| Michael Prokurat, Alexander Golitzin, Michael D. Peterson Скачать epub pdf GREGORY OF NYSSA GREGORY OF NYSSA, bishop, theologian, St. (ca. 340-ca. 394). Brother of Basil the Great (q.v.), Gregory was the youngest and perhaps most intellectually sophisticated of the Cappadocian Fathers (q.v.). He took little active part in the controversies of the late 4th c. during Basil’s lifetime, though he did accept consecration to the episcopate at the latter’s hands in 370. Following his brother’s death in 379, however, he engaged himself thoroughly and quickly took the lead, remaining the single most important theologian in the East until his death. Deeply read in Neoplatonism, as well as in prior Church Fathers, especially Origen (qq.v.), Gregory was more inclined toward speculative theology than either his brother or Gregory Nazianzus (q.v.). His concern with Origen and Neoplatonism, together with his loyalty to Basil’s defense of Nicene Orthodoxy, led him to a profound reconsideration of anthropology and cosmology (qq.v.) in light of the Incarnation, and to an expanded defense of Trinitarian theology along the lines Basil had charted. Thus, he wrote his most extensive theological work, the Contra Eunomium, as well as the treatises On the Making of Man (elaborations of Basil’s Against Eunomius and Hexaemeron, respectively), On Not Three Gods, and the opening of his masterful summary of Christian doctrine, The Great Catechism. The most prolific of the Cappadocians, his works dwelt upon asceticism (q.v.) and mysticism in ways that at once supported his brother’s concerns with monasticism (q.v.), and that provided the groundwork for the systematic incorporation of monastic experience into the dogmatic tradition (qq.v.) of the Church in the great debates of the following centuries. Here one should mention in particular Gregory’s early treatise, On Virginity, the allegorical treatment of Moses’ ascent of Sinai in The Life of Moses, the commentary On the Song of Songs, the treatise on Christian Perfection, and the life of his sister, St. Macrina. He was a defender of Mary as Theotokos (q.v.), but was influenced in his eschatology by Origen’s apocatastasis (q.v.). The work begun by Gregory, i.e., the blending of the experiential with the revelation of God in Trinity and the background of late Platonism (qq.v.), reached a kind of culmination three centuries later in the thought of Maximus the Confessor (q.v.). Читать далее Источник: The A to Z of the Orthodox Church/Michael Prokurat, Alexander Golitzin, Michael D. Peterson - Scarecrow Press, 2010. - 462 p. ISBN 1461664039 Поделиться ссылкой на выделенное |
| Tweet Нравится Fundraising begins to install monument to Nicholas II in Diveyevo Moscow, November 23, 2016 Photo: http://www.pravoslavie.ru/ On November 17 representatives of the St. Basil the Great Charitable Fund and the Nizhny Novgorod Metropolia announced the beginning of collecting donations for installing a monument to the last Russian Tsar Nicholas II. The monument, which will also be dedicated to the family of the Russian tsar, is to appear at the Holy Trinity-St. Seraphim-Diveyevo Convent as early as 2017. Founder of the St. Basil the Great Charitable Fund Konstantin Malofeyev; Metropolitan George of Nizhny Novgorod and Arzamas; Abbess Sergiya of Diveyevo; representatives of the business community and public organizations that honor the history and hope for the resurgence of the former glory of Russia were present at the event, reports Tsargrad TV . According to Konstantin Malofeyev, “the Russian people are beginning to realize the gravity of the crime of apostasy and betrayal of the tsar.” He also stressed that they have also now come to realize the significance of the martyrdom of the Holy Emperor Nicholas II and his family. The date of unveiling of the monument was not chosen at random—2017 will mark the 100th anniversary since the tragic events of 1917. The location was chosen intentionally as well. The St. Seraphim-Diveyevo Convent and the family of Nicholas II are inseparably interconnected. It is much to the credit of St. Nicholas II that the holy elder Seraphim of Sarov, the patron of Diveyevo for many years, was canonized. The emperor insisted on his glorification in spite of the opposition of almost all the members of the Holy Synod. “The ceremony of the Church canonization of Venerable Seraphim took place on July 19 (August 1 according to the new calendar), 1903. The imperial family along with thousands of people from all corners of Russia took part in it,” representatives of the metropolia noted. Translated by Dmitry Lapa Pravoslavie.ru 24 ноября 2016 г. |
