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A collection of popular questions and answers, provided by Fr. John Memorich

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What are “sins of omission?”

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“What are the fasting regulations regarding the evening Pre-sanctified Liturgy?”

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“How can we participate in Great Lent and spiritually profit from it?” Part 4

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Definitions Worship

What is the ‘Trisagion’?

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“How can we participate in Great Lent and spiritually profit from it?” Part 3

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“How can we participate in Great Lent and spiritually profit from it?” Part 2

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“How can we participate in Great Lent and spiritually profit from it?” Part 1

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Fr. John, great sermon on [January 23rd]! Please help us to become better givers.

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What does the word “synaxis” mean? I hear it used in church, read it in the bulletin, and notice it periodically on our liturgical wall calendars.

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We sing ‘Alleluia’ in church, but what does it actually mean?

Antimension

Definitions Worship

What is the Antimension?

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What are the “Hours”?

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While on vacation, we once visited a Greek Orthodox Church which used an organ during liturgy. I thought that we were not supposed to use musical instrument such as organs or guitars during our worship service? But then again, when I read the Psalms, they often talk about the use of stringed instruments, cymbals, flutes, etc. Why don’t we use these as part of our worship, it’s in the Bible?

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Why are non-Orthodox Christians unable to receive the Sacrament of Holy Communion in the Orthodox Church?

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In today’s day and age it seems that the Orthodox Christian Faith is the only church which actually challenges its faithful. Other denominations don’t go through the rigors of fasting, extra services, etc, so why should we?

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Why do I always feel so ashamed when I come to Confession?

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What was the role of the priest during Old Testament times?

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I was reading my Bible and came upon this passage. “I desire mercy, and not sacrifice.” Can you explain this for me?

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Social and Moral Issues

There is a new television reality show about a Mormon man who is married to four women. They back up their life-style Biblically claiming that historic figures from Scripture had more than one wife. For instance, Abraham had two wives and so did Jacob; and didn’t King David and Solomon have many wives? If the Church teaches that we are only to be married to one person, yet believe that the Bible is also divinely inspired and “true,” why did God allow those persons to have more than one wife?

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What can I do to make the Advent Season more relevant and improve my spiritual life?

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