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AKOLOUTHIA TO BLESS A MILL

 

Priest:       Blessed is our God, always, now and ever and unto the ages of ages.



Reader:
      Amen.

 


Priest:
      Glory to Thee, our God, glory to Thee.

 

Heavenly King, O Paraclete, the Spirit of truth, who art everywhere
present and fillest all things, the treasury of good things and bestower of life,
come and tabernacle in us and cleanse us from every stain and save,
O Good One, our souls.

 


Reader (trisagion prayers):

 

                   Holy God (3x)…

                   Glory…both now …

                   All-holy Trinity …

                   Lord have mercy (3x) …

                  …

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NOTE: This English-language translation has not been approved by any liturgical commission. As it does not appear in the English-language Book of Needs,
but yet is in the Grand Euchologe, it is being offered simply as scholarly work from the works of Schema-Archimandrite John (Lewis +2007).

 

PRAYER FOR BLESSING AN AIRCRAFT

 

 

Priest:       O Lord, the God of powers, who art great and marvelous, who in thine
ineffable goodness and the treasury of they providence governest all, who from 
the goods of this world hast given us the gift, and who by the goods already 
granted hast given us the pledge of the promised kingdom, who hast made
the clouds they chariot and Thou movest upon1 the wings of the wind, Thou
the most high Lord, who watches over the humble and knowest from afar
who raises up, who hast sent a fiery chariot to Elias

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Excerpt from the book:



“…a Knight of unblemished Russian dignity and honor … the Grand Duke completely accepted the sacrificial task of carrying out the heavy duties and responsibilities of representation, and even more: the leadership of the thousand-year-old Dynasty of the Russian Imperial House, who are the historical descendants of the Byzantine Empire: the founders of Christian culture.”


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“Along the way, in varying ways and attitudes, the citizenry of Saint Petersburg witnessed … the presence in their midst of Him who might in happier days have been their Tsar. Some disregarded what was happening before them, eager to carry on their work of the day oblivious to anything beyond the desperate search for food and sustenance, the drab drudgery of Lenin’s Promethean hubris. Others stopped to watch in curious and inquiring silence. Still more smiled and waved enthusiastically to the Imperial Family, while a smaller …

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The Agape Vespers


Gospel of John


Translated from Homeric Greek

 

 

By tradition, the Gospel of John (20:19-25) proclaimed at Agape Vespers on the Sunday of Pascha is read in multiple languages to highlight the universality of the Resurrection of Christ and its impact upon all mankind.

 

This Gospel has never been possible in Homeric Greek because many of the words used in the Gospel were not a part of the Homeric Greek language. For example, it would be impossible to describe that the doors were closed for fear of the Jews, as there was no word for Jews in the Homeric epic dialect.

 

But in the 18th century, Saint Nicodemos the Hagiorite brilliantly and beautifully set this Gospel to Homeric Greek and meter. In order to do so, the Gospel had to be paraphrased while capturing and retaining its message. The Saint skillfully crafted …

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Saint Spyridon notes from Gerontissa Theonymphe on Corfu



Hello to all of you, those who attend the blessed  Queen of All Skete, and to those who follow the Site prepared by the Skete. Special greetings to the hard-working Mother Superior, Mother Andrea, Evlogeite! 

 

As you know, Corfu is blessed as the honored owner of the Holy relics of Saint Spyridon, a long story going back many years. The relics are preserved in the enormous Church called the Ayio, in the center of town. Throughout the day the clerics open the protective doors and allow people to venerate the Saint’s

holy relics, whole, intact, lying in a massive silver casket, over which hang numerous candilia [vigil lamps]. Nearby is the right arm of the Saint in a separate Holy Relic box having come more recently to the island. All this time the clerics read names submitted, for health, enlightenment, and …

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NOTE: This English-language translation has not been approved by any liturgical commission. As it does not appear in the English-language Book of Needs, but yet is in the Grand Euchologe and the Agiasmatarion, it is being offered simply as scholarly work from the works of Schema-Archimandrite John (Lewis +2007).


AKOLOUTHIA FOR THE ADOPTION OF A CHILD


The priest, vested in his vestments, opens the beautiful gate. He/she who is going to be adopted as a son or daughter stands closest to the beautiful gate, he who is going to become the father stands in back; both carry a lighted candle.

 

Priest:       Blessed is our God, always, now and ever and unto the ages of ages.



Reader:
      Amen.

 


Priest:
      Glory to Thee, our God, glory to Thee.

 

Heavenly King, O Paraclete*, the Spirit of truth, who art everywhere
present and …

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The Borders of Ukraine

      Ukraine is a land with vast expanses of wheat and sunflower fields stretching farther than the eye can see; attention to beauty in the smallest of details; hard-working people who are cordial in their hospitality; and so much more that makes it a truly special place.

 

 

 


By God’s grace and through the generosity of Georgiy Belchenko of blessed memory (+2021) and his wife, I was blessed to experience Ukraine with Mother Theodora (in schema Amphilochia, +2015), before the present turmoil.

 

 

 



The one thing that struck us both were the magnificent borders painted on church arches.  Mother Theodora, an iconographer, noted that Orthodox church architecture, which often incorporates graceful arches into its design, led to an entire artistic discipline that would enable the arches to be harmoniously united …

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Saint Spyridon is quick to hear


A Story from The Optina Garden



The Optina Garden
is a beautiful book written by Nina Pavlova, a spiritual daughter of Archimandrite Adrian (Kirsanov). Nina also authored Red Pascha, the account of the three Optina monks murdered by satanists in 1993.


Nina was so captivated with Optina that she purchased a house near the outskirts of the Monastery. Daily she visited with the Elders and monks, which provided her with a privileged connection to the Elders. She kept detailed and valuable notes on events, characters, and dreams. Due to the assistance she provided the Monastery, she was trusted by the elders and with the spiritual guidance they provided her, she received a serious theological education.





Written in Russian, the text was translated into Greek by Father George Konispoliatis. Gerontissa Theonymphe of the Παναγιοπουλα Μετοχι (Panagiopoula Μετochi) in Corfu, Greece, found particularly interesting an …

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PRAYERS IN TIME OF INVASION
BY THE NATIONS


By Makarios of Philadelphia


FIRST PRAYER IN TIME OF INVASION BY THE NATIONS
 

 

Deacon:     Let us entreat the Lord.

 

                 

Choir:      Lord, have mercy.

 

Priest:      O Master Lord, our God, who is like Thee among the gods, O Lord our God? What
                  god is as great as our God, manifesting his power in mercy and his goodness in
                  strength, to console us and to save us?  O God, remain not silent nor allay the
                  retribution which Thou owest to the prideful, for behold, thine enemies are strong,
              …

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AKOLOUTHIA TO BLESS A FURNACE OR AN OVEN

FIRST PRAYER TO BLESS A FURNACE OR OVEN 

 

Priest:       Blessed is our God, always, now and ever and unto the ages of ages.

 

                 

Reader:      Amen.

 

Priest:      Glory to Thee, our God, glory to Thee.

 

Heavenly King, O Paraclete, the Spirit of truth, who art everywhere present and fillest all things, the treasury of good things and bestower of life, come and tabernacle in us and cleanse us from every stain and save, O Good One, our souls.

 

Reader (trisagion prayers):

 

                   Holy God …

                   Glory/both now …

                   All-holy Trinity …

  …

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