In their Introduction to Eastern Christian Liturgies (Liturgical Press, Collegeville, 2022) Alexopoulos and Johnson define “rite” as follows: A rite is a unique and integrated system of worship with its own rules […]
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Author: Fr Yuhanna Azize
Altars and Alterations (Part III)
I have already mentioned in the two “Altars and Alterations” posts that Patriarch Dwayhi (also spelt Doueihy and many variants) said that in his day (he died in 1704), the […]
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Goodness, Truth, and Beauty: Paths to God
We all have a yearning in our hearts to be united with God. Whatever we may own or enjoy in this world, to be joined with God exceeds them all. […]
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“Mysteries of the Jesus Prayer”
Part One In about 2011, HarperCollins published Norris J. Chumley’s Mysteries of the Jesus Prayer. It is not an uninteresting book, as a travelogue, but its value for me lies […]
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Review: Taylor Marshall, Antichrist and Apocalypse
Taylor Marshall, Antichrist and Apocalypse, Saint John Press, 2022 (311 pages, including index) This a significant book, which seems to be part of a nascent movement within Christianity seeking to […]
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Contemplating the Holy Cross
In the two access prayers of the Maronite Divine liturgy, the priest chants “Salaw 3alay, metool moran,” and crosses his hands over his breast, bows to the left and then […]
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Trust: A Sermon by Fr Paul Robinson
Trust I would recommend you listen to this broadcast of a sermon by Fr Peter Robinson SSPX, delivered on 14 August 2022, the Tenth Sunday after Pentecost. https://youtu.be/COK-FAh_Xyk?t=2542 I […]
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The Altar Carving at Mount St Michael
I write on 17 May in the Year of Grace, 2022, from Marazion, Cornwall, within sight of the former Benedictine monastery of Mount St Michael. To keep this short, it is a […]
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Sunday of the Prodigal Son
There is no mucking around with the Maronite icon for the Sunday of the Prodigal Son. The father of the parable is unequivocally shown as Our Lord Jesus Christ in […]
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Ad Orientem Liturgies: Part IV
Parts one, two and three of this series appear at http://www.fryuhanna.com/2022/01/28/ad-orientem-liturgies-part-i/ http://www.fryuhanna.com/2022/02/04/ad-orientem-liturgies-part-ii/ http://www.fryuhanna.com/2022/02/24/ad-orientem-liturgies-part-iii/ The Maronite and traditional Latin liturgies will have to be taken separately, and then compared. Once the Anaphora […]
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