Category Archives: The Seven Sacraments

Orthodox Ash Wednesday

Posted on March 26, 2013 by

This video shows the imposition of ashes during an Ash Wednesday service on March 20, 2013, at Christ the King Orthodox Church in Omaha, Illinois: The Antiochian Orthodox Church offers this explanation of Orthodox Ash Wednesday on their website: Orthodox Ash … Continue reading →

Posted in Genesis 3:19, Liturgy, Other Sacramental Practices | 1 Comment

Church Growth, One Family at a Time

Posted on March 26, 2013 by

On Tuesday evening, March 19, 2013, Dion & Maria were welcomed as catechumens in the Orthodox Church:

Posted in Missions and Evangelism, Other Sacramental Practices, The Orthodox Christian Family | 1 Comment

Remember Your Baptism!

Posted on March 11, 2013 by

Sermon Text: Colossians 3 Subdeacon Jeremy: Well, like most–all of you, actually–I’m a convert to Orthodoxy from Protestantism. And in the flavor in which I was raised, we had a saying that most of the sacraments are this way: that baptism … Continue reading →

Posted in 1 Thessalonians 4:18, 2 Kings 5, Colossians 3:1, Colossians 3:1-11, Colossians 3:12-17, Colossians 3:18-25, Colossians 3:3, Colossians 3:5, Ephesians 2:2, Ephesians 5:22, Ephesians 5:22-33, Ephesians 5:31-32, Ephesians 6:1, Ephesians 6:4, Ephesians 6:5, Holy Baptism, Holy Matrimony, Orthodox Sermons, Sdn. Jeremy Conrad, The Seven Sacraments | 1 Comment

Orthodox Ordination to the Diaconate – Western Rite

Posted on November 22, 2012 by

On Saturday, October 13, 2012, Bishop JOHN ordained Joseph Gleason as a Deacon in the Orthodox Church.  The ordination took place at the Church of the Holy Incarnation in Lincoln Park, Michigan.  The ordination to the subdiaconate had taken place … Continue reading →

Posted in Holy Communion, Holy Orders, Liturgy, The Seven Sacraments | 1 Comment

Orthodox Chrismation – Western Rite

Posted on November 21, 2012 by

Five new communicants at Christ the King Orthodox Church in Omaha, Illinois

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Orthodox Baptism – Western Rite

Posted on November 21, 2012 by

Five new dripping-wet members of Christ the King Orthodox Church in Omaha, Illinois

Posted in Holy Baptism, Liturgy, Missions and Evangelism, The Orthodox Christian Family, The Seven Sacraments | 3 Comments

When Rome had Forsaken the Orthodox Church

Posted on February 22, 2012 by

In the earliest centuries of the Church, there was no “Greek East” and “Latin West”, nor was there anyone who could have conceived of a “Byzantine Empire” in opposition to the “Roman Empire”. In the first century, the Apostle Paul’s … Continue reading →

Posted in 431 A.D. - Ephesus, 753 A.D. - Hieria, Church History, Filioque, Heresies, Holy Communion | 6 Comments

The Sacrament of Confession

Posted on February 18, 2012 by

This is the sacrament by which an Orthodox Christian is forgiven of sin, and is formally restored to fellowship within the Church.  It is also known as the “sacrament of repentance”.  Repentance is a “second baptism”.  Repentance involves an understanding … Continue reading →

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The Sacrament of Healing

Posted on February 8, 2012 by

Jesus graciously provides healing for his people . . . Is anyone among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord. … Continue reading →

Posted in Holy Unction, The Seven Sacraments | 1 Comment

What is Theosis?

Posted on February 6, 2012 by

Theosis is man’s union with God, wherein we participate in the uncreated energies of the Trinity.  We do not become what God is in his essence, but we are invited to participate in his energies. This is the purpose and goal … Continue reading →

Posted in Holy Baptism, Holy Chrismation, Holy Communion, Icons, Theosis | 12 Comments