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What Orthodox Christians Believe What Orthodox Christians believe: holy tradition, the creed, the sacraments and theosis, and how Orthodox teaching is explained and debated. Becoming Orthodox Converts and seekers finding the Orthodox Church: catechumens, baptism and chrismation, young people and the growth of Orthodoxy in the West. The Divine Liturgy The Divine Liturgy and Orthodox worship: the Eucharist, vespers, Byzantine chant and choirs, and liturgies celebrated by bishops and patriarchs. Icons & Sacred Art Orthodox icons and sacred art: iconography, frescoes and mosaics, wonder-working icons, restorations and exhibitions of Byzantine and Russian art. Orthodox Easter, Great Lent & Fasting Pascha and the road to it: Great Lent, fasting, Holy Week, Palm Sunday, Good Friday, the Holy Fire and Orthodox Easter around the world. Orthodox Christmas & the Church Calendar Orthodox Christmas on January 7, Epiphany and the blessing of the waters, and the feasts, name days and calendar of the Orthodox year. Saints, Elders & Church Fathers Orthodox saints, elders and church fathers: canonizations, relics, feast days of saints, and the lives and teachings of holy men and women. The Jesus Prayer & Orthodox Prayer The Jesus Prayer and Orthodox prayer life: hesychasm, the Philokalia, prayer ropes, akathists and services of prayer, and the spiritual life. Monasteries & Mount Athos Orthodox monasteries and monastic life: Mount Athos, Sinai's St. Catherine's Monastery, the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra, monks, nuns and holy places. Eastern Orthodox Churches The Eastern Orthodox churches of Greece, Serbia, Romania, Bulgaria, Georgia, Antioch, Cyprus, Albania and America: their bishops, synods and news. Oriental Orthodox & Assyrian Churches The Oriental Orthodox churches - Armenian, Coptic, Ethiopian, Eritrean, Syriac and Malankara - and the Assyrian Church of the East, with their people and news. Patriarchs & Church Divisions The patriarchs and the divisions between Orthodox churches: Moscow and Constantinople, the churches of Ukraine, Patriarch Kirill and Patriarch Bartholomew. Orthodox History & the Great Schism Orthodox history from Constantinople and the councils to the Great Schism of 1054, Hagia Sophia and the 1,700th anniversary of the Council of Nicaea. Orthodox Seminaries & Schools Orthodox seminaries, theological schools and church schools, from Halki and Holy Cross to St. Vladimir's and the theology faculties of Greece and Romania. Orthodox Charities & Missions Orthodox charity and mission work: IOCC and OCMC, the missions of Africa and Asia, parish philanthropy and aid to refugees and war victims. Find an Orthodox Church Near Me Local Orthodox parish news: Greek festivals, food fairs, feast-day celebrations, new churches and community events that help you find an Orthodox church nearby.

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