Eastern Orthodoxy

No.

Depends which "Ukrainian Orthodox Church" you mean. If you mean the Autonomous Ukrainian Orthodox Church, which is self-ruld but under the jurisdiction of the Russian Orthodox Church, the answer is "yes." If you mean the Ukrainian Orthodox parishes in the USA, Europe, and Australia which are under the jurisdiction of the Patriarchate of Constantinople (although these are certainly NOT a "Ukrainian Orthodox Church," but simply Ukrainian Orthodox dioceses of the Patriarchate of Constantinople), the answer is "yes."

If you mean any other Ukrainian Orthodox groups-whther one of the so-called variety of "Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox" Churches IN the Ukraine (some of which also now have parishes in the USA), or any of the plethora of vagante, fly by night, non-canoncial, possibly heretical, possibly occult groups in the US that include the words "Ukrainian" and "Orthodox" iin their names, the answer is "NO."

See the question "is the Russian orthodox church in union with the ukrainian orthodox church" for more information

the eastern orthodox church which has been established 2000 years ago by Jesus and his Apostles. Another important thing is that the Eastern Orthodox Church was is the second largest church in the world

Yes, they are part of the Eastern Orthodox Churches.

However in USA the Greek Orthodox Church and Antioch Ortodox church have deviated from the true orthodoxy. This is also relevent in certain european countries liek using a gregorian or the so called new Julian calendar that violates traditional orthodox christianity. Then thre is also the usage of the pews, If the president walks into the room everyone will stand up, so is God not worthy enough to have that respect. Lounging around in the church is unholy.

There are some who support the usage of an organ because it makes the praying and divine service less boring. If for these people praying is boring, than they might consider not praying at all. One may recommend them to go see a musical play, a movie, or just go fishing. A prayer is a dialogue with God, asking him for forgiveness and salvation… A person might just imagine this situation: "You come to your mother or father to ask them for forgiveness for something". Does one need a guitar or an accordion in hand to do that? Why? If in one's request for forgiveness (a prayer) there is not enough sincerity, will the musical accompaniment will be able to compensate that? No, it will probably mask that insincerity, but not form the one to whom one is praying. What about us why should we cheat ourselves?

In the Orthodoxy a human being is looked at as the most perfect instrument ,that must be tempered. For that, just like a guitar or any other instrument there needs to be a long and strenuous practice. That practice does not require one's personal will but a will of God. This practice requires humility, forgiveness, not being hypocoristic but to honestly look at oneself as the first of the sinners. Just like our faithful grandmothers taught us: Praying, fasting, and suffering. Then there will be no desire "to better" the divine service that was commanded to us by the holy fathers, the best of the representative of the church, which was founded by our God Lord Jesus Christ himself.

To determine why Catholics and Protestants use musical instruments in the churches, that should be discussed separately. In the end, if they have established such tradition for centuries, let them keep it, since the purity of the church they chose not to keep. Looking back at the history of our Orthodox church it is difficult to imagine that during the divine service there will be playing of an organ, a guitar, or a violin orchestra. That the Holy Communion will be accommodated by Rock music, like it is done in certain Protestant sects. Orthodox chants reflect the Orthodox life, a godlike life, a life with God. Orthodox chants help us to undergo that or the other event of the earthly life of Jesus Christ. Those are the gloomy chants of the holy week and those of full joy like the Paschal chants. Orthodoxy is not just emotional, it is first of all spirituality, that unity with the holy spirit. The real Orthodox chants like the Byzantine or Old Slavonic famous chants and others ideally represent the essence of Orthodoxy; mainly unity, secondly freedom in all and love. Early fathers saw instrumental music to lead to dancing and other passions that destroy the humility of the Christian life.

St. Basil the Great says: "Of the necessary to life which furnish a concrete result there is carpentry, which produces the chair; architecture, the house; shipbuilding; the ship, tailoring, the garment, forging, the blades. Of useless arts there is harp playing, dancing, flute playing of which, when the operation cease, the result disappears with it. And indeed, according to the word of the apostle, the result of these is destruction."

John Chrysostom says: "Marriage is accounted and honorable thing both by us and by those without ; and it is honorable. But when marriages are solemnized such a number of ridiculous circumstances take place as ye shall hear of immediately; because the most part, possessed and beguiled by custom, are not even aware of their absurdity, but need others to teach them. For dancing, and cymbals, and flutes, and shameful words and songs, and drunkenness, and revellings, and all the Devil's great help of garbage is then introduced."

