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"Russian
Orthodox Church of Three Saints
Patriarchal
Parish in the USA
Fr.
George Konyev, Pastor: Email:
fg@3saints.com
Protodeacon
Daniel Sudol: Email: dgsudol@optonline.net
Some
Things We Should Know While in Church
Standing
vs. Sitting - The traditional posture
for prayer and worship in the Orthodox Church has been to stand. In the
Orthodox “old countries”, there are usually no pews in the churches. Chairs
or benches on the side walls are usually reserved for the elderly and infirm.
In North America, we have tended to build our churches with pews, and since
we have them, we need to figure out when we may sit and when we should
stand. First of all, it is fully acceptable ( even preferable ) to
stand for the entire service. If you prefer this, it would be better to
find a place closer to the back or side of the church so as not to stand
out or block someone’s view.
When should
you definitely stand? Always during the Gospel reading, the Little and
Great Entrances, the Anaphora, the distribution of Holy Communion, whenever
the priest gives a blessing, and the Dismissal. In many parishes, the Divine
Liturgy books in the pew have suggested times when sitting is acceptable.
Follow those instructions (it’s probably safer than to follow what the
people are doing in the first couple of rows). When in doubt, stand. It
is never wrong to stand in church .
[ Note:
Many parishes also follow the practice of kneeling on Sundays during the
Cherubic Hymn, consecration, and the “Our Father”. Strictly speaking, this
is not correct, because every Sunday is a “little Pascha” in which the
Resurrection is remembered — hence, no kneeling. The “kneeling prayers”
said five weeks after Pascha, are said after the Sunday Liturgy, “reinstating”
kneeling for Vespers, Matins, and weekday Liturgies only. If the tradition
of"
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