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Sacred Catechism of the Orthodox Church

By Demetrios N. Vernardakis
Translated from the original Greek by Claude Delaval Cobham
Edited and augmented by Constantine Cavarnos

“Cobham’s translation of this Catechism of the Greek Orthodox Church will be welcome to many English-language readers. Being approved by the Patriarch and Synod of Constantinople, it may be regarded as an authoritative statement of the teaching of the Eastern Orthodox Church at the present day. God is spoken of as the infinite Creator and Upholder of all things. Man is spoken of as having Divine qualities, but in a lower measure and degree. Christ’s work is described as mainly to save man.”
—“Preface By Beresford Potter”

CONTENTS

   Preface by Beresford Potter
   Preface by Constantine Cavarnos
   Biographical Note on Vernardakis
PART ONE
DOGMAS
OR CONCERNING THE CREED
   The Articles of the Creed
   First Article of the Creed
      God the Father
   Second Article of the Creed
      Christ
   Third Article of the Creed
      Our Salvation
   Fourth Article of the Creed
      The Crucifixion
   Fifth Article of the Creed
      The Resurrection
   Sixth Article of the Creed
      The Ascension
   Seventh Article of the Creed
      The Second Coming of Christ
   Eighth Article of the Creed
      The Holy Spirit
      Holy Tradition
   Nineth Article of the Creed
      The Church
   Tenth Article of the Creed
      Holy Baptism
   Eleventh Article of the Creed
      The Resurrection of the Dead
   Twelfth Article of the Creed
      The Future Life
PART TWO
DIVINE WORSHIP
OR CONCERNING
THE DIVINE MYSTERIA
   Worship
   The Divine Liturgy
   The Seven Divine Mysteria
      1. Holy Baptism
      2. Holy Chrism
      3. Divine Eucharist
      4. Repentance and Confession
      5. Holy Orders
      6. Holy Matrimony
      7. Holy Evchelaion
PART THREE
MORALITY
THE TEN COMMANDMENTS
   Introductory Remarks
   The Ten Commandments Explained
      The First Commandment
      The Second Commandment
      The Third Commandment
      The Fourth Commandment
      The Fifth Commandment
      The Sixth Commandment
      The Seventh Commandment
      The Eighth Commandment
      The Ninth Commandment
      The Tenth Commandment
   General Purpose of the Ten Commandments
   Christ’s Teaching
PART FOUR
MORALITY
THE NINE BEATITUDES OF THE GOSPEL
   The Beatitudes Explained
      The First Beatitude
      The Second Beatitude
      The Third Beatitude
      The Fourth Beatitude
      The Fifth Beatitude
      The Sixth Beatitude
      The Seventh Beatitude
      The Eighth Beatitude
      The Ninth Beatitude
SUPPLEMENT
by Constantine Cavarnos
   1. Orthodox Architecture and Iconography
   2. Theology of Holy Icons
   3. Hymnody of the Church
   General Index

Item Number: BKC625
Publication data: Belmont, MA: Institute for Byzantine and Modern Greek Studies, 2004
Format: softcover
Number of pages: 141
Dimensions (l × w × h): 21.7 cm × 14.2 cm × 1.1 cm
Additional information: black-and-white illustrations
ISBN: 1‒884729‒74‒6

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