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The Prayer Team

Is Holy Communion Safe?

For I received from the Lord what I also delivered to you, that the Lord Jesus on the night when He was betrayed took bread,  and when He had given thanks, He broke it, and said, “This is My body which is for you. Do this in remembrance of Me.” In the same […]

By Fr. Stavros Akrotirianakis, 9 monthsSeptember 27, 2024 ago
The Prayer Team

Holy Communion and Why We Do It

Do this in remembrance of Me. For as often as you eat this Bread and drink this Cup, you proclaim My death, and you confess My resurrection. Therefore, Master, we also, remembering His saving Passion and life giving Cross, His three-day burial and Resurrection from the dead, His ascension into […]

By Fr. Stavros Akrotirianakis, 2 yearsApril 24, 2023 ago
The Prayer Team

The Orthodox Way-Preparing for Holy Communion Properly

For I received from the Lord what I also delivered to you, that the Lord Jesus on the night when He was betrayed took bread, and when He had given thanks, He broke it, and said, “This is My Body which is for you. Do this in remembrance of Me.” In the […]

By Fr. Stavros Akrotirianakis, 2 yearsFebruary 3, 2023 ago

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi Barred from Communion

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Hank Hanegraaff, president of the Christian Research Institute and host of the Bible Answer Man broadcast, reflects on San Francisco Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone’s decision to bar House Speaker Nancy Pelosi from receiving communion. Because of her…

By , 3 years ago
Pemptousia Partnership

On Frequent Communion

Saint Nicodemus the Hagiorite   Saint Gregory the Theologian: ‘When they fittingly and worthily partake of the most holy Body of our Lord, this becomes a weapon for those under attack and a return for those who have abandoned God. It fortifies the weak, gladdens the healthy, heals the sick […]

By Pemptousia Partnership, 4 yearsOctober 23, 2021 ago
The Prayer Team

Part IV—The Divine Fellowship—Holy Communion

In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up; and His train filled the temple. Above Him stood the Seraphim; each had six wings: with two he covered his face, and with two he covered his feet, and with two he […]

By Fr. Stavros Akrotirianakis, 4 yearsAugust 13, 2021 ago
Pemptousia Partnership

Is it backward to believe that sicknesses aren’t transmitted by Holy Communion?

Archimandrite Iakovos Kanakis   We’ve reached the point, and it really is dumbfounding, where, in our country [Greece], voices which openly cast doubt on the sanctity of the sacraments, particularly Holy Communion, have found a platform. We now all understand that everything has to pass the test of ‘reason’ and […]

By Pemptousia Partnership, 5 years ago
Pemptousia Partnership

How often should we take Holy Communion?

Fr. Andreas Agathokleous   Our participation in Holy Communion is a spiritual matter concerning which the opinions expressed have fluctuated over time. From the view that we should commune only infrequently, out of respect for the sacrament and recognition of our own sinfulness, to the attitude that we should take […]

By Pemptousia Partnership, 6 yearsDecember 31, 2019 ago
Pemptousia Partnership

Holy Communion – 2

We don’t take Holy Communion just because we’re in church and something’s moved us to do so, or because others are, or because we’ve become used to doing so. We have to be prepared. First of all, we have to be aware what a special gift Holy Communion is for […]

By Pemptousia Partnership, 6 yearsFebruary 10, 2019 ago
Pemptousia Partnership

Holy Communion

At this point, the curtain of the Royal Doors is usually closed, and preparations are made for the Holy Communion of the priests and the faithful. While this is happening, the Communion Hymn is sung, which is often verses from certain psalms, but may also be other hymns or extracts […]

By Pemptousia Partnership, 6 yearsFebruary 9, 2019 ago
The Prayer Team

Baptism – My Personal Foundation – Part Ten: Holy Communion

Welcome to The Daily Prayer Team messages, each day includes a passage of scripture, a reflection and a prayer. Sponsored by Saint John Greek Orthodox Church in Tampa, FL. For as often as you eat this Bread and drink the Cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death until He comes. I Corinthians 11:26 […]

By Fr. Stavros Akrotirianakis, 6 years ago
Pemptousia Partnership

Preparation for Holy Communion

This preparation incorporates a series of supplications and a prayer by the priest which concludes with the words: ‘And count us worthy, Master, with boldness and without condemnation, to dare to call upon you, the God of heaven, as Father, and say’: ‘Our Father Who are in heaven…’ In this […]

By Pemptousia Partnership, 6 yearsJanuary 22, 2019 ago

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