The Holy Courtyard. This is the entranceway to the Holy Sepulchre and to the Church of the Resurrection in Jerusalem. Golgotha. The altar beneath which is the place where
Here’s a look at the pious custom of red eggs in the Orthodox Church for you and your families to enjoy. Where did the tradition come from anyway? It seems
On Wednesday of Holy week our Orthodox tradition calls for us to celebrate the Mystery, or Sacrament, of Holy Unction, either in the afternoon or in the evening. This
“…and anointed with oil many that were sick, and healed them” (Mark 6:13). The holy apostles did this and it is commanded that we do the same. The Apostle
CATECHESIS 72: On the Saving Passion; and Teaching on Humility and Patient Endurance. by St. Theodore the Studite Given on the Wednesday of Holy Week. Brethren and Fathers,
On Holy and Great Wednesday, the Divine Fathers decreed that we should commemorate the harlot who anointed the Lord with myrrh, because this took place shortly before His saving Passion.
