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On The Duties Of Clergy: Guarding Against Evil Speech

June 10, 2013 Filed under: 1 Comment

By St. Ambrose of Milan Chapter 4 The same care must be taken that our speech proceed not from evil passions, but from good motives; for here it is that the devil is especially on the watch to catch us. 14. If any one takes heed to this, he will be mild, gentle, modest. For in guarding his mouth, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Vocation Tagged With: clergy, duties, St. Ambrose of Mila

On The Duties Of Clergy: The Dangers Of Speaking

May 27, 2013 Filed under: 1 Comment

by St. Ambrose of Milan Manifold dangers are incurred by speaking; the remedy for which Scripture shows to consist in silence. Book 1: Chapter II 5. Now what ought we to learn before everything else, but to be silent that we may be able to speak? lest my voice should condemn me, befor that of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Bishop, Deacon, Priest Tagged With: clergy, duties, priest, St. Ambrose of Milan

On The Duties Of Clergy

May 20, 2013 Filed under: 1 Comment

By St. Ambrose of Milan Book I: Chapter I Elected to the episcopacy while still a layman, by the common acclaim of the citizens of Milan, St. Ambrose took his duties and those of his clergy with great seriousness and exacting. We'll be publishing a section of his work "On The Duties Of Clergy" … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Bishop, Deacon, Featured, Priest Tagged With: clergy, duties, St. Ambrose of Milan

The Duties of the Orthodox Deacon

January 14, 2012 Filed under: 3 Comments

From the Bulgakov Handbook The name deacon in own sense designates a third rank of the ecclesiastical hierarchy. On initial assignment the deacons were servers at the meal of the Lord, i.e. at the fulfillment of the liturgy. They were also ministers of the word of God. The present circle of their … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Deacon, Featured Tagged With: Bulgakov, deacon, duties

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