{"id":3227,"date":"2025-05-19T00:19:29","date_gmt":"2025-05-19T04:19:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stsimeonmiami.org\/about-orthodoxy\/"},"modified":"2025-09-19T08:13:08","modified_gmt":"2025-09-19T12:13:08","slug":"about-orthodoxy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/stsimeonmiami.org\/en\/about-orthodoxy\/","title":{"rendered":"About Orthodoxy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Learn More About Orthodoxy<\/h1>\n\n\n\n
Orthodoxy is one of the oldest Christian traditions, deeply rooted in faith, worship, and spirituality. Discover its foundations, customs, and significance in contemporary life. <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Chrismation<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n
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In direct connection with the Holy Sacrament of Baptism stands the Holy Sacrament of Chrismation, which is performed together with baptism.Chrismation is a Holy Sacrament in which a special substance, Holy Chrism, is used to anoint all parts of the\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\nLearn More \u2192<\/strong>: Chrismation<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/article>

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Consecration of Oil \u2013 Healing of the Body and Connection with the Body of Christ The Holy Mystery of the consecration of oil has an inseparable connection with the Eucharist as the Mystery of the Future Age. It was established\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\nLearn More \u2192<\/strong>: Holy Unction<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/article>

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Communion<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n
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What is the holy sacrament of communion?It is a holy sacrament in which devout Christians, under the appearance of bread and wine, receive the true body and blood of our Lord Jesus Christ. Who instituted the holy sacrament of communion?Our\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\nLearn More \u2192<\/strong>: Communion<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/article>

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Memorial Service<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n
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“But we do not want you to be uninformed, brothers, about those who are asleep, that you may not grieve as others do who have no hope.” These are Paul’s words from his epistle that remind us, in the difficult\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\nLearn More \u2192<\/strong>: Memorial Service<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/article>

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Slava<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n
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The deep meaning of celebration lies in the most sublime ideal of our people \u2013 the ideal of the holy man, which is: a man freed from earthly kingdom, a man pure from injustice and vanity, a man filled with\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\nLearn More \u2192<\/strong>: Slava<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/article><\/div>