| John Anthony McGuckin Anaphora JOHN A. MCGUCKIN The Greek (Septuagintal) biblical word for “lifting up” in the sense of making an offering of prayer or sacrifice, especially that part of sacrificial ritual where the ancient priest took and offered the victim (LXX Lev. 2.14 ; see also 1 Peter 2.5). In Orthodox usage it is the technical term referring to the solemn and central consecratory prayer of the divine liturgy that culminates in the consecration of the gifts of bread and wine and their sacred transfiguration (some writers use the Latin term transubstantiation) into the body and blood of the Lord, at the words of Institution and the Epiclesis prayer for descent of the Holy Spirit to effect the change. The Anaphora begins immediately after the Creed, with the invitational words: “Let us attend that we may offer the holy oblation in peace» It continues with the Preface and Hagios (Sanctus), the Dominical words of institution, the Elevation of the holy gifts, the Epiclesis asking for the descent of the Holy Spirit, and then the intercessory prayers for all the church, especially the Holy Theotokos. It concludes with a blessing: “And the mercies of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ shall be with you all,” which in turn leads into the Litany before the Lord’s Prayer, and the common recitation of the Our Father itself, so as to prepare the congregation for Communion. There have been some debates whether the Anaphora alone is the central aspect of the “consecration” ritual surrounding the Holy Eucharist, but the general sense among Orthodox writers is that while it is the most solemn and sacred core of the Liturgy, the whole action ought rather to be seen as indissolubly connected and mutually related. Three different Anaphoras are in use among the Orthodox: those of St. Chrysostom, St. Basil, and St. James. The Liturgy of St. Gregory the Dialogist is really a Lenten Vesperal communion service of gifts pre-sanctified at the previous Sunday liturgy. SEE ALSO: Divine Liturgy, Orthodox; Epiclesis; Eucharist REFERENCES AND SUGGESTED READINGS Dix, G. (1945) The Shape of the Liturgy. London: Dacre Press. Gelsi, D. (1992) “Anaphora.” In A. di Berardino (ed.) Encyclopedia of the Early Church. Cambridge: Clarke, pp. 33–5. Читать далее Источник: The Encyclopedia of Eastern Orthodox Christianity/John Anthony McGuckin - Maldin : John Wiley; Sons Limited, 2012. - 862 p. Поделиться ссылкой на выделенное |
| ROCOR " s Rachmaninoff Festival Chorus Singers to Headline at the International Choral Festival Honoring the 450th Anniversary of a Landmark Cathedral in Moscow/Православие.Ru ROCOR " s Rachmaninoff Festival Chorus Singers to Headline at the International Choral Festival Honoring the 450th Anniversary of a Landmark Cathedral in Moscow New York, October 7, 2011 St. Basil " s Cathedral, Moscow. With the blessing of His Eminence Metropolitan Hilarion, Primate of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia, a group of singers representing many parishes across the four North American dioceses of the Church Abroad will depart on October 8, 2011, for the Motherland. There they will participate in historic celebrations honoring the 450th anniversary of the great cathedral dedicated to the feast of the Mother of God " s Holy Protection, commonly known as St Basil " s. Two dozen select members of the Rachmaninoff Festival Choir, led by Artistic Director Irina Shachneva, will participate in an International Choral Festival by giving concerts in Nizhniy Novgorod, Suzdal and Moscow. In Moscow, at 7:00 pm on Friday, October 14, after singing Liturgy for the great feast of the Protection of the Mother of God, the ROCOR singers will open the International Choral Festival at the History Museum on Red Square, an event organized by Lev Pankratov and the male cappella Blagovest with the blessing of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill. Members of the choir will also sing at the Festival " s Grand Finale performance on Monday, October 17. The choir will give its first performance on Tuesday, October 11, at the Conservatory in Nizhniy Novgorod, famed for its commitment to preserving Orthodox music traditions, including Church Slavonic texts, even through the dangerous era of the godless Soviet regime. The following day the ensemble will visit the Monastery of St Euphymius, where they will briefly perform a selection of sacred works. That evening they will give a concert for the public of Suzdal, departing the next morning for Moscow. Major sponsorship for the tour includes underwriting by the Fund for Assistance to the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia, which is sponsoring the participation of young singers who would otherwise be unable to afford the travel expenses associated with the project. Official website of the Russian Church Abroad 11 октября 2011 г. ... Предыдущий Следующий Комментарии Войдите через FaceBook ВКонтакте Яндекс Mail.Ru Google или введите свои данные: © 1999-2015 Православие.Ru При перепечатке ссылка на Православие.Ru обязательна Контактная информация Мы в соцсетях Подпишитесь на нашу рассылку |
