Study the faith

A glossary and a list of free sources for catechumens, written from the Eastern Orthodox Church. Bring what you do not understand to the priest.

These pages are for study. They paraphrase public teaching from the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America and the Orthodox Church in America, and they point to freely available sources. They are not a rule of prayer, a fasting discipline, or a decision about how you will be received. At Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church in St. Augustine, the parish priest is the authority for catechumens.

Glossary97 Orthodox terms, with the Greek where it is commonly used: Theotokos, theosis, Chrismation, antidoron, prosphora, iconostasis, Pascha, and the rest.
Resources25 free pages from the parish, the Metropolis of Atlanta, the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese, and the Orthodox Church in America.