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Liturgics — General

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Course Plan :

Course title: Fundamentals of the Orthodox Worship.

Course audience: The course is intended for individuals engaged or about to engage in church ministry in dioceses of the Orthodox Church, as well as those interested in Orthodox worship, its meaning, history, and structure.

Model of teaching: Distance learning course.

Course Purpose and Objectives: The course is designed to give a general idea of the worship of the Orthodox Church in all its major variations. At the end of the course students should understand and be able to explain the different types of worship services of the Orthodox Church, know their structure and history. The course is essential for ministers of the Church to theoretically understand the sacraments and rites of divine service in order to be able to apply them in practice.

Course structure: 4 Sections, 16 lessons.

Section I.__The basic attributes of the Orthodox worship.

Topic _1.__The Church as a place of worship.___The Ministers of the cult and other Clergymen.

  • The architectural structure of the Church.
  • Sacred vessels and Church utensils.
  • The clergy and the laymen.

Topic _2._The Church Hymnology.

  • The ‘cycles’ of Church offices.
  • The types of prayers.

Topic _3._The Church Books.

  • Sacred books.
  • Non-sacred liturgical books.

Section II.__Orthodox worship of the sacraments.

Topic _4.__The Orthodox doctrine of the Sacraments._The Sacraments introducing into the liturgical life: The Sacraments of the Holy Baptism and the Holy Chrismation.

  • The Sacraments and their meaning.
  • The Baptism.
  • The Chrism Unction (or Confirmation).

Topic _5._The Sacraments of R enewal of Church L ife : The Sacrament of Confession and the Extreme Unction _._The Sacraments of Marriage and P riest Ordination .

  • The Confession.
  • The Unction.
  • The Marriage.
  • The Priest Ordination.

Topic _6.__The Burial._The Farewell for the Afterlife.

  • The Burial Ceremony.
  • The Rites following the Burial.

Topic _7.__The Eucharist. _The Center of the L i turgical Life.

  • The Meaning of the Eucharist.
  • The Origin of the Eucharist in the Gospel.
  • The Conditions and Consequences for the Partaking in the Eucharist.
  • The “Change” or “Alteration” of the Holy Gifts.

_Section III._Orthodox liturgical service of the time .

Topic _8._Services of the daily liturgical cycle .

Topic _9._The Vespers.

Topic _10._The Matins.

Topic _11._The Hours .

_Topic 12._The Night services _(_The Midnight service and Compline).

Topic _13._The All-Night Vigil .

_Section IV._The week and annual liturgical cycles .

Topic _14._The week services of the __Octoechos chanting period.

Topic _15._The annual liturgical cycle (the inflexible feasts).

The services of the Twelve Great Feasts and of the great inflexible feasts .

Topic _16.The annual liturgical cycle (the flexible feasts _).

The s ervice s of the Lenten Triodion and the Pentecostarion .

Bibliography:

  • Fr. Alexander Schmemann, Great Lent: Journey to Pascha, Crestwood, NY: SVS Press, 1974. [Rev. ed.]
  • Fr. Alexander Schmemann, Liturgy and Life: Lectures and Essays in Christian Development through Liturgical Experience, New York, DRE/OCA, 1974.
  • Fr. Alexander Schmemann, Sacraments and Orthodoxy, New York: Herder & Herder, 1965.
  • Fr. Alexander Schmemann, The Eucharist: Sacrament of the Kingdom, Crestwood, NY: SVS, 1987.
  • Fr. Alexander Schmemann, Introduction to Liturgical Theology, tr. Asheleigh Fr. Alexander Schmemann, Of Water and the Spirit: A Liturgical Study of Baptism, NY: SVS Press, 1997.
  • E. Moorhouse, London: Faith Press; Portland, ME: American Orthodox Press, 1966.
  • J. H. Srawley, D.D., The Early History of the Liturgy, Cambridge University Press, 1913.
  • Robert F. Taft, S.J., The Byzantine Rite: A Short History, The Liturgical Press, 1992.
  • Robert F. Taft, S.J., Beyond East and West: Problems in Liturgical Understanding, Pastoral Pr, 1984.
  • N.D. Uspensky, Evening Worship in the Orthodox Church, tr. Paul Lazor, NY: SVS Press, 1985.
  • Feodor S. Kovalchuk, Abridged Typikon, Youngstone, Ohio, 1974.
  • Archimantdrite Job Getcha, The Typikon Decoded: The Orthodox Liturgy, NY: SVS Press, 2012.

The course is intended for individuals engaged or about to engage in church ministry in dioceses of the Orthodox Church, as well as those interested in Orthodox worship, its meaning, history, and structure. It is designed to give a general idea of the worship of the Orthodox Church in all its major variations. At the end of the course students should understand and be able to explain the different types of worship services of the Orthodox Church, know their structure and history. The course is essential for ministers of the Church to theoretically understand the sacraments and rites of divine service in order to be able to apply them in practice.

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