Forty years ago, the predominate custom was for the faithful to go forward to partake of mystery of the Eucharist infrequently, since the predominate understanding said that one should only partake of the Eucharist a few times each year, such as on major feasts… In my childhood, I would hear the grown-ups say that the [...]

By Fr. Thomas Hopko Be always with Christ and trust God in everything. Pray as you can, not as you think you must. Have a keepable rule of (daily) prayer done by discipline. Say the Lord’s Prayer several times each day. Repeat a short prayer when your mind is not occupied. Make some prostrations when [...]