The Hesychast Movement And The Liturgy

"This article shows the influence of Hesychast movement on liturgy, which led to a major liturgical reform in Byzantine world. The ideal “praying without ceasing” as fruit baptism hesychasts consider it aim life all Christians, monks and lay people, neo-Sabaite Typikon most adapted ordo serve school prayer foster vigil fasting, regarded patristic tradition main weapons against sin passions. Conscious that “life Christ” was anchored sacramental Church, encouraged frequent communion sacraments not acts individual piety but rather underlined their ecclesial eschatological dimensions. Keywords: hesychasm, reform, Typikon, prayer, sacraments, vigil, Communion, Gregory Sinai, Palamas, Philotheos Kokkinos, Kallistos Ignatios Xanthopoulos, Nicholas Kabasilas, Symeon Thessaloniki "