About Orthodoxy

Here you can learn more about the Orthodox faith in the Orthodox Church.

Church History

• A History of the Orthodox Church
• Orthodoxy in America
• Orthodoxy in the World

Feasts of the Church

• The Feast of Feasts – Pascha
• The Twelve Great Feasts
• Various Other Feasts

Orthodox Dogma and Doctrine

• Holy Tradition
• The Beatitudes
• The Christian Ethic
• The Mother of God
• The Symbol of Faith
• The Ten Commandments

Orthodox Icons

• Holy Icons
• Icon Not-Made-By-Hands
• Icons of the Mother of God

Orthodox Monasticism

• The Monastic Grades
• The Monastic Tonsure

Orthodox Prayer

• Communing with God in Prayer
• The Church’s Prayer for the Dead

Orthodox Scripture

• The Holy Bible
• The New Testament
• The Old Testament
• The Old Testament Apocrypha
• Used in Church
• Where to Find

Orthodox Symbolism

• The Cross
• The Other Symbols

Orthodox Worship

• Fasting
• Fasting Rules
• Fasting Seasons and Days
• Glossary of Liturgical Terms
• Great Lent and Pascha
• Liturgical Books
• Liturgical Gestures
• Liturgical Music
• Services of the Daily Cycle
• The Divine Liturgy
• The Five Cycles

Sacraments of the Church

• Church Mysteries
• Holy Baptism
• Holy Chrismation
• Holy Communion
• Holy Matrimony
• Holy Orders
• Holy Repentance
• Holy Unction

The Church Building and Its Servers

• The Altar and Its Furnishings
• The Bells
• The Candles and Their Symbolism
• The Church Building
• The Clergy
• The Iconostasis
• The Sacristy and Vestry