Download or read book Meditations on the Divine Liturgy written by Nikolai Gogol and published by Holy Trinity Publications. This book was released on 2014-02-01 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With a new subject and scriptural index, as well as a short abstract on Nikolai Gogol as a religious personality, this reedited commentary on the Divine Liturgy—the primary public worship service of the Orthodox Church—is as practical as it is mystical. Gogol, one of the most prominent Russian writers of the 19th century, draws from the early Church Fathers and his own experience to explain the sublime mystery of the Orthodox divine services. In doing so, he also provides a fascinating look into his own religious character and profound liturgical spirituality.