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About Orthodoxy

Learn more about the Orthodox faith here! These topical articles will help you learn more about the historic Christian faith and the Church.

Church Building and Servers

  • The Altar and Its Furnishings
  • The Bells
  • The Candles and Their Symbolism
  • The Church Building
  • The Clergy
  • The Iconostasis
  • The Sacristy and Vestry

Sacraments of the Church

  • Church Mysteries
  • Holy Baptism
  • Holy Chrismation
  • Holy Communion
  • Holy Matrimony
  • Holy Orders
  • Holy Repentance
  • Holy Unction

Orthodox Scripture

  • The Holy Bible
  • The New Testament
  • The Old Testament
  • Used in Church
  • Where to Find

Orthodox Icons

  • Holy Icons
  • Icon Not-Made-By-Hands
  • Icons of the Theotokos

Orthodox Monasticism

  • The Monastic Grades
  • The Monastic Tonsure

Orthodox Prayer

  • Communing with God in Prayer
  • The Church’s Prayer for the Dead

Orthodox Symbolism

  • The Life-Creating Cross
  • The Other Symbols

Orthodox Worship

  • Fasting
  • Fasting Rules
  • Fasting Seasons and Days
  • Glossary of Liturgical Terms
  • Great Lent and Pascha
  • Liturgical Books
  • Liturgical Gestures
  • Liturgical Music
  • Services of the Daily Cycle
  • The Divine Liturgy
  • The Five Cycles

Church History

  • A History of the Orthodox Church
  • Orthodoxy in America
  • Orthodoxy in the World

Feasts of the Church

  • The Feast of Feasts – Pascha
  • The Twelve Great Feasts
  • Various Other Feasts

Orthodox Dogma and Doctrine

  • Holy Tradition
  • The Beatitudes
  • The Christian Ethic
  • The Mother of God
  • The Symbol of Faith
  • The Ten Commandments

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Recent Posts

Historic Visit of Bishop James of Sonora to St. Herman’s

On Tuesday, July 12, 2022, his grace James, bishop of Sonora, made an historic

The Chapel has Arrived!

The Chapel of St. Herman arrived this afternoon. Fr. John and Matushka Deborah

Axios! Fr. Michael Vallecillo Ordained to the Holy Priesthood

It is a great day in the life in any parish when one of their own is elevated to

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