Just a few hours before Orthros of Holy Saturday (Epitaphios and Lamentations), his Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America wrote on twitter: The Lord was buried like a seed, so that like the grain that is covered by the earth, He might bring forth the everlasting harvest of life and love to fill the universe with unending joy….

On Good Friday afternoon, around 3.00 pm of 17/30 April 2021, the Service of Vespers took place at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, in commemoration of the deposition from the Wood of the Immaculate Body of our Lord and God and Saviour Jesus Christ. Vespers was held with every modesty, meditation and contrition appropriate…

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On the afternoon of the Holy Thursday, the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, His All-Holiness Bartholomew, officiated at the first communion of the Holy Passion of the Lord, conducted at the Patriarchal cathedral of St. George. According to the tradition, the Ecumenical Patriarch read the first of the 12 Gospel passages and was then followed by…

Israeli authorities and representatives of the Patriarchate of Jerusalem approved the presence of Arab-speaking worshippers at the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, on Great Saturday, for the Touching Ceremony of the lighting of the Holy Fire. According to an announcement by the Patriarchate, faithful who have received a Covid-19 vaccination may enter the Church of…

Due to existing pandemic-related restrictions, the evening service for Great and Holy Friday will commenced at 6 in the afternoon, as the Epitaphios was carried only around the courtyard of cathedrals and chapels. Social distancing protocols were in effect, as was the mandatory wearing of face masks.  

The new online Pemptousia television, which focuses on Orthodoxy, culture and the sciences, will soon debut with live programming, spiritual assemblies, interviews, travelogues, missions, documentaries, serials and assorted other events, as well as special content for children and young people. Users from every corner of the world will have access to a prolific video archive,…

Today is Great and Holy Friday. Our Church commemorates the Holy Passion of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. An Orthros Service of Great and Holy Saturday is conducted in the evening; at the Vespers on Friday, the image of Christ is removed from the Cross and wrapped in a white cloth. Another icon, one…

On Holy Thursday evening, 16/29 April 2021, the Service of the Passions took place at the Catholicon of the Church of the Resurrection, which includes the Matins of Holy and Great Friday. In it, we commemorate the beatings, the spitting, the dressing of the red cloak and the other insults the Lord suffered, through the…