How Church Worship is Arranged

Upon attending an Orthodox worship service, a person often feels its grandeur and depth, but does not fully comprehend its meaning. In order for the service to become an integral part of the believer's life, it is necessary to understand... the structure of the church service, to grasp the meaning of the words and actions of the clergy that resonate in the temple. This book unveils the wise logic of the church statutes and the beauty of the Church's prayer. It tells about the system of church timekeeping: about the daily, weekly, and yearly liturgical cycles that create the unique essence of each day. It helps to comprehend the vast all-night vigil and to feel the place of the liturgy in the liturgical time - the place where the eternal manifests itself in the temporal. Recommended for publication by the Publishing Council of the Russian Orthodox Church IS R16-601-0032