Holy Week and Pascha 2015 in Hong Kong
The celebration of Holy Week and Pascha at Saint Luke Orthodox Cathedral in Hong Kong (2015)
The Recumbent Lion
This is an iconographical type [usually known by its Greek title “Anapeson”], which represents Christ as a young child, recumbent on a cradle or cot, and symbolizes the fulfillment of the Messianic prophecy in verses 9-12 of chapter 49 of the book of Genesis.
Pascha Message of Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew
Therefore, Christ arose from the dead and demonstrated in this way as well the inability of death to prevail and bring about any stable change in the world.
Why we dye eggs red for Pascha?
An Orthodox tradition related with Pascha celebrations is the presenting of red colored eggs to friends while giving Pascha greetings.
Why the Orthodox Church celebrates Pascha on different day?
Did you notice that Orthodox Pascha doesn’t usually fall on the same day as everyone else’s? There’s a good reason for this.
Holy Week and Pascha 2014 in Hong Kong
Photos from the solemn celebration of the Holy Week and Pascha in Hong Kong.
Learn About Pentecostarion
The Synaxaria of Pentecostarion. The Pentecostarion provides the feasts from the Sunday of Pascha, to Pentecost, through All Saints – the Sunday after Pentecost.
Holy Pascha in Hong Kong (2013)
The Service of Resurrection at Saint Luke Orthodox Cathedral in Hong Kong. Christ is Risen!
The Economist Explains: Why Does Easter Move Around So Much?
THIS year Easter falls on March 31st for adherents to the various branches of Western Christianity, and on May 5th for Eastern Christianity. In both cases the date of Easter can vary by more than a month, falling between March 22nd and April 25th for the Western church, and between April 4th and May 8th […]
Pascha in Hong Kong 2012
