The Holy Orthodox Church
19th c. · Treatises & Other · English translation, 2026
Source edition: The Holy Orthodox Church: or, The Ritual, Services and Sacraments of the Eastern Apostolic (Greek-Russian) Church
Cover art: Church of St Alexis in the Chudov Monastery — Stepan Shukhvostov (Russian, 1821–1908) (Wikimedia Commons, Public domain)
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Contents
- Imprimatur
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Epigraph
- Preface
- Note
- 1. INTRODUCTION
- 2. THE EXTERIOR EXPRESSION OF CHURCH AND WORSHIP
- 3. THE TEMPLE AND ITS DIVISION IN PARTS
- 4. THE TABLE OF OBLATIONS, THE VESSELS, INCENSE, ETC
- 5. THE LIGHTS
- 6. SACRED IMAGES, PICTURES, THE HOLY CROSS, ETC
- 7. SOME REQUIREMENTS OF THE CHURCH SERVICE WHEN A BISHOP OFFICIATES. SOMETHING…
- 8. THE SERVICES OF THE CHURCH—DIVINE LITURGY
- 9. THE HOURS
- 10. VESPERS
- 11. MATINS
- 12. SYMBOLICAL BOOKS
- 13. THE SACRAMENTS. BAPTISM
- 14. CONFIRMATION: UNCTION WITH CHRISM
- 15. THE SACRAMENT OF REPENTANCE
- 16. THE SACRAMENT OF COMMUNION
- 17. THE SACRAMENT OF ORDERS
- 18. MATRIMONY
- 19. THE SACRAMENT OF UNCTION WITH OIL
- 20. SAINTS
- 21. HOLY VIRGINITY
- 22. THE FASTS OF THE CHURCH
- 23. CONCLUSION—THE BURIAL SERVICE, ETC
- Persons
- Illustration Credits