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How to Benefit from the Holy Liturgy - Pope Kirillos Scientific Family

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keep abstaining <strong>from</strong> food until such a time when <strong>the</strong> fasting<br />

period ends. This time should be decided with <strong>the</strong> advice of<br />

your confession fa<strong>the</strong>r.<br />

Leave <strong>the</strong> church quietly, and at <strong>the</strong> church’s door, make <strong>the</strong><br />

sign of <strong>the</strong> cross on yourself and say Psalm 83: “<strong>How</strong> lovely<br />

is Your tabernacle O Lord of hosts…” It is one of <strong>the</strong> Sixth<br />

Hour Psalms in <strong>the</strong> Agbia.<br />

Note:<br />

We should not prostrate or bow after partaking of <strong>the</strong> Divine<br />

Sacraments, because we are in a joyous situation, carrying<br />

<strong>the</strong> Lord Jesus inside ourselves.<br />

Try <strong>to</strong> keep your peace and quietness while departing. Many<br />

people involve <strong>the</strong>mselves in idle conversations, thus losing<br />

<strong>the</strong> spiritual benefit of attending <strong>the</strong> <strong>Liturgy</strong>.<br />

Go <strong>to</strong> your house, singing praises and giving thanks <strong>to</strong> God,<br />

who granted you His special grace on that day. It is even<br />

preferable <strong>to</strong> keep praising all day.<br />

Try <strong>to</strong> keep this day without sin, living in fear and pleasures<br />

of God, through His presence with you.<br />

What Should We Do After Partaking Of The Divine<br />

Sacrements<br />

His Grace Bishop Gregorious responded <strong>to</strong> a question<br />

regarding what we should do after partaking of <strong>the</strong> Divine<br />

Sacraments…<br />

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