In the Greek Orthodox church, the Epitaphios procession on Great and Holy Friday serves as a powerful reminder of Christ’s burial, inviting believers to contemplate the profound sacrifice and ultimate triumph celebrated in the Easter resurrection.
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On Great and Holy Friday the Orthodox Church commemorates the death of Christ on the Cross. “Today He who hung the earth upon the waters is hung upon the Cross.” (From the Fifteenth Antiphon of the Matins of Holy Friday)
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Orthodox Christians walk holding palm branches on the eve of Palm Sunday holiday on the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem, Saturday, April 27, 2024
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As the greatest feast of Orthodoxy, Easter is celebrated in a unique way in every corner of Greece, with century-old local traditions being revived every year all across the country.
In a somber announcement, the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem has decided to limit Easter…
An Assyrian bishop in Sydney was stabbed during a church service. The bishop, Mar Mari Emmanuel, said in a social media message that he was recovering quickly and forgave his attacker. The attack, believed to be a terrorist act, comes just days after another knife attack in Sydney.
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Archbishop Elpidophoros of America and priests of the Archdiocese in New York were reportedly stunned…
The incident happened on Monday night just after 7 pm at Wakeley’s Christ The Good…
On March 30 and on the Fourth Sunday of Holy Lent the Orthodox Church commemorates…
By Giorgos I. Iliopoulos and Dimitris Elea Truth can only go hand in hand with…
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