Quotes by : Alexander Schmemann

The Orthodox liturgy begins with the solemn doxology: "Blessed is the Kingdom of the Father, the Son....

Centuries of secularism have failed to transform eating into something strictly utilitarian. Food is....

I daresay that the gradual “decomposition” of scripture, its dissolution in more and more specialized....

Dost thou renounce Satan, and all his Angels, and all his works, and all his services, and all his pride?"....

There has been a rediscovery of the meaning of baptism as entrance and integration into the Church, of....

A marriage which does not constantly crucify its own selfishness and self-sufficiency, which does not....

Once more, the joyful character of the eucharistic gathering must be stressed. For the medieval emphasis....

To be in Christ means to be like Him, to make ours the very movement of His life. And as He "ever liveth....

The Purpose of the Eucharist lies not in the change of the bread and wine, but in the partaking of Christ,....

The liturgy of the Eucharist is best understood as a journey or procession. It is the journey of the....