Church utensils
Tabernacle
A church-shaped ark standing permanently on the altar table, holding the Reserved Gifts for the gravely ill.
Церковный справочник
Что означают слова, которые звучат в храме: облачения, богослужения, таинства, устройство храма.
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The church building
Table of oblation (prothesis)
The table in the north part of the sanctuary where the bread and wine are prepared before the Liturgy.
Feasts and fasts
The Apostles' Fast
The fast before the day of Peter and Paul. It begins a week after Pentecost and always ends on 11 July, so its length varies from eight to forty-two days.
Feasts and fasts
The church year
The yearly round of feasts and fasts. It begins on 14 September and is woven from two overlapping cycles: one fixed to calendar dates, one moving with Pascha.
Divine services
The daily cycle of services
The nine services spread over the day, from Vespers to the Ninth Hour. The church day begins in the evening, not in the morning.
Feasts and fasts
The Dormition Fast
A two-week fast before the Dormition, 14–27 August: the shortest of the multi-day fasts and as strict as Great Lent.
Divine services
The Hours
Four short services of three psalms each, tied to the hours of the day; the Third and Sixth are read before the Liturgy.
Icons
The icon corner
The place for icons at home — usually the east-facing corner with a lamp; a place to pray, not a shelf for a collection.
Icons
The iconographic canon
The rules by which an icon is painted — reverse perspective, light without a source, conventional space — and why an icon is not meant to look like a painting.
Icons
The Image Not Made by Hands
The face of Christ on a cloth — by tradition the first image of the Saviour, not made by a human hand.
Feasts and fasts
The Nativity Fast
A forty-day fast before the Nativity, 28 November – 6 January, also called St Philip's Fast after the day on which it begins.
Feasts and fasts
The Paschalion
The rule by which the date of Pascha is found — the first Sunday after the first spring full moon — and the tables that set out that rule for centuries ahead.
Clergy and ranks
The three degrees of priesthood
Deacon, priest and bishop are the only three degrees; archpriest, hegumen and metropolitan are titles within them, not further degrees.
Feasts and fasts
The Twelve Great Feasts
The twelve chief feasts of the year after Pascha: nine fall on fixed dates, three are counted from Pascha.
Books and chant
Tone
Not pitch but a set of melodies. There are eight tones; they change weekly and repeat every eight weeks.
Books and chant
Trebnik (Book of Needs)
The book of rites served on request: baptism, marriage, funeral, memorial and blessings.
Books and chant
Troparion
A short hymn of a few lines — the main chant of the day, stating in two phrases what is celebrated.
Books and chant
Typikon
The book of rules: what to serve when, and how the other liturgical books fit together. It contains no prayers of its own.