Raymond Davison is an Ordinand in the Diocese of the Holy Cross, a diocese comprised of parishes affiliated with Forward in Faith North America. He is a graduate of St. Vladimir's Orthodox Seminary and the King's College, NYC. Some seminary highlights have been reciting the Litany at two Marches for Life and serving as his Bishop's Acolyte at the Solemn High Mass of the Joint DHC-ACC-ACA-ACC Synod this past January.
I. Introduction and Meditation Why do we pray? What do we expect to communicate to God? How should we shape our heart toward God? The first place we look for instruction in prayer is the Holy Scriptures, as our words to God should reflect His words to us. The second place we look should be…
he following was originally written for a course entitled “Prayer and Sanctity” as part of my M. Div. work at St. Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary. We were asked to examine the life and writings of a saint in our tradition and to consider the following: “ the official life (vita, synaxarion); legendary material; liturgical hymnography;…
