God’s action in creation and creation’s role in our journey towards God culminate in the… gifts of bread and wine which are brought forth to be consecrated to become the Holy Body and Blood of Christ. In the Eucharist, man, as the priest of creation, offers creation back to the Creator and then receives it back sanctified and transformed into the very God to Whom it was offered.
In these photos, a moment from the Divine Liturgy of St. James, the ‘Brother’ of the Lord, which is held in the middle of Vatopaidi’s Katholikon by the Abbot, Ephraim.
You can see all 41 photos here more conveniently — together with the text of the Liturgy in English, Greek and Romanian.
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Hristos a inviat !!! Cu cat ca in ultima vreme am fost foarte ocupat dar de cate oari urmaresc ceeia cemi trimiteti ma umplu de bucurie si primesc o forta sa merg mai deparete …. Vă ultumesc !
Eduard-Jenica
Nu sunt cuvinte suficiente si demne de a exprima bucuria, recunostinta, pacea pe care ati adus-o in inimile noastre prin aceste fotografii.
Metanie pun in fata sfintiilor voastre si din inima spun:
VA MULTUMESC!
Jonathan Dunne
Yes, there’s a very nice text on St Ephrem the Syrian over at Orthodox Christian Network, which talks about the unity of Scripture and creation, for anyone who’s interested: http://myocn.net/introducing-st-ephrem-syrian/.
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pr iustin
Hristos a inviat !!! Cu cat ca in ultima vreme am fost foarte ocupat dar de cate oari urmaresc ceeia cemi trimiteti ma umplu de bucurie si primesc o forta sa merg mai deparete …. Vă ultumesc !
Eduard-Jenica
Nu sunt cuvinte suficiente si demne de a exprima bucuria, recunostinta, pacea pe care ati adus-o in inimile noastre prin aceste fotografii.
Metanie pun in fata sfintiilor voastre si din inima spun:
VA MULTUMESC!
Jonathan Dunne
Yes, there’s a very nice text on St Ephrem the Syrian over at Orthodox Christian Network, which talks about the unity of Scripture and creation, for anyone who’s interested: http://myocn.net/introducing-st-ephrem-syrian/.