When a priest is being ordained, the bishop hands over to him the so-called Pledge (Greek: παρακαταθήκη), a particle of the Body of Christ. This term has sometimes been used in Byzantine liturgical terminology to refer to the Holy Gifts. The priest must hold this Pledge with fear and trembling, refle … [Read more...]
The (Challenge of) the Care of Bivocational Ministers
There is a great deal of practical and pastoral wisdom in this article. Let us attend. by Fr. Ernesto Obregon Bivocational ministry is on the increase. There are many people who see this as a positive thing. And, many of those people are not pastors. Bivocational ministry raises many … [Read more...]
So what is it exactly that a priest does?
Fr. Gabriel Rochelle St. Anthony of the Desert Mission (Blog), 26 June 2017 (reposted at Pravmir.com 20 July 2017) Priests are not psychologists. Since the beginning of the 20th century people have been trying to turn us into psychologists. Even the seminaries have danced to the tune by … [Read more...]
Support Your Priest
Honor and love him, and refrain from judging him by Abbot Tryphon Parish priests feel pressures that are found in no other profession. The type of man that generally is drawn to the holy priesthood is one who has a heart for serving others, yet priests are often expected to do far more than is … [Read more...]
Ordination to the Priesthood: St. Petersburg Theological Academy
This video of a deacon being ordained to the Holy Priesthood was taken on October 18, 2015, on the 20th Sunday after Pentecost, in St. Petersburg Theological Academy in Russia. It's a visual and musical feast to behold, so be attentive as it has been edited for time. A beautiful video! E … [Read more...]
What is a Priest? An Orthodox Statement
by Thomas Hopko The following remarks are intended as a brief apologia for what I understand to be the theological and spiritual vision of the sacrament of the priesthood in the Christian Church. I believe that this vision is rooted in the Church’s understanding of God as the Holy Trinity, with s … [Read more...]
On the Origin of Priestly Pectoral Crosses
by Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk In the ancient Church priests did not wear crosses on the breast. The four-ended, gold breast cross was introduced in the Russian Orthodox Church as an award for deserving priests by the decree of Emperor Paul I on December 18, 1797. On February 24, 1820, … [Read more...]
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