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Fr. Tadros Yacoub Malaty · Catechism · 891

Faith Q&A › Catechism › 1. Church Worship

What is the relationship between bowing down and the saving work of Christ?

The answer

St. Basil the Great says, “With each going down on the knee and rising up we indicate in deed that we have fallen through sin to the earth and are called up to heaven by the love of our creator.”33

Fr. Tadros Yacoub Malaty

Notes

33 St. Basil of Caesarea, On The Holy Spirit 27.66 (PP 42:106).

Fr. Tadros Yacoub Malaty, Catechism of the Coptic Orthodox Church, Volumes 1 and 2, Books 1–7. First English Edition, 2023. Published by St. George Coptic Orthodox Church, Sporting, Alexandria, and Queen St. Mary & Prince Tadros Coptic Orthodox Church, South Brunswick, NJ. Copyright © 2023. Translation and Editing: Youth of the Coptic Orthodox Church in the USA, Canada, Europe, Australia, Arabian Gulf, and Egypt.