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Diataxis
In Eastern Orthodoxy, a diataxis (διάταξις, 'order'; plural ''diataxeis'') is a guidebook for the service of the Divine Liturgy. The term is sometimes applied to similar books for Vespers, Orthros or ordinations. It corresponds to the Latin ''ordo'' and ''directorium''. Diataxeis consist of rubrics to accompany the Euchologion (prayer book) and guide the officiant. They originated in the tenth century, but the earliest surviving examples date to the twelfth. The diataxis for the Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts attributed to Theodore of Stoudios (died 826) is not authentic. The diataxis of Philotheos Kokkinos became the authoritative one during his patriarchate (1364–1376). The term diataxis is sometimes applied to the typikon A typikon (or ''typicon'', ''typica''; , "that of the prescribed form"; Church Slavonic: ') is a liturgical book which contains instructions about the order of the Byzantine Rite office and variable hymns of the Divine Liturgy. Historica ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Divine Liturgy
Divine Liturgy () or Holy Liturgy is the usual name used in most Eastern Christian rites for the Eucharistic service. The Eastern Catholic Churches, Eastern Lutheranism, Eastern Lutheran Churches and the Eastern Orthodox Church believe the Divine Liturgy transcends both time and the world. All believers are seen as united in worship in the Kingdom of God along with the departed saints and the angels of heaven. Everything in the liturgy is seen as symbolic, but not merely so, for it makes present the unseen reality. According to Eastern tradition and belief, the liturgy's roots go back to the adaptation of Jewish liturgy by Early Christians. The first part, termed the "Liturgy of the Catechumens", includes the Lection, reading of scriptures like those in a synagogue, and in some places, also a Sermon#Christianity, sermon/homily. The second half, the "Liturgy of the Faithful", is based on the Last Supper and the first Eucharistic celebrations by Early Christians. Eastern Christian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephen Of Thebes
Stephen of Thebes (or Stephen the Theban) was a Roman Egyptian Christian ascetic writer who flourished around AD 400. Although virtually nothing is known about his life and he is scarcely studied in recent times, his works were once widely disseminated, translated and excerpted. Originally composed in either Greek or Coptic, translations into Arabic, Ethiopic, Georgian and Old Slavonic are also known and some excerpts were translated into Armenian. Life What is known of Stephen's life is limited to what can be inferred from his name and his writings. He was probably a native of Thebes or the Thebaid in Upper Egypt. He probably lived in the late fourth to early fifth century. He was an ascetic who probably lived at least for a period in the monastic communities of the Nitrian Desert in Lower Egypt. His writings belong to the same Nitrian literary milieu as the ''Sayings of the Desert Fathers'' and the works of Evagrius Ponticus. Stephen's writings stress the close relationship ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eastern Orthodoxy
Eastern Orthodoxy, otherwise known as Eastern Orthodox Christianity or Byzantine Christianity, is one of the three main Branches of Christianity, branches of Chalcedonian Christianity, alongside Catholic Church, Catholicism and Protestantism. Like the Pentarchy of the first millennium, the mainstream (or "Canon law of the Eastern Orthodox Church, canonical") Eastern Orthodox Church is Organization of the Eastern Orthodox Church, organised into autocephalous churches independent from each other. In the 21st century, the Organization of the Eastern Orthodox Church#Autocephalous Eastern Orthodox churches, number of mainstream autocephalous churches is seventeen; there also exist Organization of the Eastern Orthodox Church#Unrecognised churches, autocephalous churches unrecognized by those mainstream ones. Autocephalous churches choose their own Primate (bishop), primate. Autocephalous churches can have Ecclesiastical jurisdiction, jurisdiction (authority) over other churches, som ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alin Suciu
