The Liturgy Of Saint John The Divine

The Liturgy of Saint John the Divine (Stowe Missal). The original Orthodox liturgy used in the British Isles and parts of Europe. With historical introduction and rubrics.

"The Divine Liturgy of Saint John Chrysostom" is the most celebrated Divine Liturgy in the Byzantine Rite. It is named after the anaphora with the same name which is its core part and it is attributed to Saint John Chrysostom, Archbishop of Constantinople in the 5th century. Used by every Greek Orthodox church as a template for worship since the 5th century, it has stood the test of time and reflects a love for God and his people not found in churches today.

The Liturgy of Saint John the Divine (Stowe Missal) reflects the later developments of English worship originating in the worship of the Church in the British Isles prior to the Great Schism. That first millennium worship was the worship of a Johannine Church which was in full communion with the whole worldwide Orthodox Catholic Church.This is the genuine Orthodox inheritance of the people of the British Isles and parts of Europe. It is their right when returning to their Orthodox roots to be able to worship as their ancestors worshipped, using the liturgy which these ancestors developed, and which is manifestly more appropriate to their culture than one developed elsewhere. It is also worth noting that the Liturgy of Saint John was used in a largely pagan world and it is visibly conscious of this which may make it particularly apposite for much of western Europe today.www.kellbridepress.com

A new version of the Liturgy of St John the Divine (Stowe Missal) with rubrics and an introduction by Fr Michael Wood.

Throughout the Middle Ages, John the Evangelist, identified as the author of both the Book of Revelation and the most profound and theologically informed of the four Gospels, provided monks and nuns with a figure of inspiration and an exemplar of vision and virginity. Rather than the historical apostle, this book's protagonist is a persona of the Evangelist established in theology, the liturgy, and devotional practice: the model mystic, who, by virtue of his penetrating insight, was seen as having become a mirror image of Christ. In St. John the Divine, Jeffrey Hamburger identifies a remarkable set of images from the ninth to the fifteenth centuries that identify the inspired Evangelist so closely with the deity that he appears as his living image and embodiment. Hamburger explores the ways these representations of St. John in the guise of Christ elucidate the significance of images as such in medieval theology and mysticism. Above all, he shows how these artworks, presented together for the first time, epitomize the relationship between the visible and the invisible: between ideas, however abstract, and the concrete images that medieval Christians confronted face-to-face. -- Publisher's description.

The Divine Liturgy is the name given in the Orthodox Church to the service of Eucharistic communion. This convenient pocket size sewn volume actually contains two books in one: All the necessary texts for the celebration of the liturgy by the priest and deacon, interpolated with comprehensive rubrical directions, and "Instructional Information" explaining how the clergy should prepare themselves to celebrate divine services. It also includes the thanksgiving prayer and three appendices with petitions for particular needs that may be inserted in the litany of fervent supplication, daily and festal dismissals. Traditional English is used throughout in the translation of service texts.

The Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom, with Scripture references and commentary and quotations by the Church Fathers. A terrific text for students, seminarians, church school teachers, busy clergymen or anyone who wants a thorough reference of Orthodox Eucharistic worship. This is not a book about worship. This is the actual liturgical text of the Orthodox Church, with Scriptural and patristic references.

"Nicholas Cabasilas' Commentary on the Divine Liturgy is a remarkable product of Byzantium's last great flowering of theology. The work has long been essential reading for specialists in the fields of comparative liturgy and history of liturgy, since Cabasilas comments in detail on the Byzantine rite of his day and is able to draw comparisons with the Roman liturgy as well. The work is also invaluable for all those who wish to understand more about the theory and practice of worship in the Orthodox Church. In this edition the text of the Commentary, translated by J. M. Hussey and P. A. McNulty, has been supplemented by a brief foreword which places Cabasilas' work in its historical context. A helpful introduction by R. M. French describes the celebration of the liturgy in the Orthodox Church."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved