The heart of Orthodox identity has to do with a sense of continuity with the past through the apostolic church, the Scriptures, ecumenical councils, the Fathers (and Mothers), the saints, the sacraments, and the tradition of liturgical life, all manifested in the role assigned to the bishops. Its identity is equally about the experience of Pentecost in the present: through the love, joy, peace, and freedom in the Holy Spirit, revealed in the unrepeatable uniqueness of each saint. Despite the Orthodox Church’s complicated history, painful internal debates, cultural differences, geographic separation, state oppression and persecution, there remains a powerful unity around these two dimensions of Orthodox identity. This article examines these dimensions, with particular focus on the order of service for consecrating a new bishop.

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主教和五旬节

东正教身份的核心是通过使徒教会、圣经、普世会议、父亲（和母亲）、圣徒、圣礼和礼仪生活的传统，与过去的延续感有关，所有这些都体现在分配给主教的角色。它的身份同样与当下五旬节的经历有关：通过圣灵中的爱、喜乐、和平和自由，在每位圣徒无与伦比的独特性中得到启示。尽管东正教会有着复杂的历史、痛苦的内部辩论、文化差异、地理分离、国家压迫和迫害，但围绕东正教身份的这两个维度仍然存在着强大的统一性。本文探讨了这些方面，特别关注祝圣新主教的服务顺序。