Alin Suciu (born 19 May 1978) is a Romanian coptologist and papyrologist. He is a Senior Researcher at the Göttingen Academy of Sciences and Humanities. Biography Born in Oradea, he obtained in 2003 a B.A. in Philosophy from the University of Oradea and the next year an M.A. in Ancient and Medieval Philosophy from Babeș-Bolyai University in Cluj-Napoca. In 2013 he earned a Ph.D. degree in Religious Studies from Université Laval, Québec, with thesis written under the direction of Paul-Hubert Poirier. In 2013–2014, Suciu was a researcher at the Hiob Ludolf Center for Ethiopian Studies at the University of Hamburg, and in 2015 he became a researcher at the Göttingen Academy of Sciences and Humanities. In 2019, he received the title of Docent in Early Christian Literature and Coptic Christianity from the Faculty of Theology at the University of Helsinki. He has published articles on ancient manuscripts and biblical, patristic, and apocryphal texts in the Journal of Biblic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Typikon
A typikon (or ''typicon'', ''typica''; , "that of the prescribed form"; Church Slavonic: ') is a liturgical book which contains instructions about the order of the Byzantine Rite office and variable hymns of the Divine Liturgy. Historical development Cathedral Typikon The ancient and medieval cathedral rite of Constantinople, called the "asmatikē akolouthia" ("sung services"), is not well preserved and the earliest surviving manuscript dates from the middle of the eighth century.As quoted in Taft, "Mount Athos...", Description in A. Strittmatter, "The 'Barberinum S. Marci'of Jacques Goar," EphL 47 (1933), 329-67 This rite reached its climax in the Typikon of the Great Church (Hagia Sophia) which was used in only two places, its eponymous cathedral and in the Basilica of Saint Demetrios in Thessalonica; in the latter it survived until the Ottoman conquest and most of what is known of it comes from descriptions in the writings of Saint Symeon of Thessalonica. Monastic Typ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philotheos Kokkinos
Philotheus I of Constantinople (; – 1379) was the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople for two periods from August 1353 to December 1354 and from 8 October 1364 to August 1376, and a leader of the Byzantine monastic and religious revival in the 14th century. His numerous theological, liturgical, and canonical works received wide circulation not only in Byzantium but throughout the Slavic Orthodox world."Philothos Kokkinos", ''Britannica Library'', Encyclopædia Britannica, 20 July 1998, Accessed 9 November 2020. Philotheus I was appointed patriarch in August 1353 by the emperor John VI Kantakouzenos, deposed by John V Palaiologos in December 1354, then restored to the patriarchal throne on 8 October 1364. He opposed Emperor John V in his intent to negotiate the political re-union of the churches with Popes Urban V and Gregory XI. Instead, in 1367 he supported the proposed assembly of an authentic, ecumenical union-council, in order to properly resolve the differences with th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Theodore Of Stoudios
Theodore the Studite (; 759–826), also known as Theodorus Studita and Saint Theodore of Stoudios/Studium, was a Byzantine Greek monk and abbot of the Stoudios Monastery in Constantinople. He played a major role in the revivals both of Byzantine monasticism and of classical literary genres in Byzantium. He is known as a zealous opponent of iconoclasm, one of several conflicts that set him at odds with both emperor and patriarch. Throughout his life he maintained letter correspondences with many important political and cultural figures of the Byzantine empire; this included many women, such as the composer and nun Kassia, who was much influenced by his teachings. Biography Family and childhood Theodore was born in Constantinople in 759. He was the oldest son of Photeinos, an important financial official in the palace bureaucracy, and Theoktiste, herself the offspring of a distinguished Constantinopolitan family. The brother of Theoktiste, Theodore's uncle Platon, was an importa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liturgy Of The Presanctified Gifts
The Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts (Greek: λειτουργία τών Προηγιασμένων Δώρων) also referred to as ''The Divine Liturgy of Saint Gregory the Dialogist'' is a Byzantine Rite liturgical service which is performed on the weekdays of Great Lent and the first three days of Holy Week wherein communion is received from Gifts (the Body and Blood of Christ) that are sanctified (consecrated) in advance, hence its name; this Divine Liturgy has no anaphora (Eucharistic Prayer). The Presanctified is used on the weekdays of Great Lent, a season of repentance, fasting, and intensified prayer when the more frequent reception of communion is desirable; however, the full Divine Liturgy having a joyful character is not in keeping with the somberness of the season of repentance (''Eucharist'' literally means 'thanksgiving') and so the Presanctified is substituted. Although this service may be performed on any weekday (Monday through Friday) of Great Lent, common ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rubric
