"We have concluded that when the principle of racial division (i.e. phyletism) is juxtaposed with the teaching of the Gospel and the constant practice of the Church, it is not only foreign to it, but also completely opposed, to it. We decree the following in the Holy Spirit: 1. We reject and condemn racial division, that is, racial differences, national quarrels and disagreements in the Church of Christ, as being contrary to the teaching of the Gospel and the holy canons of our blessed fathers, on which the holy Church is established and which adorn human society and lead it to Divine piety. 2. In accordance with the holy canons, we proclaim that those who accept such division according to races and who dare to base on it hitherto unheard-of racial assemblies are foreign to the One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church and are real schismatics."
Constantinople...1872
In both Antiochian parishes I attend this service is celebrated but not as often as it is celebrated in Greece. On our parishes' feast day we offer the bread.
Fr. George Aquaro creates stamps for the five loafs in on honor of the Theotokos and a few saints. He also has a few recipes on his site. Below are stamps of the Theotokos and St. Basil he created for the Artos bread.
