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17/04/2020

Great Vespers and the Taking down of the Body of Christ from the Cross (ΑΠΟΚΑΘΗΛΩΣΙΣ). The priest takes down Christ’s Body from the Cross, wraps it in a white cloth (shroud) and then places it in the Altar, as a symbol of His Burial by Joseph of Arimathea.

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17/04/2020

Christ’s Crucifixion, Death and Burial

16/04/2020

The Twelve Readings from the Gospels during which the Crucifix is carried to the front of the altar by the priest. These selected narratives from the four Gospels, relate to the events of Christ’s Holy Passion ( ΠΑΘΟΣ) and His last instructions to the twelve disciples.

16/04/2020

15/04/2020

15/04/2020

Christ’s betrayal by Judas Iscariot.

The priest anoints with Holy Oil (Ευχελαιον) so that we may be spiritually and physically healed.

14/04/2020

We remember the sinful woman who anointed Christ, in anticipation of His death.Her repentance and love for Christ are the theme of the Hymn of Cassiane, chanted this night.