At our church St. John The Evangelist, remembrance of the dead will be Sunday, April 23rd, after St. Mass. Memorial Easter What is Memorial Easter? Memorial Easter is the most significant of all the days that mention death communal and are given alms. It’s the only day that commemorates all the dead at the cemetery. …
Continue reading Memorial Easter – April 23rdFeast of the Resurrection inaugurates Pentecostarion period. With the Resurrection of Christ during the kingdom of God opens for hymns and prayers evoked by the Church. God’s kingdom is the kingdom of the Holy Trinity. The period from Easter to Pentecost, is a revelation of the Trinity upward, constantly highlighting the Trinity, the fundamental doctrine …
Continue reading The time of ”Blooming Triodion”Sorry, this entry is only available in Română.
Continue reading (Română) Învierea – sensul vieții omeneștiChrist is risen! The most beautiful and uplifting feast is the day of Resurrection. This is the day the purest joys of the sweet caresses, the largest wonders on the deepest mysteries. It is “the day which the LORD hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it.” Christ is alive! … Christ lives! …
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Continue reading (Română) Semnificația fiecărei zile din Săptămâna PatimilorVigils are starting on Palm Sunday night until Good Friday, when singing the Lamentations of the Lord. The word “denia” comes from slavic “vdenie” and mean nocturnal vigil or service. In Transylvania, we meet the word “straste”. This term has the meaning of “passion”. The phrase “go in strasti” means “go to denia”. Vigils are …
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Continue reading (Română) Intrarea în Ierusalim, drum spre ÎnviereInput celebration of Christ in Jerusalem is popularly known as the Flower. Professor Ene Braniste Father said that this celebration is also called aspirants to Baptism and Sunday because on this day the catechumens, who were admitted to baptism, went to the bishop to receive Creed that confession of faith. This Sunday bore the name …
Continue reading Palm SundayRaising of Lazarus Orthodox Church celebrates the day before Palm Sunday. From the Gospel we learn that Lazarus was the brother of Martha and Mary and lived in Bethany. This village is in the Holy Land and is located on one of the rocky peaks of Southeast Olivet. In the days that preceded His Passion, …
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