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       What Orthodox Churches say the communion prayers out loud?
       By: charbelkaleab Date: October 28, 2014, 11:07 am
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       As an EOO faithful, at our church the communion prayers are said
       out loud and I hear that at some churches they MUST be said
       quietly. Why is that? Any of your churches do that?
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       Re: What Orthodox Churches say the communion prayers out loud?
       By: marc hanna Date: October 28, 2014, 3:10 pm
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       Are you referring to the prayer said by the priest and deacon,
       or the individual prayer that each communicant says?
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       Re: What Orthodox Churches say the communion prayers out loud?
       By: charbelkaleab Date: October 28, 2014, 3:12 pm
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       [quote author=marc hanna link=topic=46.msg194#msg194
       date=1414527046]
       Are you referring to the prayer said by the priest and deacon,
       or the individual prayer that each communicant says?
       [/quote]
       Priest and deacon.
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       Re: What Orthodox Churches say the communion prayers out loud?
       By: marc hanna Date: October 28, 2014, 3:46 pm
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       In both the Coptic and Armenian churches the prayers are said
       aloud, but there are a couple other silent prayers during the
       liturgy.
       Of an interesting note from Fr Athanasius Iskander's book,
       understanding the liturgy:
       Around the eighth century, in both Rome and Constantinopole, it
       became fashionable to say most of the prayers of the Liturgy
       inaudibly. “It becomes certain that in the Frankish lands as at
       Rome, from the Sanctus on, the faithful could no longer hear
       what the priest was saying.”
       In Constantinopole, the Emperor had to intervene after receiving
       some complaints. The Emperor chastised the Bishops for violating
       the cannons of the Church by ordaining men “who did not even
       know the prayers of the anaphora or of Baptism.” The emperor
       then gave the following order, “Moreover, we order all bishops
       and priests to say the prayers used in the divine anaphora and
       holy baptism, not inaudibly, but in a voice that can be heard by
       the faithful, so that the mind of those listening can be aroused
       to a greater compunction.” The emperor threatened those who
       refused to carry on his orders.
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