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Light is associated with the coming of Christ. In the Old Testament, the prophet Isaiah points forward to the coming of the Messiah in the…

In the Orthodox Church, bishops, priests, deacons and altar servers wear special clothing during the services These special clothes are called vestments. They are usually…

Depending on how big the iconostasis is, there may be rows of different kinds of saints, but again, the placement is not arbitrary but follows…

The important thing to realize is that in the Old Testament it made sense to forbid the making of images of God. After all, God…

One of the first things that visitors, especially non-Orthodox, notice in Orthodox Churches is the abundance of icons. Icons are everywhere. They hang on the…

If we look at the altar table in the sanctuary from the nave with the Royal Doors open, what do we see? There are candles,…