| Предыдущий Следующий Смотри также On the Knowability of God in the Cappadocians and St. John Chrysostom Jesse Dominick On the Knowability of God in the Cappadocians and St. John Chrysostom Jesse Dominick But the uniqueness of the Orthodox Church is precisely that it alone among the Christian confessions refuses to reduce the perfection of Christ, and what it means to be perfect in Christ. The martyric spirit of the martyrs themselves and the monastics after them is not driven and sustained by a wise teacher, but rather by the God Who is Life and Who offers that Life to us through His salvific economy in His Church. Clash of Paradigms: The Doctrine of Evolution in the Light of the Cosmological Vision of St. Maximos the Confessor, by the Rev. Vincent Rossi Vincent Rossi Clash of Paradigms: The Doctrine of Evolution in the Light of the Cosmological Vision of St. Maximos the Confessor Vincent Rossi Going beyond the typical surface-level considerations of the degree of compatibility between evolution and Orthodox theology, Vincent Rossi offers an indepth explanation and examination of the shining cosmological vision of the great St. Maximus the Confessor, considering the implications of the theory of evolution in light of the seventh century saint " s system. Interview with Fr. Damascene (Christensen), from the Monastery of St. Herman of Alaska in Platina, California Hieromonk Damascene (Christensen), Nun Kornilia (Rees) Interview with Fr. Damascene (Christensen), from the Monastery of St. Herman of Alaska in Platina, California Hieromonk Damascene (Christensen), Nun Kornilia (Rees) On Wednesday, the fourth day of the annual Nativity readings began the conference section dedicated to the «Orthodox understanding of creation of the world». One of the speakers was an Orthodox hieromonk, Fr. Damascene (Christensen), an American from the Monastery of St. Herman of Alaska in Platina, California, which belongs to the Serbian Orthodox Diocese of Western America. This monastery is well known in Russia as the home of Fr. Seraphim Rose, its founder, and Fr. Damascene is a member of the Brotherhood from the time of Fr. Seraphim’s repose. He is the author Fr. Seraphim’s biography (due to appear in a new Russian version this year under the title Father Seraphim Rose: His Life and Works), and is something of an expert on Fr. Seraphim’s Life and writings in general. Комментарии © 1999-2016 Православие.Ru |
| John Anthony McGuckin Euchologion JOHN A. MCGUCKIN The Greek term (Slavonic: Molitvoslov) for “Book of Prayers» Today, it denotes one of the main liturgical books of the Orthodox Church, giving directions for the ordering of many of the chief services. It contains ritual instructions for Vespers and Matins (Orthros), as well as rubrics and texts for the Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom, along with the variations found in the Liturgy of St. Basil, and the ordering of the Vespers and Communion ritual of the Presanctified Liturgy of St. Gregory the Dialogist. The book is a collection of, and commentary on, many other services and blessing rituals and gives texts as well as rubrical instructions necessary to the priest and bishop. Its range includes the three major ordination rites, the office of monastic tonsure, the ritual of exorcism, the rites of the minor orders, the initiatory rites for monastics and the establishment of monastic superiors, and the ordering of the funeral service and the sacraments of baptism, confession, anointing, and marriage, along with many other various blessings and prayers. Since the Euchologion is intended primarily for the clergy it does not contain the detailed responses of the choir, which has its own service books called respectively Triodion, Pentekostarion, Oktoechos, and Menaion. A very important witness to the state of the Orthodox liturgical ritual is the Barberini Euchologion (Ms. Gr. 336) from the late 8th or early 9th century. The Euchologion today comes in various editions (depending on the extent of its contents). The standard is called the Great Euchologion, but there is also found a Small Euchologion (Slavonic: Trebnik or “Book of Needs”); the Priest’s Service Book (Greek: Hieratikon; Slavonic: Sluzhebnik). The services properly pertaining to the episcopate are also collated in the Archihieratikon (Slavonic: Chinovnik). SEE ALSO: Divine Liturgy, Orthodox; Liturgical Books REFERENCES AND SUGGESTED READINGS Duchesne, L. (1903) Christian Worship: Its Origin and Evolution. London: SPCK. Читать далее Источник: The Encyclopedia of Eastern Orthodox Christianity/John Anthony McGuckin - Maldin : John Wiley; Sons Limited, 2012. - 862 p. Поделиться ссылкой на выделенное |
