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Instapundit: Good Friday at an Orthodox Cathedral
From: Instanpundit PHOTOS FROM BEN CHERTOFF: Good Friday at an Orthodox Cathedral. Ben emails: “I stumbled upon a stunningly beautiful Greek Orthodox Good Friday service (at 10pm) at a cathedral I never noticed existed, and the two church ladies in the back were publicists to the max; gave me full access to shoot the mass.”…
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The Passions in Orthodox perception are deeply imbued with the theme of the Resurrection and radiant Paschal joy
This is a good interview in its own right. Note that the title attributed to Constantinople is “First Bishop of the Orthodox Church.” Note too the overall sobriety in Met. Hilarion’s tone. Metropolitan Hilarion’s interview to the Romfea.gr church news portal. – Your Eminence, I would like to begin with a question about your oratorio…
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Paschal Message of His Holiness Patriarch KIRILL of Moscow and All Russia
Paschal Message of His Holiness Patriarch KIRILL of Moscow and All Russia to the Archpastors, Pastors, Monastics and All Faithful Children of the Russian Orthodox Church Print This Post 3.04.2010 · Passover My dear co-brothers the archpastors, all-honourable fathers presbyters, God-loving deacons, pious monks and nuns, brothers and sisters! On the radiant and world-saving feast…
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Some random Holy Week thoughts
Lent is usually a struggle, Holy Week, while laborious, is the reward. For many priests, the final Anastasi (resurrection service) is not Saturday night, but the Agape Service on Sunday, maybe because you can finally relax. The gift of Holy Week however, is the text — the stichoi or verses that recount with penetrating clarity…
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Editorial oversight or back to the future?
For those interested in the diplomatic nuances of church relations, this caught our eye recently: Russian Orthodox Church, Dept. of External Church Relations Primate of the Church of Constantinople extends condolences over tragedy in Moscow Metro A telegram was received by His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia from His Holiness Patriarch Bartholomew…
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