In the ninth century the use of unleavened bread had become obligatory in the West, while the Orthodox continued the exclusive offering of leavened bread. The issue became divisive when the provinces of Byzantine Italy which were under the authority of the Patriarch of Constantinople were forcibly … [Read more...]
Why the Repetitions of “Lord Have Mercy”?
by Sr. Vassa “Lord, have mercy!” (Frequent refrain in Byzantine Liturgy) Isn’t it somewhat morbid, how often we repeat, in our church-services, “Lord, have mercy” (Kyrie eleison)? It is, if we misunderstand the word “mercy” (eleos), limiting it to what it means in today’s English, a … [Read more...]
Did St. Mark of Ephesus Consider the Latins to be a Church?
by Metropolitan Hierotheos (Vlachos) The following is an excerpt from the Metroplitan's very important "Intervention and Text to the Meeting of the Hierarchy of the Church of Greece (November, 2016)," which can be found here in Greek and here in English. Unfortunately, during the "Council of … [Read more...]
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