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Paraklesis
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A Paraklesis or Supplicatory Canon in the Byzantine Rite, is a service of supplication for the welfare of the living. It is addressed to a specific Saint or to the Most Holy Theotokos whose intercessions are sought through the chanting of the supplicatory canon together with psalms, hymns, and litanies.
Receiving a blessing at the end of a Molieben at the Trinity-St. Sergius Lavra (Siege of Troise-Sergieva Lavra, by Vasily Petrovich Vereshchagin, 1891
Receiving a blessing at the end of a Molieben at the Trinity-St. Sergius Lavra (Siege of Troise-Sergieva Lavra, by Vasily Petrovich Vereshchagin, 1891).
Russian Orthodox priest leading a Moleben on the patronal feast day, Holy Protection Church, Düsseldorf.
Russian Orthodox priest leading a Moleben on the patronal feast day, Holy Protection Church, Düsseldorf.
Byzantine Rite
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The Byzantine Rite, also known as the Greek Rite or the Rite of Constantinople, is a liturgical rite that is identified with the wide range of cultural, devotional, and canonical practices that developed in the Eastern Christian church of Constantinople.
An iconostasis separates the sanctuary from the nave in Byzantine Rite churches. Here is shown part of a six-row iconostasis at Uglich Cathedral. Nort
An iconostasis separates the sanctuary from the nave in Byzantine Rite churches. Here is shown part of a six-row iconostasis at Uglich Cathedral. North Deacon's Door (left) and Holy Doors (right).
An Orthodox priest in Argos, Greece, conducts a morning liturgy. Liturgical book readers can be seen.
An Orthodox priest in Argos, Greece, conducts a morning liturgy. Liturgical book readers can be seen.
A baptism
A baptism
A chrismation
A chrismation