The Incarnate God: The Feasts of Jesus Christ and the Virgin Mary, Volume 1Catherine Aslanoff St Vladimir's Seminary Press, 1995 - 475 pages A multilevel catechism intended for use in classrooms and study groups, or individual edification and growth. Two volume set with over 110 iconographic illustrations |
Contents
Introduction | 11 |
From the Incarnation to the Resurrection | 17 |
Transfiguration | 29 |
The Transfigured Christ Announcement of the Second Coming | 40 |
the Holy Cross | 53 |
Lazarus Saturday and Palm Sunday | 61 |
The Manifestation of the Trinity at the Tomb of Lazarus | 67 |
The Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ | 79 |
St Thomas Sunday | 169 |
Sunday of the Myrrhbearing Women | 175 |
Sunday of the Paralytic | 179 |
Sunday of the Samaritan Woman | 183 |
Sunday of the Blind | 184 |
Ascension Resurrection and Ascension | 191 |
The Promise of the Holy Spirit | 193 |
Ascension and Transfiguration | 198 |
Holy Week | 85 |
Holy Tuesday 4 Holy Wednesday | 89 |
17 | 94 |
19 | 104 |
Holy Friday | 111 |
33 | 124 |
Holy Saturday | 136 |
39 | 137 |
Pascha | 138 |
The Canon of Pascha | 151 |
53 | 159 |
The Paschal Homily of Saint John Chrysostom | 163 |
The Paschal Season | 167 |
The Week of Pascha | 168 |
Common terms and phrases
angels Aposticha apostles Ascension baptism Blessed blood body of Christ bread called canon celebrated chrismation Christ is risen Christian communion confession covenant cross dead death descended disciples divine Dormition earth epiclesis eternal eucharistic liturgy evil faith Father feast flesh gift glorify glory God's gospel grace Greek Gregory Palamas heavenly hell Hirmos Holy Friday Holy Saturday Holy Spirit Holy Thursday humanity hymns icon incarnation Jerusalem Jesus Christ Jewish Jews kathisma King Kingdom of Heaven Kontakion Last Supper Lent light living Mary matins meaning Moses Mother Mother of God myrrhbearing mystery Old Testament Parousia Pascha passion Pentecost person Pilate praise prayer priest Prokeimenon prophets receive repentance resurrected Christ reveals sacraments sacrifice saints salvation Savior Scripture Seeker sins speak St John sticheron Sunday Synaxarion teaching Temple Theotokos tomb tone Transfiguration Trinity Troparia troparion venerate vespers Virgin word