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... Orthodox bishops , constitutes the highest authority of Orthodox synodal polity . The bishops gathered at an ecumenical council resolve all questions of Orthodox faith as well as of worship and canon law according to the prin- ciple ...
... Orthodox bishops , constitutes the highest authority of Orthodox synodal polity . The bishops gathered at an ecumenical council resolve all questions of Orthodox faith as well as of worship and canon law according to the prin- ciple ...
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... Orthodox liturgy . This is because in the Orthodox liturgy the Eucharist is not only a representation of the crucifixion sacrifice ( as in the Roman mass ) but also of the entire history of salvation , in which the entire congre- gation ...
... Orthodox liturgy . This is because in the Orthodox liturgy the Eucharist is not only a representation of the crucifixion sacrifice ( as in the Roman mass ) but also of the entire history of salvation , in which the entire congre- gation ...
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... Orthodox Church in the 20th century . The great significance of images of the saints for the Or- thodox faithful is primarily expressed in the cultic venera- tion of the images within the worship service . Second , it is expressed in ...
... Orthodox Church in the 20th century . The great significance of images of the saints for the Or- thodox faithful is primarily expressed in the cultic venera- tion of the images within the worship service . Second , it is expressed in ...
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