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Jul 2021
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Every Divine Liturgy is a Theophany - St...

Readings from Saints of Holy Orthodoxy
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“We Orthodox live Christ in the Divine Liturgy, or rather Christ lives within us during the duration of the Divine Liturgy. The Divine Liturgy is the work of God. We say: "It is time for the Lord to act."“Christ celebrated the Divine Liturgy once and this passed into eternity. His divinized human nature came to the Divine Liturgy. We know Christ specifically ... Show More
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