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Do the Sacraments Prevent Illness? <br><span style='color:#8D8381;font-size:18px;'>A Survey of Liturgical Sources</span>
Liturgical Life

Do the Sacraments Prevent Illness?
A Survey of Liturgical Sources

by Rev. Dr. Nicholas Denysenko | ελληνικά | ру́сский | српски The global COVID-19 crisis has ignited a number of difficult discussions among Christians. The method used to distribute Holy Communion is fiercely debated. In the Churches that remain open, many Protestants and Catholics are withholding the cup, so faithful are receiving in one kind…

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Coronavirus and Communion
Church Life and Pastoral Care, Liturgical Life

Coronavirus and Communion

by Will Cohen | Ελληνικά | ру́сский | српски In a moment of unprecedented closings and cancellations, how should the Orthodox Church and her members faithfully navigate the risks and complexities of the COVID-19 pandemic?  For many Orthodox jurisdictions and individuals, the pandemic is an opportunity to show a panicked world the extraordinary steadiness of…

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Coptic Orthodox Communion in the Age of COVID-19
Liturgical Life

Coptic Orthodox Communion in the Age of COVID-19

by Febe Armanios | ελληνικά The Eucharist or communion is one of seven sacraments at the heart of the Coptic Orthodox faith. The sacrament takes place during the Liturgy of the Faithful—the “Anaphora,” which concludes with receiving communion. Copts consider communion as a “mystery.” They favor the older verbiage of “change,” meaning that the elements…

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