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    Re: ARTOCLASIA

    Posted by Al on 10/14/2007, 12:45 am, in reply to "ARTOCLASIA "
    Message modified by user Al 10/14/2007, 12:52 am

    From a monthly bulletin of St John Antiochian Church, Cedar Park, TX:

    The word “Artoclasia” literally means “breaking of bread”. It is the name given to a prayer service of the Orthodox Church commemorating the Life of Christ when the Lord fed 5,000 people with five loaves and two fish. Anyone can have the service celebrated. Five loaves of bread, usually sweet bread, are all that is needed. The service is usually celebrated on a feast day of a person, family, or organization. It is often served during vespers but may occur at other services as well.
    Five Artos (breads) are always baked for an Artoclasia. Traditionally these sweet loaves are baked and brought to the church to express gratitude for God’s bountiful blessings. At the close of the service, the loaves are cut and distributed to the congregation, recalling the early Christian practice of “breaking Bread” together. You may find that sometimes the loaves are imprinted with the image of the saint in whose honor the Artos are being offered.

    Al

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