POKROV Russian Orthodox Church Melbourne
These podcasts are a collection of sermons, talks, theology discussions and lectures that take place at the church or with the parishioners and are based on Orthodox Christianity. They are thoughtful and meant to be provocative in thinking about God and the Church. Most services are now livestreamed and can be seen on YouTube.
POKROV Russian Orthodox Church Melbourne
Session 16 – Services & Marriage/Monasticism (Reader Zachary Armstrong)
The life of the Church is not confined to the ‘academic’ realm of dogmatic theology. Orthodoxy translated means “right worship” – which ultimately means that Orthodoxy is a way of life focused on worshipping God in a manner pleasing to Him, as opposed to having the most advanced understanding of dogmatic theology. This right worship takes place in the services of the Church which have ancient roots back to the earliest Christians and the cycle of services that would take place in the Temple and Synagogues. In this session, we will explore the cycles of Orthodox Services, focusing particularly on the Vigil and the Liturgy. We will then delve into the yearly cycles of fasts and feasts in Orthodoxy, before briefly looking into the meaning and structure of the marriage service in the Orthodox Church.