We observe silence and interior stillness in the presence of this profound mystery, the Sabbath of Rest, of our Lord in the Tomb. The Church is muted and even in some, no lights are on, except on the Holy Altar. Read More
In this, our holy Epitaphios Service, we read this prophecy and the vision of the Valley of the Dry Bones, after our chants of eager expectation in the resurrection of the Life in the Tomb – Ἡ Ζωὴ ἐν τάφῳ. Read More
We have arrived at this very painful moment in Holy Week, when we behold with our eyes, and hear with our ears, the effects of hatred, envy, greed and every kind of sin. We behold the Lord, in the Service we call Ἀποκαθήλωσις – the Descent from the Cross – without the breath of life. Read More