| Подпишитесь на рассылку Православие.Ru Рассылка выходит два раза в неделю: Предыдущий Следующий Смотри также The Three Hierarchs Ioannis Foundoulis The Three Hierarchs Ioannis Foundoulis With one voice they told him: “We three are one, as you see, close to God and nothing can separate us or make us contend… There is no first or second among us… Arise, therefore, and tell those who are quarrelling not to divined into parties over us. Because in life and death we had no desire other than to bring peace and unity to everyone”. Sermon on the Feast of the Three Hierarchs Metropolitan Hilarion (Alfeyev) Sermon on the Feast of the Three Hierarchs Metropolitan Hilarion (Alfeyev) There is much in common among the three hierarchs and great ecumenical teachers whom we commemorate today: Saints Basil the Great, Gregory the Theologian and John Chrysostom. All three lived in a time when the Christian Church, after almost three centuries of persecution, received freedom and was flourishing throughout the Byzantine ‘oikoumene’. All the three were involved in contesting contemporary heresies. All the three combined serving the Church in episcopal rank with literary activity, and it is precisely their literary legacy which secured for them the paramount place that they occupy in Christian Tradition. All the three were victims of ecclesiastical intrigues. Their posthumous glory, however, exceeded any expectations their contemporaries might have had, and their significance for the entire Christian Church in East and West cannot be overestimated. Sermon on the Feast of the Three Hierarchs Leonidas Ioannou Sermon on the Feast of the Three Hierarchs Leonidas Ioannou The Feast of the Three Holy Fathers, Great Hierarchs and Ecumenical Teachers Basil the Great, Gregory the Theologian, and John Chrysostom is an annual commemoration of our Holy Orthodox Church on which we honour the unwavering faith and spiritual brilliance of three Saints who offered the entirety of their lives and abilities in the service of God and humankind. Комментарии © 1999-2016 Православие.Ru |
| John Anthony McGuckin Proskomedie (Prothesis) JOHN A. MCGUCKIN The ritual preparatory to the celebration of the divine liturgy, which is substantially the preparation of the prosphora or loaves of offering. Greek usage involves the cutting out, from a single large loaf, of a cube of bread marked on its surface with the cross-shaped ICXC NIKA cipher (“Jesus Christ Conquers”) which has been baked into it. Slavic use generally employs five smaller prosphora, the first being used for the Eucharistic Lamb (Amnos) and the others for various commemorations. The priest who celebrates the Proskomedie (it is always celebrated by one priest alone) will leave some of the final elements unfinished if it is an episcopal service, since the presiding bishop will complete the prayers just before the Great Entrance. After the central cube of bread has been cut out, with attendant prayers, using a ceremonial knife (or lance), other particles of bread are also removed to symbolize the Blessed Theotokos, and the nine orders of saints (including angels, prophets, apostles, hierarchs ascetics, and martyrs), which conclude with the saint who composed the liturgy being celebrated (St. John Chrysostom, Basil, or James). These are laid on either side of the Lamb on the diskos. Particles are then removed to commemorate the ruling bishop, “the emperor” (civil authorities), the founders of the church, and those living and dead whom the priest wishes to remember. Wine is mixed with a little water in the chalice and the ritual concludes with the incensing of the veils that are laid over the sacred vessels in readiness for the Eucharist to begin. The faithful also provide other lists of names, and offerings of prosphora breads, to commemorate their own family lists (diptychs) for the living as well as the dead. The particles are placed into the chalice after communion with an intercessory prayer: “for all those commemorated here.” In earlier times the Proskomedie was celebrated in a separate building (as at Hagia Sophia, Constantinople), but in most Orthodox churches today the northern side of the altar area is used, where a small altar of preparation (prothesis) can be found, usually adorned with iconic symbolism recalling the nativity. SEE ALSO: Amnos; Eucharist; Lance Читать далее Источник: The Encyclopedia of Eastern Orthodox Christianity/John Anthony McGuckin - Maldin : John Wiley; Sons Limited, 2012. - 862 p. Поделиться ссылкой на выделенное |
