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oriental orthodox

  1. The Liturgist

    The Lutheran Hail Mary and the Orthodox Angelic Salutation

    I had previously mentioned to my friend @MarkRohfrietsch and my other Lutheran friends such as @Ain't Zwinglian and @ViaCrucis and I think also my Anglican friend @Shane R that the Orthodox form of the Hail Mary tends to either be identical to the Roman Catholic one, or so similar in wording as...
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    • confessional lutheran eastern orthodox hail mary liturgical histories liturgics lutheran martin luther oriental orthodox patristics rosary
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: Traditional Theology
  2. Daughter of Ararat

    Coptic - seven ecumenical councils

    A few years back, there was a Coptic poster who acknowledged or agreed with all 7 of the first ecumenical councils. Why would such a person by Coptic instead of Eastern orthodox? Is there a theological difference between the two at that point?
  3. The Liturgist

    Answering a liturgical question from OBOB

    Christ is Risen! I just noticed my dear Roman Catholic friend @JimR-OCDS asked an interesting liturgical question in OBOB, which I would like to answer in some detail, and I thought I’d post the answer here: In Byzantine Rite Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches it is a separate service...
  4. The Liturgist

    Prayers for the Orthodox and fellow Christians in Syria

    All Christians in Syria, such as our Antiochian, Syriac and Armemian brethren and our friends in the Melkite, Syriac and Latin Catholic churches are in immediate danger due to the country having been taken over by an Islamist movement which has a history of persecuting Christians. Through the...
  5. The Liturgist

    Royal blue zostikon? (Orthodox cassock) during Vigils with Kursk Root Icon?

    In this video of Vigils at the ROCOR Cathedral of St. John the Baptist in Washington, DC, there is a clergyman (whose pectoral cross suggests he is a presbyter) who appears to be wearing a royal blue Zostikon (cassock). I am aware of white zostikons as used by the Romanian Orthodox Patriarch...
  6. morning_star123

    Please help me understand oriental orthodoxy

    Hello guys, my name is Álvaro. I'm a catholic from Spain, and I'm currently working on a project about ecumenism and the apostolic churches. That's why I'm doing a survey to understand better oriental orthodoxy and your faith, that is not well known in my country. Everything I have learned about...
  7. The Liturgist

    Orthodox Priest on the dangers of Legalism and Selfish Spirituality

    I particularly liked the quote he thought was from St. Isaac the Syrian “God is not just, God is Love, if he were just I would be the first person condemned to Hell.
    • The Liturgist
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    • assyrian church of the east church of the east eastern orthodox georgia georgian church justice love oriental orthodox orthodoxy theology
    • Replies: 32
    • Forum: Denomination Specific Theology
  8. dzheremi

    Coptic Orthodox bishop greeting to new Malankara Orthodox Patriarch on his first U.S. visit

    HG Bishop Youssef of the Southern U.S. diocese of the Coptic Orthodox Church greets HH Moran Mor Baselios Marthoma Matthews III, patriarch of the Malankara Orthodox Church, on HH's first visit to the United States at St. Thomas Indian Orthodox Cathedral in Houston, TX., September 20, 2022:
  9. The Liturgist

    The Fascinating World of Eastern Orthodox Old Calendarists

    Old Calendarists are those Eastern Orthodox who regard the use of the Gregorian or Revised Julian Calendars to be heretical, and also regard ecumenism to be heretical, indeed, they are more opposed to ecumenism than to the Gregorian and Revised Julian Calendar, as these were implemented to bring...
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    • anglican church of the east eastern orthodox ecumenism gregorian calendar julian calendar liturgical calendar old calendar oriental orthodox roman catholic
    • Replies: 91
    • Forum: Denomination Specific Theology
  10. The Liturgist

    The Ecumenical Agreement Between The Antiochian Orthodox And Syriac Orthodox Church

