National Catholic Register

What Role Does the Eucharist Hold in the Eastern Orthodox Church?

Metropolitan Hilarion Alfeyev spoke with EWTN about the importance of the Eucharist at the 52nd International Eucharistic Congress in Budapest, Hungary, on Sept. 6. Metropolitan Hilarion Alfeyev ...
Charlotte Observer

St. Luke Greek Orthodox Church’s sensory worship experience includes incense, hymns and the Eucharist

During Holy Week, which the Greek Orthodox church celebrates later than most Christian churches, services are filled with visual images of Jesus Christ’s last days. Picasa St. Luke Greek Orthodox ...
National Catholic Register

What the East Can Teach the West About the Most Holy Eucharist

“The Eucharistic celebration is not only a commemoration of the Last Supper,” said Metropolitan Hilarion Alfeyev, “but also its actualization for each believer who participates in it.” Metropolitan ...
The Advocate

St. Matthew Orthodox celebrates Christ's birth in December and January

Photo by MARK H. HUNTER -- The Rev. Mark Christian, priest of St. Matthew the Apostle Orthodox Church, presents the Eucharist during the Jan. 4 service. Altar service Jack Craft, left, assists him.