The Akathist Hymn is a Service of the Orthodox Church that invites the ... On the first four Fridays of Lent, we chant the Service of the Salutations to the Theotokos at Small Compline. On the fifth ...

This service celebrates the restoration of Holy Icons to the Orthodox Church. It is celebrated on the Sunday of Orthodoxy (the first Sunday of Lent). The Akathist Hymn is a profound, devotional poem, ...

Lent is the time before Easter during which ... it is important that the Catholic would speak with a priest or spiritual director. Any act of penance that would seriously hinder one's health ...

The Gospel in the Great Hymns F. R. Webber Christianity Today August 29, 1960 issue View Issue Subscribe Give a Gift Archives Share Share Facebook X WhatsApp Telegram Email Copy Link Gift Article ...

Some eight centuries after St. Francis of Assisi composed "Creatures of the Canticle," the manuscript is making its first ...

After the high celebration of Christmas we enter into what is known as Ordinary Time, a time that is routine much like the cycle of our lives, a routine helps us to reflect on the high and low points ...

While MJ Lenderman uses religious language throughout, this is not an album about spiritual longing, but about storytelling.

An unholy argument over a hymn has struck a discordant note in the preparations for the main event of Pope Francis' trip to ...

Sunday services during Lent look and sound pretty much the same today at Cincinnati’s St. Peter in Chains Cathedral Basilica as they did when the Downtown church first opened its bronze doors ...

Growing up in a rural village in Ireland in the 50s and 60s, religion controlled every aspect of our lives. Times were hard ...

Pews could be removed and capacity limited to allow social distancing in churches The Catholic Church is preparing ... the back of churches and the use of hymn books and news bulletins.