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Orthodox Terminology
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ASSEMBLY OF THE FAITHFUL - It is the very meaning of the word  “Church,”  those on earth and those in heaven, with the angels before the throne  of God.  The liturgy begins with the gathering of the faithful with their shepherd in one place at the same time. The assembly of the faithful in one place is the fundamental precondition for communion, which is gradually built up among the faithful and between them and God in the course of the Liturgy.
 

The Sayings of the Fathers

Do not seek the advice of him that is not thy fellow in behavior, though he be very prudent. A layman who has experienced things is "Be an ascete with the humble, to learn from his ways. If to see his habits is profitable to those who see him, how much more the character of his behaviour and teachings received from his very lips. - Pearls from Saint Isaac of Syria (From homily 5)
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