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It is Time for the Lord to Act

An Overview of the Divine Liturgy

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Upcoming Book

The material below is being worked into a book, hopefully by the end of the year. Watch this space for more details.

Part of the process of making a book will involve porting the PDFs to render in HTML natively.

Orthodoxy 101: Winter–Spring 2025-2026

This series was taught again for for HROC’s catechumen class, Orthodoxy 101.

About

These are a series of short talks discussing the Divine Liturgy (the Eucharistic service of the Orthodox Christian Church). They were given at Holy Resurrection Orthodox Church in Tucson during summer and fall of 2023.

TitleAdditional FilesDate
OutlineDivine Liturgy Presentation2025-11-23
Introduction: The End of the LiturgyHandout2023-06-11
The Divine Banquet: Communing with GodHandout2023-06-18
“It is Time for the Lord to Act”: The Age to ComeHandout
Transfiguration Article		2023-06-25
“Bless Master”: The Celebrants of the Divine LiturgyHandout
Ascension Article		2023-07-02
The Kingdom: “Who shall Ascend the Mountain of the Lord?”Handout2023-07-16
Again and Again: How Much Mercy Do I Need?Handout2023-08-06
Psalms of Blessedness: The AntiphonsHandout2023-08-13
Q&A Session 1 AudioText2023-08-20
The Hosts of Heaven with Our Lord: The Entrance with the Gospel BookHandout2023-08-27
The Victory of the Cross by St Romanos the MelodistHTML Version
PDF Version
A Life of St Romanos (oca.org)
A Longer Life		2023-09-10
Holy Smoke: The Prayers of the SaintsHandout2023-09-17
Wisdom! Let Us Attend!: The Readings and HomilyHandout2023-10-08
Let Us Lay Aside All Earthly Cares That We May Receive The King of AllHandout2023-10-22
A Mercy of Peace, A Sacrifice of Praise: The AnaphoraHandout2023-11-05
The Mystical Supper: The Holy EucharistHandout2023-12-10
Let Us Go Forth in PeaceHandout2023-12-17