Prayers and Rites for the Home, according to the Ancient Byzantine and Slavo-Romanian Euchologia

The Greek Euchologion contains three prayers for a home: one at laying the foundation of a house, one for the blessing of a new home, and one for the house troubled by evil spirits. All three prayers are attested by the ancient Byzantine Euchologia, beginning with the oldest extant, namely cod. Barb...

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Published inTeologia Vol. 91; no. 2; pp. 122 - 140
Main Author Qaramah, Mihail Khalid
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Editura Universității Aurel Vlaicu 2022
Aurel Vlaicu University Publishing House
Subjects
Customs / Folklore
Eastern Orthodoxy
Sociology of Religion
Byzantine Prayer BooksTrebnik
blessings
Peter Mohyla
orthodox liturgical tradition
rites for various occasions
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Summary:The Greek Euchologion contains three prayers for a home: one at laying the foundation of a house, one for the blessing of a new home, and one for the house troubled by evil spirits. All three prayers are attested by the ancient Byzantine Euchologia, beginning with the oldest extant, namely cod. Barberini Gr. 336. These same prayers are also included in the Romanian Euchologion or Molitfelnic. However, the Romanian formularies are much extended, including Psalms, troparia, scriptural readings etc. In this paper, the author presents the prayers and rites for a home, found in the ancient Byzantine and Slavo-Romanian Euchologia, and seeks to identify the origin of the Romanian liturgical particularities.
ISSN:2247-4382
2247-4382