SMSA Deacons Present: How to bake Coptic Orban (Holy Bread)
Bonus: Orban symbolism at the end of the video
Recipe: 6 cups of flower2.5 tsp yeast3 cups of water
Yield: 5, 7" round Orban, 1.5" deep
from St. Mary Alsourian: www.st-mary-als...
The Shape of the holy bread:
1. Should be made round shaped as the sun, which emits heat, warmth, and light, as when we take Holy Communion we are filled with the grace emitted from the sun of righteous- Jesus Christ as the light of Christ shines within us, and expels the darkness of sin from our lives. The circle also refers to the eternal Lord Jesus Christ and to eternity (unlimited) as the circle has no beginning and no end.
So is our Lord Jesus Christ - He has no beginning nor end, and is existing since eternity and remains forever, He described himself saying “I am the alpha and the omega, the beginning and the end”.
2. The five holes: The five holes in the holy bread refer to Christ’s wounds, the two holes in his hands, the hole in his feet, the stabbing of the spear on his side, and the thorn crown.
Three holes on the right and two holes on the left are made on the holy bread, and are then left for fermentation. This is an indication that after Christ was hanged on the cross he carried our sins with him; it’s then backed in the oven where the fire is a sign of the pain that Christ has suffered.
Also the five holes are made to avoid any crackles during baking, so that the holy bread has no faults as Jesus Christ is perfect.
These holes also remind us about God’s deep love for us, even though we are full of many sins, He gave us his torn body holed with nails, to eat, and gave us His blood, which shed from His wounds to drink, and to live by them eternal life.
3. A middle cross surrounded by twelve crosses: cut the dough to form the bread and stamp the middle with a large cross and then stamp twelve small crosses around the large cross. These represent the twelve disciples - the nucleus of the first church, and Jesus Christ himself the cornerstone.
The large centered cross refers to Jesus Christ, therefore the part of the holy bread that holds this cross in the middle is called "Alasbadikon", and this part is the piece which the priest puts in the goblet. He uses it to make the sign of the cross on the body three times during the last part of the Divine Liturgy, then he returns this section back into the goblet until the time of Holy Communion.
While the twelve crosses surrounding the middle cross refers to the twelve Disciples of Christ, this indicates the existence of Jesus Christ always amidst His disciples. While they were still talking about this, Jesus himself stood among them and said to them, “Peace be with you.” (Lk 24: 36)
4. The three sanctifications: Around the large cross surrounded by the twelve crosses is a circle with the words "Holy God" written on it. This means Holy God (three times) as if Christ is surrounding His church in the world, being in the middle so that it will never be shaken.
The three sanctifications "Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy immortal who does not die” is written in a circular motion around the holy bread.
This is the prayer we say in each hour of the Psalms (Agpeya), and before reading the Bible in the Divine Liturgy. So what we eat is actually the body of Christ, the Son of God.
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