"David formerly sang songs, also today we sing hymns. He had a lyre with lifeless strings the church has a lyre with living strings. Our tongues are the strings of the lyre with a different tone indeed but more in accordance with piety. Here there is no need for the cithara, or for stretched strings, or for the plectrum, or for art, or for yourself become a cithara, mortifying the members of the flesh and a full harmony of mind and body. For when the flesh is no longer lust against the spirit, but has submitted to its orders and has been led at length into the best and most admirable paths, than will you create a spiritual melody." John Chrysostom exposition of psalms 41, (381-398A.D.)

Clement of Alexandria says: "Leave the pipe to the shepherd the flute to the men who are in fear of goods and are intent on their idol-worshiping. Such musical instrument must be excluded form our wineless feasts, for they are more suited for beast and for the class of men that is least capable of reason than for men…In general, we must completely eliminate every such base sight or sound-in a word, everything immodest that strikes, the senses (for this is an abuse of the senses)-if we would avoid pleasures that merely fascinate the eye or ear, and emasculate."

Both Origen and Eusebius explain he Psalm 33:2, "Give thanks to the Lord on the harp; with the ten stringed psaltery chant His praises" as the harp meaning the soul, and the ten-stringed psaltery being a body with 5 senses and 5 faculties.

Eusebius (as historical witness): "Of old at eh time those of the circumcision were worshiping with symbols and types it was not inappropriate to send up hymns to God with the psalterion and cithara and to do this on Sabbath days… We render our hymn with a living psalterion and a living cithara with spiritual songs. The unison voices of Christians would be more acceptable to God than any musical instrument. Accordingly in all the churches of God, united in soul and attitude, with one mind and in agreement of faith and piety we send up a unison melody in the words of the Psalms." (Commentary on Psalms 91)

All of the beauty of our church services is concluded in texts of the holy chants. The text, is only capable of becoming possession of the praying when it is clearly pronounced by the human voice. Sounds of an organ undoubtedly darken and hide from the praying all the beauty and loftiness incorporated by the song-creating thoughts. From this point of view, besides harm an organ is incapable of bringing anything else into an Orthodox church services. Instead of introducing an organ into an Orthodox church to falsely improve the singing, we should put all of our efforts in to raising singing in the church that is common to the whole people. Only this path will bring our people to conscious participation in the church service, development of our choir. For two thousand years the Orthodox church has functioned without an organ and to bring in such an instrument into the church divides people. Psychology of the Orthodox people is unable to deal with such a shock. The motives of these heretic renovations are unclear. Have we not learned our history, that any apostasy does not lead to anything good and positive. Human singing involves a soul, which brings depth and mobility to the Orthodox chants thus making choir a higher form of art.

Despite what some will tell you, to be baptised is to be baptised a Christian and not a Catholic, Anglican, Baptist, Orthodox or any other denomination. Provided the baptism is done in the name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit, as commanded by our Lord at the end of Matthew's gospel, then, the baptism is valid whatever denomination. There are some hard-liners that will argue that you are baptised a Catholic only, or an Orthodox only, or unless the baptism is done by full immersion it is somehow not 'valid'. However, the key factor in baptism is the content of someone's heart (either directly or by proxy as in the case of godparents in infant baptism) and not by some man-made denomination system. So a baptism as a member of the Christian Church worldwide, in the name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit, is all that is required in the sight of God.

The Orthodox Church currently has over 300 million followers world-wide, most of whom are in Russia. Depending on which statistics are taken into account, the Orthodox Church is also the second-largest or third-largest Christian Church in the world. The largest group being the Roman Catholics and, depending on whether you include practising or lapsed Christians, then either the Protestant groups are the second-largest, or the Orthodox Church is the second-largest church. The reason for this is because many Protestants in Western countries, such as Britain and Australia, are generally non-active or lapsed members. The exception is the USA, where most Christians are active members.

In the not too distant past, during the rule of the Eastern Roman (or Byzantine) Empire, based in Constantinople, the Orthodox Church was the largest Church in the world for more than 1,000 years, and was also the most widespread religion of the entire world for many centuries. This situation changed as many previously Orthodox Christian lands were gradually overtaken by Moslem invading armies over the years. For example, present-day Turkey, which used to be called Asia Minor, was home to millions of Orthodox Christians. The same with Iraq, Eqypt, and many other Middle Eastern countries.

I am not sure if we are talking about the same thing, but I am going to take a shot in the dark and assume you mean castrato (pl.castrati) since I am not aware of a meaning for the word casterati in English. Castrati were usually choir boys/singers who were castrated before puberty to maintain their soprano or contralto range of voices. The practice proved to be pointless and excessive, since only a small percentage of castrati kept their desired voice ranges. I believe the last known castrato died around 1922. Castrati were very popular up until the 18th century and performed in Churches. Hope the information was helpful.

Jesus Christ established the Orthodox Church in 33 AD, to provide for the salvation of humanity, since the Church is regarded as Christ's Body.

