Theotokos Stories

A collection of resources to learn about the Orthodox Church, liturgical hymns, and Icons. By a sixteen year old girl who is seeking to become Orthodox

House of God by Vyacheslav Marchenko Translated by Richard Thaddeus Betts Edited by Nun Nectaria (McLees) Artwork by Elena Stefarova “A man cannot have God as his Father if he does not have the Church as his Mother." St. Cyprian of Carthage (+ 258) 1. Let us hasten to the Church, the House of God 2. The church and the bell tower 3. The cemetery. In the Lord there are no dead. 4. The outside of the church 5. The narthex, the nave, the altar 6. The holy altar 7. The nave - the main body of the church 8. The entrance to the church 9. Gifts to church 10. Holy Communion 11. Pious behavior in church 12. The priest s clothing 13. Holy icons 14. Candles and lampadas 15. Holy Spirit in the Church 16. Glorious Light