| официальную поддержку властей Римской империи. Представители Каппадокийской школы стали идейными вдохновителями новоникейского движения и заложили основы «каппадокийского синтеза», избирательно применяя в своих богословских пост роениях методы платоновской идеалистической диалектики. Для преподавателей, студентов и аспирантов философских факультетов. V.Y. Savrey. Textbook The Cappadocian School in the History of Christian Thought This textbook includes a set of lectures giving a survey and interpretation of the main philosophical ideas in the legacy of prominent representatives of the «Golden Age» patristic literature – the Cappadocian Fathers, namely St Basil the Great, St Gregory the Theologian, and St Gregory of Nyssa. A close connection between the Cappadocian school and the tradition of the Athenian school of philosophy is one of the crucial factors characterizing the history of the late Hellenistic period. The textbook describes the Cappadocian school social and literary activities under dramatic historical conditions when Arianism (a rationalized version of the Christian doctrine) had become an official ideology of the Roman Empire. The great Cappadocians inspired the " Neo-Nicene movement» and laid foundations for «the Cappadocian synthesis» using Neo-Platonic dialectical methods in their theological speculations. Thus, St Basil of Caesarea, head of the Cappadocian school, shared certain Plotinus ideas in his treatise, On the Holy Spirit, in most cases turning to an ancient cultural paradigm. St Basil " s exegesis on Genesis started a fruitful tradition of Hexaemerons (i. e. [Works] of Six Days) in the mediaeval literature, influencing cosmology and natural philosophy. St Gregory the Theologian, a Greek thinker, religious poet and monk, was trying to articulate a Christian notion of knowing God in terms of the ancient Greek philosophy. St Gregory of Nyssa tended to be meticulous in his philosophical systematization. It was Plato " s dialogues, Origen " s biblical interpretations and St Athanasius of Alexandria " s ideas that had had a great impact on his views. |
| Saint Giorgi of Atsquri (9th–10th centuries) Memory 2 (15) April Saint Giorgi of Atsquri Saint Giorgi of Atsquri Few biographical details about St. Giorgi of Atsquri have been preserved in the writings of the famous 10th-century Georgian hagiographers Giorgi Merchule and Basil of Zarzma. St. Giorgi of Atsquri lived at the end of the 9th and the beginning of the 10th centuries. A member of the aristocratic and pious Shuartqeli family, St. Giorgi was raised and educated in the environs of Georgia’s renowned Opiza Monastery in Klarjeti. Four years after the death of the great feudal lord Giorgi Chorchaneli, St. Giorgi succeeded him as ruler of the Samtskhe region. At that time a bitter conflict arose over who was the rightful heir to Chorchaneli’s inheritance. While serving as the chief political leader of Samtskhe, St. Giorgi also directed the region’s spiritual life, wisely administering the ancient Atsquri diocese for many years. According to tradition, the diocese of Atsquri was founded by the holy Apostle Andrew the First-called, who left there the “Not-Made-By-Hands” icon of the Most Holy Theotokos (known as the Atsquri Icon of the Mother of God) as an offering to the Georgian Church. Ruins of Atsquri fortress. Ruins of Atsquri fortress. Though his literary works have not been preserved, St. Giorgi is also commemorated as a great writer of the Church. In his book The Life of St. Grigol of Khandzta, St. Giorgi Merchule notes that St. Giorgi of Atsquri made some of the most significant contributions to the biographical writings on St. Grigol of Khandzta. St. Giorgi of Atsquri was a close companion of St. Serapion of Zarzma. He was present at his burial and contributed much to the hagiographical writings on his life and works. The Lord God enlightened thee, O Holy Hierarch Giorgi, and set thee on the heights to shine forth as a brilliant lamp. Do thou also enlighten us, the Christian people! Archpriest Zakaria Machitadze For further information on the book THE LIVES OF THE GEORGIAN SAINTS by Archpriest Zakaria Machitadze contact St. Herman Press : St. Herman Press, P.O. Box 70, Platina, CA 96076 18 апреля 2007 г. Подпишитесь на рассылку Православие.Ru Рассылка выходит два раза в неделю: Смотри также Мы в соцсетях Подпишитесь на нашу рассылку |
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