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Orthodox Terminology
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CATECHUMENS, LITURGY OF ? The second of three parts of the Divine Liturgy. The first part is the Proskomedia, or Preparation, the second is the Liturgy of the Catechumens which begins with censing of the altar and the people and the exclamation "Blessed is the Kingdom of the Father. . .." and continues to the Litany of the Catechumens: "Depart all ye Catechumens .. . ." The Liturgy of the Faithful follows.
 

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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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