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The Orthodox Faith - Volume II - Worship - The Sacraments - The . . . The sacraments in the Orthodox Church are officially called the “holy mysteries ” Usually seven sacraments are counted: baptism, chrismation (or confirmation), holy eucharist, penance, matrimony, holy orders and the unction of the sick The practice of counting the sacraments was adopted in the Orthodox Church from the Roman Catholics
The Sacraments - Questions Answers - Orthodox Church in America Answer First of all we must say that traditionally the Orthodox never counted the sacraments The number of seven was adopted in Orthodoxy very recently under the influence of the Roman Catholic Church Traditionally the Orthodox understand everything in the Church to be sacramental All of life becomes a sacrament in Christ who fills life itself with the Spirit of God The Orthodox baptize
The Seven Sacraments - Orthodox Church in America The Seven Sacraments June 2, 2015 Baptismal sponsors My wife and I recently made enquiry concerning having our new born son baptized When we enquired as to whether my wife’s cousin, who believes in Jesus Christ but is not a member of the… Baptismal Names How does one pick a baptismal name when one converts?
The Sacraments - Orthodox Church in America The Orthodox Church in America The Mission of The Orthodox Church in America (OCA), the local autocephalous Orthodox Christian Church, is to be faithful in fulfilling the commandment of Christ to “Go into all the world and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit…” Learn more about the OCA
Frequency of Communion - Orthodox Church in America Frequency of Communion Question I would like to know when I may receive holy communion, besides receiving it on Sundays How many times a year should one receive communion?
Baptismal Names - Questions Answers - Orthodox Church in America Answer There is no “universal, standard” way by which a name is selected In some traditions, for example, it is the custom to name a person after the saint commemorated on his or her date of birth In other cases names are selected based on devotion to a particular saint And, of course, there are those who select a name exclusively on personal preference It is interesting to note
Baptismal sponsors - Orthodox Church in America Answer As clearly implied by the term itself, a “baptismal sponsor” is a pious, practicing Orthodox Christian who would be “sponsoring,” in this case, your infant son as he is initiated into the life of the Church through the sacraments of Baptism, Chrismation and the Eucharist As such, the sponsor “sponsors” the child into a reality—the worshipping faith community, the very
Questions on the Sacraments - Orthodox Church in America Questions on the Sacraments Question I have two questions concerning the sacraments: If a person is interested in becoming a member of an Orthodox Church in America (OCA) parish, and if that person was baptized in a Lutheran church, would he have to be rebaptized into the Orthodox church?
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