. It is during this meal that the sacrament of His Body and Blood was instituted. It is now commonly known as the sacrament of the Eucharist. He did this in order to preserve it throughout the ages and to entrust to the church a memorial of his sacrifice for us through death. It is a memorial in the sense that it makes present the sacrifice which Christ offered to God, on the…