The Akathist Hymn is a profound, devotional poem or chant, which sings the praises of…
Tag: Holy Week
The Easter pot-smashing tradition in Corfu symbolises the creation of an ‘earthquake’ like what occurred following the first Resurrection of Jesus Christ.
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.
The six songs of the Holy Week sequence, “Days of the Epitaph”, is a tribute to Christ by Nikos Gatsos, one of the greatest Greek poets of the 20th century, who feels that Christ’s sacrifice was the ultimate manifestation of God’s love for people. All six songs are interspersed with frequent quotations, sometimes slightly modified, from the Bible and other religious texts, expressing the poet’s conviction that Christ is the only hope for mankind.
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 the afternoon or evening of Great and Holy Wednesday, the Sacrament or Mystery of…
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…
On the Saturday before Holy Week, the Orthodox Church commemorates a major feast of the year, the miracle of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ when he raised Lazarus from the dead after he had lain in the grave four days.
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…
A particularly disturbing incident took place days ago as a man of Arab origins broke…
On the afternoon or evening of Great and Holy Wednesday, the Sacrament or Mystery of…
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…
On the Saturday before Holy Week, the Orthodox Church commemorates a major feast of the year, the miracle of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ when he raised Lazarus from the dead after he had lain in the grave four days.
The Akathist Hymn is a profound, devotional poem or chant, which sings the praises of…
Aged and Community Services Australia, the leading association for the aged care industry, has awarded La Stacey Baramy of St Basil’s Aged Care NSW/ ACT as the 2021 NSW/ ACT Employee of the Year.