For over 1,000 there was only one Christian Church throughout the world, known as the "One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic Church of Christ" or simply the "Universal Church." At this time, there was no such thing as a Roman Catholic or Orthodox Church. These titles were given in the 11th Century, after the Great Schism of 1054 AD, which caused a split to emerge in the Church. This was owing to growing theological differences between the Latin West and the Orthodox East. From then onwards, those who remained faithful to the Church Councils became known as Orthodox Christians, and those who remained faithful to the authority of the Pope in Rome, became known as Latins or Catholics. From then onwards, the Catholics had many other groups split from it and new groups emerged, such as the Protestants in 1517 AD, the Baptists in the 1600's, the Pentecostals in the 1900's and so on. The Orthodox Church continued to maintain what it regards as the true faith, which it has kept unchanged since the time of Christ and His Apostles. This unbroken chain or line of bishops is known as The Apostolic Succession, which means that the Orthodox Church can trace its history right back from the 1st Century AD until the present day

The Church of Christ was founded by the Holy Apostles on the First Pentecost. That Church was Orthodox (Right believing, Right worshipping) and Catholic (Universal). The Church of Christ-wherever people were converted to it, was Orthodox, until 1054, when the West (Western Europe) split from the Orthodox Church due to different issues, but mainly revolving around the novel claim of the Popes that they had more power than did all the other Bishops of the Church. As time went on, the church in the West became known as "the Roman Catholic Church," the True Church of Christ in the East as the "Orthodox Church," usually modified by the region of the Church being spoken of - "Greek Orthodox Church," "Russian Orthodox Church," etc. In light of the belief of the Orthodox Church that it is the True Church of Christ, and therefore, True Christianity, "Christianity" did not "become Orthodox or Catholic," but always was, and still is Orthodox; Roman Catholics are an organization that adopted incorrect beliefs about the Church and about Christ from the 9th century on; once being identical, by the 20th century, the gulf had widened greatly, with Roman Catholic belief becoming very far away, indeed, from the beliefs of Orthodox Christianitythe True Church of Christ, the only Genuine Christianity.

There is an Orthodox Church and a Catholic Church. There is no Catholic Orthodox Church.

The orthodox church see's suicide as a sin as it is against God's will to take your own life. This is down to the belief that God created a persons life and thus, is the only one who has the right to end it. By committing suicide, the church see's you as having committed a major sin. Even if you have "wiped the slate clean" so to speak, of all sins before you commit suicide you have no chance of salvation as you have committed another sin by taking your own life. If that makes any sense.

The Parish Church is in the Methodist church in Lesson Park off lesson st in Dublin 2. Other churches exist on a smaller scale in Cork, Galway, Limerick, Sligo and somewhere in Northern Ireland. Hope this helps.

Byzantine Empire

The break in Christianity between the Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church is known as the Great Schism, which occurred in 1054. This division was primarily due to theological, political, and cultural differences, including disputes over papal authority and the filioque clause in the Nicene Creed. The schism formalized the separation between Western Christianity (Roman Catholicism) and Eastern Christianity (Orthodoxy).

The Eastern Orthodox Church is organized as a communion of autocephalous (self-governing) churches, each led by its own bishop or patriarch, with the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople holding a position of honor among them. These churches are united in faith and sacraments but maintain distinct administrative structures and cultural traditions. Decisions on theological and administrative matters are often made through synods or councils, where representatives from various jurisdictions convene. This decentralized structure emphasizes both local governance and a shared commitment to Orthodox doctrine.

Syrian - means 'related to Syria, the country' while syriac refers to the dialect of Aramaic, the language used by Jesus Christ.

Generally speaking the funerals take about half an hour for the prayer.

Because the Church of England has not opposed the use of holy icons in its churches. Only some evengelical protestant groups do not use icons. The Queen of England and the Archbishop of Canterbury support the use of icons.

Orthodox Christians fast every Wednesday and Friday of the week from meat and dairy. During lent and Holy Week, they fast all 40 (plus seven more of Holy Week) days, again from meat and dairy. There are also certain fast days and fast periods throughout the year such as the Christmas Fast and the Apostles' Fast.

The Virgin Mary is commemorated on several dates in the Orthodox Church:

Sept. 8: Nativity of the Theotokos (Virgin Mary)

Nov. 21: The Entrance (or Presentation) or the Virgin into the Temple

Dec. 26: Synaxis of the Theotokos

March 25: Annunciation

Aug. 15: Dormition of the Theotokos (called Assumption in the Roman Catholic Church)

eastern orthodoxy was a church tranditions descending from the eastern roman empire, the leaders of the eastern orthodoxy were roma and the patriarch