Divine Worship and Sacramental Life · Lecture 021
Holy Communion (Part 1)
A lecture by Dimitrios Panagopoulos · Δείτε στα Ελληνικά
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Summary
Dimitrios Panagopoulos reads Isaiah 6 as both the prophet's calling and a disclosure of the Eucharistic mystery kept in Orthodox worship. The enthroned Lord of the vision he identifies with Christ, whose throne signifies judgement and unchanging sovereignty, while the six-winged Seraphim veil the mysteries and proclaim the Trinity with the thrice-holy hymn that shapes the Church's own praise. Isaiah's confession of unclean lips teaches that salvation begins in humility and the acknowledgement of one's own sin rather than in judgement of others. The coal taken from the altar prefigures Christ in the Eucharist, cleansing those who approach worthily and condemning those who do not; Seraph, tongs, altar, and coal are read as priest, holy spoon, holy table, and the Body and Blood themselves.
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