Terminology
11. Matins
Matins (also spelled Mattins, from the Latin, matutinae, "morning"), also called Orthros (from Greek, meaning "morning", "dawn" or "day break"), is the longest and most complex of the daily cycle services. Matins is celebrated in the morning, unless it is celebrated as part of a vigil in the evening. Sunday Matins: the longest of the regular matins services. If this service is celebrated in its entirety it can last up to three hours. It usually contains a combination of canons taken from the Octoechos, Menaion, Triodion, and/or Pentecostarion.
12. Orthodox
That which is consistent with correct doctrine and practice as established by the authority of Scripture.
13. Passion
The Passion of our Lord and God and Savior, Jesus Christ, is the suffering he endured for our salvation. The events of the Passion are celebrated during Holy Week, beginning with Lazarus Saturday and Palm Sunday. The climax of the Lord's Passion is his crucifixion on the cross. Preceding this, he suffers torments beginning with his prayer in Gethsemane, his arrest, trial, scourging, and bearing his cross to Calvary or Golgotha.
14. Plainchant
Carpatho-Rusyn liturgical chant is executed in unison by the entire congregation (monodic chant). They call it "Prostopinije" (Ruth.: proste --simple, plain; pinije-chant). in English Plain Chant, in opposition to the richly embellished polyphonic liturgical singing executed by choirs.
15. Prayer
We bless food before a meal and give thanks after meals plus at least twice a day at regular times we: Light incense and candles, face east, focus on an icon, invoke the trinity, make a sign of the cross, and either chant or sing written prayers from a prayer book while bowing from the waist or performing full prostrations as designated.
16. Presanctified
Great Lent is a season of repentance, fasting, and intensified prayer, and so the Eastern Church regards more frequent reception of communion as especially desirable at that time. However, the Divine Liturgy has a festal character not in keeping with the season. The Presanctified Liturgy is therefore celebrated instead.... It consists of vespers combined with additional prayers and communion. The communion bread is consecrated and reserved at the previous Sunday's Divine Liturgy.
17. Saints
Saints are not thought of as either perfect or infallible, and it is only because of the work of Christ in them that the Church praises these people. It is because we see our Lord's countenance reflected most clearly in their faces that we publicly laud them, ask them to pray for us, and encourage one another to follow their examples.
18. The Hours
The services of Hours are called the First, Third, Sixth and Ninth. These "hours" conform generally to the hours of six and nine in the morning, noon, and three in the afternoon. Compline is called the "after-dinner" service of the Church. Nocturne is the midnight service of the Church.
19. Theotokos
As a title for the Virgin Mary, Theotokos was recognized by the Orthodox Church at Third Ecumenical Council held at Ephesus in 431. It had already been in use for some time in the devotional and liturgical life of the Church. The theological significance of the title is to emphasize that Mary's son, Jesus, is fully God, as well as fully human, and that Jesus' two natures (divine and human) were united in a single Person of the Trinity.
20. Tone
A tone is a group of set melodic formulas that forms the basis for Orthodox chant. The eight tones are rotated throughout the weeks of the year. The tone in which a particular hymn is chanted, or sung, can also be dependent upon the feast of the day or the saint being commemorated.
Freely Ye Have Received Freely Give