A rubric is a word or section of text that is traditionally written or printed in red ink for emphasis. The word derives from the Latin , meaning red ochre or red chalk, and originates in medieval illuminated manuscripts from the 13th century or earlier. In these, red letters were used to highlight initial capitals (particularly of psalms), section headings and names of religious significance, a practice known as rubrication, which was a separate stage in the production of a manuscript. Rubric can also mean the red ink or paint used to make rubrics, or the pigment used to make it. Although red was most often used, other colours came into use from the late Middle Ages onwards, and the word rubric was used for these also. Medievalists can use patterns of rubrication to help identify textual traditions. Various figurative senses of the word have been extended from its original meaning. Usually these senses are used within the set phrase "under [whatever] rubric", for example, "unde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Euchologion
The Euchologion (Greek: ; Slavonic: Трeбник, ''Trebnik''; ) is one of the chief liturgical books of the Eastern Orthodox and Byzantine Catholic churches, containing the portions of the services which are said by the bishop, priest, or deacon. The Euchologion roughly corresponds to a combination of the missal, ritual, and pontifical as they are used in Latin liturgical rites. There are several different volumes of the book in use. Types The comprehensive version is called the Great Euchologion (Greek: Εὐχολόγιον τό μέγα, ''Euchológion to méga''; Slavonic: Больший Иерейский Молитвослов, ''Bolshiy Iereyskiy Molitvoslov''; Romanian: ''Arhieraticon''), and contains the following: * The parts for the priest and deacon at Vespers, Orthros (Matins), and the Divine Liturgy, together with supplementary material ( Prokeimena, Calendar of Saints, etc.) * The remaining Sacred Mysteries (sacraments), monastic tonsure, Blessing of Waters ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Directorium
''Directorium'' is a Latin word denoting a guide. In the later Middle Ages it was specially applied to Catholic liturgical guides for praying the Divine Office and Holy Mass. Early history In the early fifteenth century Clement Maydeston, likely following foreign precedents, titled his reorganized '' Sarum Ordinal'' the "''Directorium Sacerdotum''". In this way, the words "''Directorium Sacerdotum''" came to be included in the beginning of many books instructing clergy on the form of Divine Office and Mass to be prayed each day of the year. Some of these books are among the earliest products of the printing press in England. The use of "''directorium''" was not specific to England. A very similar work was published at Augsburg in 1501 with the title ''Index sive Directorium Missarum Horarumque secundum ritum chori Constanciensis diocesis dicendarumn'', though it is not the earliest example. This title evidences that a ''directorium'' had to be formatted according to the needs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Order Of Mass
Order of Mass is an outline of a Mass celebration, describing how and in what order liturgical texts and rituals are employed to constitute a Mass. The expression Order of Mass is particularly tied to the Roman Rite where the sections under that title in the Roman Missal also contain a set of liturgical texts that recur in most or in all Eucharistic liturgies (the so-called invariable texts, or '' ordinary'' of the Mass), while the rubrics indicate the rituals, and the insertion points of the variable texts known as the proper of the Mass. Having been virtually unchanged for many centuries, the Roman Catholic Order of Mass changed decisively after the Second Vatican Council. The term Order of the Mass is used in the Lutheran Churches. Other Christian denominations have comparable descriptions of their liturgical practices for the Eucharist, which are however usually not called ''Order of Mass''. Catholicism Sections of the Order of Mass Ordinarium Proprium Roman Rite In the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
