Updated March 09, 2008

Faith and Worship Articles and Selections about the  People, Faith and Worship Practices of the Melkites.

Akathistos for Jubilee 2000  - A first hand account  Alexandria-  Patriarchal See of  Ask Bishop John Elya At the Second Vatican Council - L'Eglise Grecque Melkite au Councile  Introduction ||| Preface ||| Chapter 1 – Preparation for the Council ||| Chapter 2 – Divine Revelation ||| Chapter 3 – The Liturgy ||| Chapter 4 – The Mystery of the Church ||| Chapter 5 – The Constitution on the Church ||| Chapter 6 – The Patriarchs in the Church ||| Chapter 7 – The Episcopate and the Roman Curia ||| Chapter 8 – Formation and Life of the Clergy ||| Chapter 9 – The Religious Life ||| Chapter 10 – The Laity ||| Chapter 11 – The Eastern Catholic Churches ||| Chapter 12 - Ecumenism ||| Chapter 13 – The Missionary Church ||| Chapter 14 – The Church and Other Religions ||| Chapter 15 – Marriage and the Family ||| Chapter 16 – The sacraments of the Church ||| Chapter 17 - Catholic Education ||| Chapter 18 – Codification of Canon Law ||| Chapter 19 – The Church and the Modern World Baptism - The Sacrament of Christian Initiation in Pictures Bearers of the Mysteries - A Guide to the Local Church -                                   Sections A Vision for the Church & Who is the Melkite Church Bishop John Ely, Eparch Emeritus and Bishop John Answers Blessed Mary of Jesus Crucified - Maram Baouardy Cultural Differences in Icon Writing An examination of one Arabic-style icon Daily Commemorations for the Liturgical Year - Saints of the Day Disappearing Christians in the Holy Land  Divine Liturgy - of St. John Chrysostom as used in the Melkite tradition with hymns Divine Liturgy, An Appreciation of - Passage to Heaven: "Eastern" in a "Western" World, On Being Eastern Christians and the Five Eastern Rites Edith Stein - St. Teresia Blessed of the Cross - A new saint with a connection to the Eastern Rites. Evangelization, A Practical Guide for Eastern Catholics by Dragani and Dorisan Fathi Baladi -Are there any Melkite youth who became Saints? Fasting - Why do Melkites Fast? Feasts and Holy Days    The Annunciation Crucifixtion of Jesus Christ Entrance of the Theotokos into the Temple Entrance into Jerusalem   Images of Holy Week Nativity of the Theotokos The Presentation of Jesus Christ to the Temple The Nativity of Our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ Revelation in Color - - published by God With Us Publications  Interior of an Eastern Church Lent and Holy Week Traditions Lenten Fasting - Why do Melkites Fast? Liturgies of the Eastern Churches from Father A. Aneed's 1919 book, Syrian Christians   Languages of the Liturgies - Altar Bread, Sign of the Cross - Introits, Lord have Mercy, Peace to All - Epistle, Ambo, Sequences - Gospel, Preface, Anaphora - Canon - Holy Communion Maram Baouardy, Blessed Mary of Jesus Crucified    Order of St. Nicholas    Order of the Holy Cross of Jerusalem  - Exit to this web site Passage to Heaven: An Appreciation of the Divine Liturgy Patriarchal See of Alexandria   Patriarchs of the Melkite Church - Gregory III - Maximos V Photograph Album - Various of Hierarchy   Pilgrims of Ibillin, Supporters of Fr. Elias Chacour Prayers for Daily Life Prayers of Intercession Prayers for Re-unification Primer for Melkite Worship and Ritual by Fr. Philaret Littlefield Print Materials a short bibliography of paper materials on Eastern Catholic issues Protection of our Children Publicans - The Society of Publications Resurrectional Troparia - MIDI files and words Saints of the Day - Daily Commemorations for the Liturgical Year Sophia, The Journal of the Melkite Catholic Eparchy of Newton Sophia Press - Book Catalog Service Books of the Byzantine Churches Stein, Edith - St. Teresia Blessed of the Cross  Troparia for Individual Parishes Web Sites of Interest

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