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Aug 19
2008
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Mine Own of Mine Own?Posted by Fr John Parker in tithing, stewardship, Orthodoxy, giving, Fundraising, American Orthodoxy |
At every Divine Liturgy, the Priest (or the Deacon when there is one) elevates the chalice, and the celebrant exclaims, "Thine own of thine own, we offer unto thee, in behalf of all, and for all!" These are remarkably powerful words which sum up the whole liturgy--indeed our whole life as it was designed to be. In this moment we are offering to God not only the bread (including the hands that
