How to bake Prosphora / Prosfora Orthodox Christian Eucharistic Bread - Part 2

This is the second instructional video in the series which is the nitty-gritty of prosphora baking, Russian style loaves.

Category:

Education

Tags:

• Orthodox
• Christian
• Holy
• Bread
• Prosphora
• Prosfora
• Prosfor
• Eucharistic
• Eucharist

[thatUkrainianguy]

Father, I have a question. my priest's wife told me only to use needles to pierce the tops of the prosphora, not tooth-pics. she says it's not traditional to use toothpics. thoughts?

[PresbyterGeorge]

@thatUkrainianguy - it also isn't 'traditional' to use flour that isn't ground with stones, or yeast that comes from a package, etc. Really, a toothpick is no different from any other modern implement we use without thinking. Sure, a needle probably was used because it was available and small enough to do the job, but I have a hard time believing that God cares whether you use a needle or a toothpick (unless it is a 'used' toothpick, in which case I would object!). I guess everyone has hangups.

[imanacer]

Thank you for this video, Father. I'm interested in making prosphora for my bzyantine priest friend and your video was very explanatory.

Blessings.

[SorokChyetirye]

@Menechem John 6, Justin Martyr, and Ignatius of Antioch strongly beg to differ with you on the last point.

And what if Christ instituted the eating and drinking of His body and blood? What's wrong with that? Are you afraid to obey your Lord and Master? Don't be silly. Eating His Body and Blood makes you a part of Him, not the other way around. It shows you will obey Him, even in small things.

But you are right that Western Rites use unleavened bread.

[Menechem]

@FatherYousuf Western rite Orthodoxy recieves communion through intinction with an unleavened wafer. Furthermore what Yeshua instituted was a memorial (the Gospels, 1 Corinthians 10-11, and Hebrews 9-10), with Matzah and wine as it was Passover. HE DID NOT INSTITUTE CANNIBOLISM!

[abeimler1]

Dear Father George,

I loved your video! I am a bread fanatic and this is the coolest thing I have seen in a while. I ordered a few of your artos stamps to use in my bread classes I teach. You have a really interesting take on the mechanics of ancient bread making. I love your website. I would love to pick your brain on this someday. Thanks for sharing your knowledge. I am going to try and make a few non religious stamps of my own, but I find it is always best to go to the source first.

[FatherYousuf]

Only the Roman Catholic Church (and its decendents, the various Protestant communions) and the Armenian Church use unleavened bread.

[pkkda]

I thought that unleavened bread is to be used in the making of prosphora.

[johnkaponi]

Well I try with my daughter Eleni to make our first prosfora for spixo savato tomorrow God help us! Excellent video