Rules of the Holy Fathers of the Orthodox Church with interpretations

See our website: Church law: canons (rules) Rules of Saint Basil the Great The first canonical letter of Basil the Great to Bishop Amphilochius of Iconium Introduction Rule 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Second canonical letter of Basil the Great to Bishop Amphilochius of Iconium Preface Rule 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 Third canonical letter of Basil the Great to Bishop Amphilochius of Iconium Rule 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 From another canonical letter of Basil the Great to Bishop Amphilochius of Iconium Epistle of Basil the Great to Bishop Diodorus of Taras Epistle of Basil the Great to Presbyter Gregory Canonical message of Basil the Great to the chorebishops Epistle of Basil the Great to the bishops subordinate to him To Blessed Amphilochius from chapter 27 of the book of St. Basil on the Holy Spirit From chapter 29 of the book about the Holy Spirit Rules of Various Holy Fathers Canonical message of the archbishop. Dionysius of Alexandria to Bishop Basilides Canonical message of Archbishop Gregory of Neocaesarea Rule 1 (1–2) 2 (3) 3 (4) 4 (5) 5 (6) 6 (7) 7 (8) 8 (9) 9 (10) 10 (11) 11 (12) Rules of Archbishop Peter of Alexandria (from his words on repentance) Rule 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Message of St. Athanasius the Great to the monk Ammun From the 39th message on the holidays of Archbishop Athanasius of Alexandria Epistle to Rufinian by Archbishop Athanasius of Alexandria Rules of Archbishop Theophilus of Alexandria Theophilus' Instruction to Ammon Rule 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Epistle of Theophilus to Bishop Afingius about the so-called pure ones Epistle of Theophilus to Bishop Agathon Epistle of Theophilus to Bishop Mina Canonical Epistle of Gregory of Nyssa to Litoius of Melitene Epistle 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 of St. Gregory the Theologian on the books of the Old and New Testaments Canonical Epistle of Cyril of Alexandria to Patriarch Domnus of Antioch Epistle 1 2 3 Epistle of Cyril of Alexandria to the Bishops of Libya and Pentapolis Epistle 4 5 District Epistle of Gennady of Constantinople and with him the Holy Council to all Metropolitans and to the Pope of Rome Epistle of Patriarch Tarasius of Constantinople to Pope Adrian Epistle of St. Amphilochius to Seleucus (about which Books are accepted) Canonical Answers of His Holiness Timothy of Alexandria Canonical Answers of His Holiness Timothy of Alexandria Question 1. If a catechumen youth, about seven years old, or an adult man takes the time to be at the celebration of the Liturgy and, out of ignorance, partakes, then what should be done with him? Question 2. If the catechumen is possessed and wants to receive Holy Baptism himself or his relatives, should he accept it or not, and especially if he is near death? Question 3. If someone who is faithful is possessed by a demon, should he partake of the Holy Mysteries or not? Question 4. If one of the catechumens, while in illness, loses his sound mind and is unable to pronounce the confession of faith himself, but his relatives ask him to receive Holy Baptism while he is alive, should he accept it or not? Question 5. If a wife spends the night with her husband, or a husband with his wife, and there is a sacred service in the morning, can they receive communion or not? Question 6. If a catechumen wife wrote down her name for Baptism, and on the day of Baptism the usual thing for wives happens to her, should she be baptized on that day, or postponed, and for how long should she be postponed? Question 7. If a wife sees what has happened to her as usual for wives, should she begin the Holy Mysteries that day or not? Question 8. If a wife gives birth before Holy Pascha, that is, during Great Week, should she fast and not drink wine, or is she allowed from fasting and the prohibition to drink wine for the sake of giving birth? Question 9: Should a clergyman pray in the presence of Arians or other heretics? or will it be no less detrimental to him when he performs his prayer or sacred rites in front of them? Question 10. If someone is sick and completely exhausted from a severe illness, and Holy Easter is approaching, should he certainly fast, or, due to his severe exhaustion, will the priest allow him to drink what he can, either oil and wine? Question 11. If someone calls a clergyman to marry, and he hears that this marriage is illegal, or incest, for example, that the one who is marrying is the sister of a deceased wife? then should the priest listen to such people, or make an offering for them? Question 12. If a layman who had an unclean dream asks a clergyman: should he be allowed to receive communion or not? Question 13. Those who copulate in the communion of marriage, on which days of the week should they observe abstinence from copulation with each other, and on which days should they have the right to do so? Question 14. If someone, being beside himself, lays hands on himself, or casts himself down from a height, should there be an offering for him or not? Question 15. If someone’s wife is possessed by an evil spirit to the point that she wears shackles, but her husband says that he cannot abstain and wants to take another wife, should he marry another or not? Question 16. If someone, while fasting for communion of the Holy Mysteries, washing his lips or being in a bathhouse, reluctantly swallowed water, should he receive communion? Question 17. By often listening to the Word of God and not doing anything, are we not under condemnation? Question 18. At what age does a person begin to judge his sins from God? You might be interested in: