Worship in Spirit and Truth
A series of reflections by Fr. Thomas Hopko on the Divine Liturgy of the Orthodox Church
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Let Us Love One Another
In his 84th episode reflecting on the Divine Liturgy, Fr. ...
In his 84th episode reflecting on the Divine Liturgy, Fr. Tom talks about the Kiss of Peace which takes place after the celebrant declares "Let us love one another that with one mind we may confess."
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The Offertory Prayers
Today Fr. Tom speaks about the importance of the offertory ...
Today Fr. Tom speaks about the importance of the offertory prayers said after the Great Entrance. In particular, he talks about how they are prayed in the Liturgy of St. Basil the Great.
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The Great Entrance - Final
Fr. Tom completes his reflections on the Great Offertory Entrance ...
Fr. Tom completes his reflections on the Great Offertory Entrance of the Divine Liturgy.
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The Ordination of a Priest
When the time has come for a priest to be ...
When the time has come for a priest to be ordained by the Bishop, this is done during the Divine Liturgy. Since Fr. Tom is at the place of the Great Entrance in his reflections on the Divine Liturgy, he takes us through the ordination process.
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Remember, O Lord
As he continues to reflect on the Great Entrance at ...
As he continues to reflect on the Great Entrance at the Divine Liturgy, Fr. Thomas speaks today about the frequent use of the word "Remember."
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The Great Entrance - Procession part 2
Fr. Tom offers a very helpful explanation of what we ...
Fr. Tom offers a very helpful explanation of what we are actually offering in the procession of the Great Entrance in the Divine Liturgy.
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The Great Entrance - Procession
In this podcast Fr. Tom begins his reflections on the ...
In this podcast Fr. Tom begins his reflections on the words and actions of the Great Entrance with the Bread and Wine to the Altar Table.
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The Proskomede - Preparing the Bread and the Wine part 5
Today Fr. Tom looks at the differences in the Antiochian ...
Today Fr. Tom looks at the differences in the Antiochian tradition in the way the Proskomede is done.
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The Proskomede - Preparing the Bread and the Wine part 4
Fr. Tom talks about the "star" that is placed over ...
Fr. Tom talks about the "star" that is placed over the bread as well as the psalms and prayers that are said when both the chalice and diskos are covered with the cloth.
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The Proskomede - Preparing the Bread and the Wine part 3
Remembering all the Saints. Fr. Tom takes us through his ...
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.