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Liturgy as Communion in Theory and Practice

by Andriy Dudchenko

In this article I would like to highlight some questions about Orthodox Liturgy regarding the dissonance experienced between Liturgy as it is fixed in its prayers and rubrics versus its practical celebration.

Andriy Dudchenko

The V. Rev. Andriy Dudchenko is the editor of the online magazine Kievan Rus and a presbyter of Holy Transfiguration Church in Kiev of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church. He is the author of several books about the Orthodox Divine Liturgy and  Holy Communion. He is a graduate of Kiev Theological Academy. Some of his articles and essays can be found in his online magazine at kiev-orthodox.org. Joined the Orthodox Church of Ukraine in 2018.

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