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Add your E-mail to our Mailing List to receive a notice when we update our web site. | | | | | selected terms: 5 | | page 1 of 1 | | 1. | Fan | A fan made of ostrich or peacock feathers, linen cloth, thin sheets, or fine threads of metal is sometimes used in the church during the divine Liturgy to drive flies and other insects away from … 0.4 KB | | 2. | Faragia | A black tunic worn by monks and priests. It is black because it symbolizes the fact that they have died completely to the world, and everything in the world, and are now devoting their life to Ch… 0.2 KB | | 3. | Fasting | Fasting, which was practised in Judaism and by the disciples of St. John the Baptist, was recommended by Christ both by example and teaching (Luke 4:2; Matt. 6:16- 18 and Mark 2:20). It was obser… 1.7 KB | | 4. | Father | God is our Father (Isaiah 63:16). Through baptism we are called children of God (John 3:5). | | 5. | Father (spiritual) | The spiritual father (either the bishop or the priest) cares for his children, and breeds them. St. John the Apostle calls his people: MI my little children D 1 John 2:1. | | | |
