Vespers with Shroud Veneration

The Vespers, celebrated in the Church on Holy Friday afternoon, brings to mind all of the final events of the life of Christ as mentioned above: the trial, the sentence, the scourging and mocking, the crucifixion, the death, the taking down of His body from the Cross, and the burial. As the hymnography indicates, these events remain ever-present in the Church; they constitute the today of its life. …so much more to read at:  https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2022/04/22/25-great-and-holy-friday