Orthodox Faith

Information on the Orthodox faith, doctrine, teachings, and practices.

Church History

A History of the Orthodox Church

Orthodox Christianity in America

Orthodox Christianity in the World

Feasts of the Church

The Feast of Feasts – Pascha

The Twelve Great Feasts

Various Other Feasts

Orthodox Dogma and Doctrine

Holy Tradition

The Beatitudes

The Christian Ethic

The Mother of God

The Symbol of Faith

The Ten Commandments

Orthodox Icons

Holy Icons

Icon Not-Made-By-Hands

Icons of the Mother of God

Orthodox Monasticism

The Monastic Grades

The Monastic Tonsure

Orthodox Prayer

Communing with God in Prayer

The Church’s Prayer for the Dead

Orthodox Scripture

The Holy Bible

The New Testament

The Old Testament

The Old Testament Apocrypha

Used in Church

Where to Find

Orthodox Symbolism

The Cross

The Other Symbols

Orthodox Worship

Fasting

Fasting Rules

Fasting Seasons and Days

Glossary of Liturgical Terms

Great Lent and Pascha

Liturgical Books

Liturgical Gestures

Liturgical Music

Services of the Daily Cycle

The Divine Liturgy

The Five Cycles

Sacraments of the Church

Church Mysteries

Holy Baptism

Holy Chrismation

Holy Communion

Holy Matrimony

Holy Orders

Holy Repentance

Holy Unction

The Church Building and Its Servers

The Altar and Its Furnishings

The Bells

The Candles and Their Symbolism

The Church Building

The Clergy

The Iconostasis

The Sacristy and Vestry

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