Holy Friday: Lamentations Service

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  • Holy Friday Lamentations

    Holy Friday: Lamentations Service

    “Behold the Sabbath transcendent in blessings on which Christ hath slept, and shall rise on the Third Day.” On Holy Friday evening, 21 April 2022, we celebrated the Orthros of Great and Holy Saturday with the singing of Lamentations in front of the Epitaphios – the image of the body of Christ in the grave.…

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    Services of Holy Thursday

    On Great and Holy Thursday the day at our cathedral began with the celebration of the Vesperal Divine Liturgy of St. Basil in commemoration of the Last Supper of our Lord. On the evening of the same day, the faithful gathered again in the church for the Orthros of Holy Friday, in which we read…

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  • The Sacrament of Holy Unction

    On Holy Wednesday evening, the faithful at our cathedral took part in the Sacrament of Holy Unction. The service was celebrated by His Eminence Metropolitan Silouan, Father Michael and Father deacon Boniface, with many faithful attending. Below are a few photos from the service, with more photos available in the Holy Week 2022 gallery, which…

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  • Holy Week 2022 – Photo Gallery

    We continue our Holy Week journey. Bridegroom Orthros services were celebrated on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday evenings. We created a designated gallery for all photos from Holy Week 2022, which you can check following this link Next is the service of Holy Unction, on Wednesday, at 19.00 in the Annex of our Cathedral. The timetable…

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  • Bridegroom Orthros of Holy Monday

    Beginning of the Holy Week

    On Sunday evening we were back to the Annex of our Cathedral for the first service of the Holy Week – the Bridegroom Orthros of Holy Monday. Traditionally, these services (on Holy Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday) are sung by anticipation – on the evening of the preceding day. We prepare to follow our Lord to…

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