Can Roman Catholics or Protestants Receive Communion in an Orthodox Church?
Prior to receiving Communion, one must be Baptized and/or received into the Orthodox Church through the Sacrament of Chrismation. In love, we are united and able to confess One God in Three Persons as community in fellowship. True and Right Belief are fundamental and indispensable for the Orthodox Christian. We are in communion with those who rightly believe. Communion is the manifestation, the symbol, and the witness of our unity-not a means to unity. The Doors! The Doors! In the early Church, the deacons would cry this out, just prior to the reciting of the Nicene Creed (our confession of Faith) by the parishioners in preparation for receiving the Holy Eurcharist, for the doors to be secured by the doorkeepers to ensure that only the faithful remained and that no uninitiated persons may enter. This call is a vestige and reminder of the venerable practices of the ancient Church.
