introducing liturgy

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.when you come together as a church, (1Co 11:18 NKJ)

Not to the church building , but to make , to activate the church,,Paul accuses Corinthians :Therefore when you come together in one place, it is not toeat the Lord's Supper. (1Co 11:20 NKJ)

:,Come togetherEucharist church

The sacrament ofcoming together..he should gather together in one the children of God that were scattered abroad.(John 11:52 KJV)Lex credendiLex orandiEucharist is a process not only the moment of consecration.

First the people gather together , THEN the bishop enters. He is dressed in the middleof the church.,,


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Liturgy dialogue First the gathering

The bishop is the presider (-) church is our house, and you are awaiting us to enter greeting by peace

John Chrysostom.

,. John Chrysostom the people finish the prayers of the priest.

. The priest and people cooperate.

all us who become partakers of the same cup ..to unite each other to the

communion of the one holy spirit.

.. peace be to youand to your spirit The kiss.


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I go to the temple of god or to the church of god? Church is also

the building, we cannot isolate the pace from the people.

The church as building represents a gathering: so many icons of saints ,and of course the living people.

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There is not holy place and not holy place in the church.

The iconostasis is to UNITE NOT TO SEPARATE.

All the church is heavens on earth.

The icons reveal the saints not as they where in the past but as they

are in the kingdom of heavens.

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I go to church to pray not as individual but as member of the body

of Jesus (1cor 12:27)

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To reactivate what I become when I was baptized: member of the

body of Jesus.

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We are the church, Jesus in us , we in jesus..

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1 peter 2,9

Not like to watch a movie, but to practice our priesthood.

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Matthew 18:20


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How the church is holy if people are not?

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Jesus is the head of the church. The Father sees

his Son, the mouth of the church is Jesus, the real

high priest.

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Eph 5:25-27


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Iconic theology

Nobody represents Jesus. But become icon of Jesus.

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If the assembly, the church, is the body of Jesus, then the icon of the

head of the church is the bishop.

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The bishop (or priest) even unworthy ,reveals and participates to the

one real priesthood of jesus christ hebrew 7:24

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The clothes of the priest. Meaning.

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The preparation of the offering in the houses.

The bread and the wine: by the hands of the woman,by the work of the man, by the rain and the elements

of the nature.

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Blessed is the kingdom... The liturgy of heavens is here and now.

The time machine.

Rev. 5:6 And I beheld, and, lo, in the midst of the throne and of the four

beasts, and in the midst of the elders, stood a Lamb as it had been slain,

having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven Spirits of God

sent forth into all the earth.

Rev 5:6

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Mark 1:15

Revelation ch 4, 5

We are here


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The entrance

We go to heavens. Up not down

, Go to the heavenly altar

Rev. 8:3 And another angel came and stood at the altar, having a golden censer; and there was

given unto him much incense, that he should offer it with the prayers of all saints upon the goldenaltar which was before the throne.

Rev. 8:3

Rev. 4:8 And the four beasts had each of them six wings about him; and they were full of eyes

within: and they rest not day and night, saying, Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, which was, andis, and is to come

Rev. 4:8

Is. 6:2 Above it stood the seraphims: each one had six wings; with twain he covered his face, and

with twain he covered his feet, and with twain he did fly. Is. 6:2 Is. 6:3 And one cried unto another, and said, Holy, holy, holy, is the LORD of hosts: the whole earth

is full of his glory.

Is. 6:3


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The readings

Peace be to all..

Eph. 2:14 For he is our peace, who hath made both one, and hath broken down the middle

wall of partition between us

Eph. 2:14

Apostle.

Incense, alleluia..,

Shine within our hearts, loving Master, the pure light of Your divine knowledge and open

the eyes of our minds that we may comprehend the message of Your Gospel

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Luke 24:45 Then opened he their understanding, that they might understand the scriptures,

Luke 24:45

it is given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not

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The sermon


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Litany of Fervent Supplication

For the living

For the dead For the catechumens. The liturgy for the faithful. Priest (in a low voice):Again, we bow before You and pray to You, O good and loving God.

Hear our supplication: cleanse our souls and bodies from every defilement of flesh andspirit, and grant that we may stand before Your holy altar without blame orcondemnation. Grant also, O God, progress in life, faith, and spiritual discernment to thefaithful who pray with us, so that they may always worship You with reverence and love,partake of Your Holy Mysteries without blame or condemnation, and become worthy ofYour heavenly kingdom.

Priest:And grant that always guarded by Your power we may give glory to You, the Fatherand the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and forever and to the ages of ages.

People:Amen.


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Sacrifice , we offer but it was not effective. Hebrews 10:1-2

John 3:16

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1Pet. 2:5,,,

No need of new sacrifices Eph. 2:18

Col. 3:3,

Exchange of gifts

But we have nothing really worthy for god to offer.


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Germany 6th century


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Matt. 22:32


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Now the church :Eph. 1:23 Covering the holy gifts.

Prayer of the priest for himself , for forgiveness.

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The priest participates to the one priesthood, of Jesus Christ.

1Pet. 2:9 ,,, the believers finish the prayers, say Amen, because oftheir special priesthood. Not like go to theater.

The priest is the icon or picture of Jesus.


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About memory in liturgy. Human memory=knowledge of death.=

The memory of god in OT ., NT.,

Matt. 25:12

Luke 23:42

Luke 23:43


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1Cor. 16:20

Unity in love

Only loving others we can have the real faith for god.

In the fact of active, real love we can say the creed.

Faith=love.

The creed nicea - constantinople.


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The holy anaphora = We cannot isolate the anaphora from the previous parts of liturgy, it is not what time

exactly the holy spirit comes etc

2Cor. 13:14

Turn to heavens:

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The experience that. Gen. 1:10 Matt. 17:4

Eph. 2:5Eph. 2:6

1Th. 5:18


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Eucharistia= thanks= experience of paradise.

We are not alone in thanking god

Memory eucharist

Anamnisis All the liturgy is memory of Jesus

It is not only the Golgotha . But rooted on the cross is the self-scarifying love of god.

Impossible WITHOUT THE CROSS.

Luke 22:28 -29

John 13:1 ()

john 3:16 .

John 13:1


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John 13:1 .

Anamnisis not only history of the cross. It is foundation of the new

reality. John 17:26

John 17:11 (?)

John 13:31 ...

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Gal. 6:.

The purpose of the creation: to be offered , not just exist

MAN= PRIEST OF THE UNIVERSE


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Col. 3:11 .Col. 1:26

John 6:48Rev. 21:5

This is the new creation.


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Purpose not to produce the body & blood, but to be

in perfect communion with Jesus , Jesus to be the

source of our life.

Not isolation of the holy gifts.

Memoryagain.


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