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The Church Fathers · c. 628–630
The Mystagogy
Maximus the Confessor · c. 580–662
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What it is
A reading of the eucharistic liturgy in which the church building, the entrances, and the readings each figure the movement of the whole cosmos toward God.
Why it lasted
The classic Byzantine interpretation of the liturgy, and the reason Orthodox worship is understood as an image of the world's restoration.
Where to read it
Public domain and free to read in full, though not held here. The archives below have it.
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