On Great and Holy Saturday the Orthodox Church commemorates the burial of Christ and His descent into Hades. It is the day between the Crucifixion of our Lord and His glorious 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)
On Holy Tuesday, during the Great and Holy week of Easter, the Greek Orthodox Church…
Today is Holy Monday. On this day, we commemorate Joseph the Patriarch, the son of…
This feast of feasts is the most significant day in the life of the Church. It is a celebration of the defeat of death, as neither death itself nor the power of the grave could hold our Saviour captive.
On Great and Holy Saturday the Orthodox Church commemorates the burial of Christ and His descent into Hades. It is the day between the Crucifixion of our Lord and His glorious Resurrection.
On Great and Holy Friday the Orthodox Church commemorates the death of Christ on the…
Today is Holy Monday. On this day, we commemorate Joseph the Patriarch, the son of…
Red eggs are perhaps the brightest symbol of Greek Easter, representing the blood of Christ…
This feast of feasts is the most significant day in the life of the Church. It is a celebration of the defeat of death, as neither death itself nor the power of the grave could hold our Saviour captive.
On Great and Holy Saturday the Orthodox Church commemorates the burial of Christ and His descent into Hades. It is the day between the Crucifixion of our Lord and His glorious Resurrection.
On Great and Holy Friday the Orthodox Church commemorates the death of Christ on the…
Tsoureki (τσουρέκι) is a sweet Greek Easter bread, which has a three-strand braid to represent…
Red eggs (Kokkina Paschalina Avga; Κόκκινα πασχαλινά αβγά) are perhaps the brightest symbol of Greek…
Today is Holy Wednesday. On the afternoon or evening of Great and Holy Wednesday, the Sacrament…
Today is Holy Monday. On this day, we commemorate Joseph the Patriarch, the son of…
“This Easter, we must all express the love for our fellow citizens in practice, showing…
Fireworks were set off at the stroke of midnight on Holy Saturday, in seven parts…
