Seasonal

The Eucharist is the crowning achievement of the well-known liturgical scholar, Alexander Schmemann. It reflects his entire life experience and thoughts on the Divine Liturgy, the Church's central act of self-realization.

(Box of 10) - The Angels proclaim, nature rejoices, the shepherds draw near, Christ the Savior of the World, the Second Person of the Trinity has come to be with us. It is the greatest event in the History of the World that brings hope and meaning to life. Inside: The Powers of Heaven declare unto the world that the Savior, Lord, and Master has been born.

The position which Gregory and Macrina eventually reach corresponds essentially to that of St Paul, namely that our bodies will rise again as bodies, but in a finer and more glorious form than we have now. Expressing this belief in terms of Greek silence, the dialogue assumes that the same physical elements which compose our present bodies must be reassembled in our resurrection bodies; otherwise our bodies would be recreated rather than raised.

Box of 16 5" x 7" cards.

Box of 16 5" x 7" cards. Inside message: And when [the wise men] had come into the house, they saw the young Child with Mary His mother,and fell down and worshipped Him. And when they had opened their treasures, they presented gifts to Him: gold, frankincense, and myrrh.?Matthew 2:11

At the head of this collection stands a new translation of On Pascha by Melito of Sardis, a liturgical work deriving from Quartodeciman circles in Asia. Alongside this is an extensive introduction and annotation pointing out not only that parallels to Jewish practice, but also offering an analysis of the work in terms of classical rhetoric.

Pack of 10 cards. Inside reads: "A great and marvelous wonder has come to pass this day. Christ is born!"

On this CD the Archangel Voices vocal ensemble explores a rich variety of Orthodox liturgical repertoire in the English language, focusing on the hymns of Pascha.

Christmas Music from the Byzantine Tradition

John Thomas’ intimate work documents the Sacred Holy Week services of the Orthodox Church. The journey climaxes into the most hopeful day of all Christianity – Easter commonly referred to as “Pascha”. Each day of Holy Week captures both the community’s prayerful participation and the spirituality of each service as experienced by the faithful worldwide.