Holy bread

A prosphoron or prosphora is a small loaf of leavened bread used in Orthodox Christian liturgies.

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Leaven in The Feast of Unleavened Bread One of the most profound doctrines taught in The Bible, and yet almost entirely ignored by mainstream Christianity, is the tremendous value of God’s Feasts and Holy Days. Their significance for conveying God’s plan of salvation and its proper sequence is crucial for our Christian journey. From the Passover to The 8th Day, God’s Festivals give us a marvelous framework for understanding His plan of salvation and our role in it. The second of these…

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The Traditional preparation of the Holy Bread offering in the Orthodox Christian Church - mixing, kneading, shaping and stamping as well as covering the natural starter or leaven, its care and maintenance.

What taking the communion really means and why many Christians who diverge from Christ teachings should not take the communion.

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A prosphoron or prosphora is a small loaf of leavened bread used in Orthodox Christian liturgies.

“What great sweetness there is, O Jesus, in Communion! I want to live in Your embrace and die in Your embrace.” - Saint Thérèse

This sweet (holy) bread is just good! According to Chef Ramzi, in The Culinary Heritage of Lebanon, this recipe is at least 100 years old; how about dating back to the Byzantine period? In the town of Deir el Qamar in the Shouf where our family originates,we would buy this sweet bread at the...Read More »