Prayers to Our Lady East and West
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I learned about the Blessed Virgin Mary as a child attending a superb Roman Catholic grade school and as a teenager studying at an excellent Catholic high school. My friendship with Our Lady was nurtured at the University of Notre Dame and deepened throughout my adult life. Later as a Wesleyan pastor, I missed the Virgin Mary as an intimate and
J.D. Deacon David Lochbihler
Deacon David Lochbihler, J.D., serves at the Holy Altar at Saint Patrick Orthodox Church and teaches Fourth Grade at The Fairfax Christian School in Virginia. After graduating summa cum laude from the University of Notre Dame and cum laude from the University of Texas School of Law, Deacon David worked as a Chicago attorney for three years before becoming a teacher and coach for three decades. He also earned three Master's degrees in Elementary Education, Biblical Studies, and Orthodox Theology. His varsity high school basketball and soccer teams captured four N.V.I.A.C. conference championships. He authored Prayers to Our Lady East and West (2021), The Joy of Orthodoxy (2022), Our Orthodox Holy Family: A Joyful Journey with Jesus and Mary (2022), and Joyful Solitude (2023).
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Prayers to Our Lady East and West - J.D. Deacon David Lochbihler
Prayers to Our Lady East and West
Deacon David Lochbihler, J.D.
Orthodox Logos Publishing
Prayers to Our Lady East and West
by Deacon David Lochbihler, J.D.
Publishers Maxim Hodak & Max Mendor
Cover photo by Subdeacon Alex Taylor
Book cover and layout by Max Mendor
© 2021, Orthodox Logos Publishing, The Netherlands
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Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
The Prayer Rule of the Theotokos
The Rosary
Theological Reflection
Conclusion
Bibliography
Notes
To Lindsay Marie, Patrick, & Maggie
Acknowledgments
This book was written while earning a Master’s Degree in Applied Orthodox Theology from the University of Balamand in Lebanon at the Antiochian House of Studies in North America. I want to thank Metropolitan Joseph of the Antiochian Archdiocese of North America for approving my ordination to the diaconate at the Western Rite Conference in Fort Worth, Texas, last year, Bishop John for ordaining me at Saint Patrick Orthodox Church on Saint Patrick’s Day 2019, and Bishop Thomas for being such a special friend to our Saint Patrick community, never missing our special Feast Day.
The wonder-full people of Saint Patrick Orthodox Church are simply the best. Father Patrick and Khouria Kerrie Cardine and their six delightful children always welcome me into their home as have friends Drew and Cecelia Dohm. Deacon Douglas and Shamassy Phyllis King guided me into the diaconate. Prior to becoming a Deacon, I served for more than five years as a Subdeacon, and it has been an honour to serve alongside Subdeacons Steve, Jim, Scott, Anthony, Alex, and John Wiley. It is a joy to lead the Altar Servers and teach Sunday School at Saint Patrick Orthodox Church.
Special thanks also to David and Jo Thoburn, Rosemary Thoburn, and my students, players, parents, and colleagues at The Fairfax Christian School in Dulles, Virginia, where I teach 4 th Grade and coach varsity high school basketball. Working with fine colleagues like David McElfresh, Coleene Wilhelm, and Eric Duncanson is a joy.
I am extremely grateful to my thesis advisor Father Edward Hughes for his holy friendship and prayerful guidance in completing this work. I also want to thank Metropolitan Kallistos Ware, Father Peter Gillquist of blessed memory, his wife Khouria Marilyn, Father Alexander Atty of blessed memory, Father Patrick Cardine, Father Anthony Messeh, and Father Tom Palke for guiding me into Orthodoxy.
Finally, a heartfelt thank you to Maxim Hodak, Max Mendor, and Orthodox Logos in the Netherlands for publishing this book. Your commitment to excellence in promoting the Orthodox Faith is a most essential gift to the world.
Every single error in this book is entirely my own. I would love to hear from you, my beloved reader, if any small part of this work touches your heart.
Friends in Jesus and Mary,
Deacon David Lochbihler
Saint