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Aug 2014
36m 48s

The Proskomede - Preparing the Bread and...

Fr. Thomas Hopko, and Ancient Faith Ministries
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Remembering all the Saints. Fr. Tom takes us through his own practice of remembering the "great cloud of witnesses" when preparing the bread and wine for the Eucharist.
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