    A Synodal and Patriarchal Letter. To All Our Children, Protected by God, of the Holy See of Antioch: Beloved: You must have heard of the continuous efforts for decades by our Church with the sister Syrian Orthodox Church to foster a better knowledge and understanding of both Churches, whether...
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    • antiochian eastern orthodox ecumenical agreements oriental orthodox syriac christianity syriac orthodox syrian
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: Christian Forums
  11. dóxatotheó

    Question for Oriental Orthodoxs

    do any oriental orthodoxs have some good books, articles, or even sites concerning chalcedon i need a long list of books concerning Flavian, the tome, and St.Dioscorus so i can choose if OO is the true church may send of some may ask God bless Oh and also some PDFs will do great
  12. amci

    Comparing the Eastern Syriac and Indian Church Communions

    Historical Christianity East of Mesopotamia Prior to 1552, there was one church hierarchy that used the East Syriac Rite in Syria, Iraq, Iran, Central Asia, and India. Prior to 1599, the same was true of the Christian community in India that was part of that East Syriac Rite hierarchy, but...
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    • assyrian church of the east church church of the east denominations eastern catholic india oriental orthodox syriac syriac christianity theology
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Exploring Christianity
  13. dzheremi

    Coptic and Indian Orthodox praying together in Israel, chanting a Greek text with Coptic melodies

    In case you're ever told that we OO exist for ethnic chauvinism reasons... :D See also: Ethiopian Orthodox prayer in the monastery of St. Bishoy, Wadi El Natrun, Egypt HH Ignatius Aphrem II of the Syriac Orthodox Church attends and prays at Holy Etchmiadzin, the mother Church of Armenia...
  14. dzheremi

    Talk on the active Syriac Orthodox monasteries in the Middle East by Dr. Gewargis Acis

  15. dzheremi

    Hosanna Sunday celebration in the Coptic Orthodox Church

    Firstly, may all who celebrate the glorious mystery of our Lord, God, and Savior Jesus Christ's defeat of death through His holy resurrection from the dead today be blessed in their celebrations. I know things are especially hard for you all, as they are for all of us in every place, but we will...
  16. T

    Question Concerning Oriental Orthodoxy and the Assyrian Church of the East

    Hello everyone, To cut a long story short, a movie that I was recommended by someone initially brought great shock to me as it featured God the Father being portrayed by a human. I am a Catholic and I felt so appalled by this image that I got into research and found out that the Catholic Church...
  17. dzheremi

    Christ is Risen! (Oriental Orthodox celebrations)

    Christ is risen! Liturgy broadcast from the Armenian Apostolic Cathedral of St. Vartan in NY: A very short (38 min) selection from the Coptic Orthodox liturgy as celebrated at the Cathedral of St. Mark in El Abassiya (Cairo), beginning with the hymn "Ya Kul al Sefof" (All Ye Heavenly...
  18. dzheremi

    Hosanna in the Highest: Hosanna Sunday in Oriental Orthodox Churches

    While the Western Christian world is celebrating the Resurrection today, today is Hosanna Sunday for us, so we are celebrating the entrance of Jesus Christ into Jerusalem. So today in the Coptic Orthodox Church we sing one of the ancient Greek hymns that the Church has preserved, "Evlogimenos"...
  19. dzheremi

    A celebration/repository of Oriental Orthodox recordings without unnatural added reverb!

    Exactly what it sounds like. I'll be adding more periodically as I find them. These should be the standard in all of our churches (and it has been in every church and monastery I've personally been to, though I guess that doesn't mean much), but for some reason the Copts and to a lesser extent...
  20. Nick Moser

    Unification: Updated

    +Sample version of the Shorter Catechism+ ~ Introduction Q . WHAT should be the chief concern of man? A. Man's chief concern should be to seek after the Kingdom of God and his righteousness. Matt. 6:33, Matt. 16:26. Q. How do we obtain righteousness? A. We obtain righteousness through faith in...
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