...At the Presanctified Liturgy: Matthew 24: 36-26, 2. The End again and the parables of the End: the ten wise virgins who had enough oil in their lamps and the ten foolish ones who were not admitted to the bridal banquet;...https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2022/04/19/22-great-and-holy-tuesday
On Great and Holy Wednesday, the hymns of the Bridegroom Service remind us of the sinful woman who poured precious ointment on Christ’s head at Simon the leper’s house (Mt. 26:7)... continue reading at:https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2022/04/20/23-great-and-holy-wednesday
Two events shape the liturgy of Great and Holy Thursday: the Last Supper of Christ with His disciples, and the betrayal of Judas...much more to read at: https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2022/04/21/24-great-and-holy-thursday
We stand before the Cross of Christ and read the 12 Gospels telling of the Passion of Christ.
On Great and Holy Friday, Christ died on the Cross. He gave up His spirit with the words: “It is finished” (John 19:30). These words are better understood when rendered: “It is consummated.” ...to continue reading, click: https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2022/04/22/25-great-and-holy-friday
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 Read more...
We stand before the Tomb of Christ and read the Praises followed by a procession with the Shroud of Christ.
Great and Holy Saturday is the day on which Christ reposed in the tomb. The Church calls this day the Blessed Sabbath. “The great Moses mystically foreshadowed this day when he said: God blessed the seventh day. This is the blessed Sabbath This is the day of rest, on which the only-begotten Son of God Read more...
The resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead is the center of the Christian faith. Saint Paul says that if Christ is not raised from the dead, then our preaching and faith are in vain (I Cor. 15:14). ...much more to read at: https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2022/04/24/27-holy-pascha-the-resurrection-of-our-lord
followed by a Paschal Feast!
