What is “The Lukan Jump?”

By Archbishop Peter (L’Huiller) The Archbishop of New York and New Jersey in the Orthodox Church in America, Archbishop Peter was a renown expert in Canon Law, the Typikon, and Liturgical tradition. What is the “Lukan Jump”? The annual cycle of the Gospels is composed of four series: 1. The Gospel of St. John (read from Pascha until Pentecost Sunday); 2. The Gospel of St. Matthew (divided over seventeen weeks beginning with the Monday of the Holy Spirit – from the twelfth week,  [Read more...]

Liturgical Dysfunction?

by Fr. John Breck People will persist in dysfunctional patterns of behavior simply because they’re familiar. A woman who divorces an abusive alcoholic husband will be very likely later on to marry someone with a similar addiction. The “good ol’ boys” will continue to tie one on Saturday nights, even though the Sunday morning hangover is inevitably excruciating. A parishioner (only the Orthodox are guilty of this, it seems) who habitually arrives at the Sunday Liturgy after the Lesser Entrance and still wants  [Read more...]