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Should We Pray the Typika Daily When There’s No Divine Liturgy?

I’ve been thinking lately about the role of the Typika service in prayer lives, especially on days when the Divine Liturgy is not celebrated or when we’re unable to attend. As many strive to live more fully within the Liturgical ...

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I hope your Great Lent is going well; good struggle! I’m trying to understand the historical practice regarding where Catechumens were expected to go after being dismissed at the end of the Liturgy of the Catechumens. Specifically, did they typically stand within the Nave during the ...

Yes, water and drinking (not alcohol) is/was allowed before the 9th hour... If you read Russian, this is the best explanation and description of the fasting rules that I ever could find in an article (try automatic translation with AI if needed). The fasting rules as described in the Typikons ...

You are welcome. Here are some sources in different languages. You might try using automatic translators (AI like Chatgpt translates quite well).

In Russian : https://www.patriarchia.ru/bu/2025-03-22 (Simply change the date in the address and you'll get the structure of the service for the day ...

Hello, yes, there is a way to proceed, even in parishes when the pre-sanctified are not served. You will still say the vespers... It is described in the book "The order of divine services according to the usage of the Russian Orthodox Church" by Peter Fekula and Matthew Williams, published by ...

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I hope everyone’s Great Lent is going well! I’m trying to understand what the Typikon prescribes for days when the Presanctified Divine Liturgy is appointed but isn’t offered at my parish. I know that if it were served, we wouldn’t pray Vespers separately, since the Presanctified Divine ...

Hello all,

I hope Great Lent is going well; good struggle! I’m trying to understand the historical practice regarding where Catechumens were expected to go after being dismissed at the end of the Liturgy of the Catechumens. Specifically, did they typically stand within the Nave during the Liturgy ...