Photos from Holy Week 2013*

April 26 – May 4, 2013

 (click on each photo to see a larger version)

 

Liturgy of Presanctified Gifts, Friday evening before Palm Sunday

1 pre The Light of Christ

1The Light of Christ

Enlightens Al

2Censing the Gifts

2 Presanctified

3For Behold the King of

Glory Enters

3 pre For Behold

 

Blessing the Palms on Palm Sunday

4 blessing the palms

 

Holy Wednesday--Sacrament of Anointing/Holy Unction

5 wed blessing holy chrism

6 wed prayer of forgiveness

7 wed Sveta receives the sacrament of Holy Unction

1 Blessing the Holy Chrism

2 Prayer of Forgiveness

3 Sveta Receives the

Anointing

 

Holy Thursday—Vespers with Liturgy commemorating the Last Supper in the Morning

Making Red Eggs in the Afternoon

Reading of the Passion of Christ (the 12 Gospels) in the Evening

8 thurs red eggs 2013

9 thurs Today is hung

10 thurs kiss the cross1

11 thurs kiss the cross2

12 thurs Jesus is crucified today

2. Today is Hung on the Cross…

3-4 Chin-Mei Maria and

Raphael Kiss the Cross

5 Sermon—Today Christ is

Crucified…

 

Good Friday—Vespers and Lamentations (Crucifixion and Funeral of Jesus Christ)

13 fri taking down the body

14 fri carrying the epitaphios

1 Taking Christ Down from

the Cross

2 Carrying the Body of Christ

for Burial

16 fri Georgia

3 Christ Lying in the Tomb

(Georgia places a flower

on the grave)

15 fri at epitaphios

4. Prayers at the Grave

17 fri praying at epitaphios

5. Offering Flowers at the

Grave

18 fri singing lamentations

6. Singing the Lamentations

19 fri praying at eiptaphios

7. Prayers at Lamentations

 

Holy Saturday Morning—A Chrismation, Vespers and Liturgy—the World Awaits in Anticipation of the Resurrection

21 sat chrismation

1 Chrismation

2 Arise, O God, Judge

the Earth!

22 sat Arise O God

3 Petals from Flowers from

the Tomb Remain on

the Floor Before the

Resurrection Service

20 sat epitaphios

 

Paschal Matins and Liturgy

23 Pascha Come receive the light

1 Come Receive the Light

24 Pascha beginning of Paschal matins

2 Choir Sings “Thy Resurrection,

O Christ, Our Saviour

25 Pascha choir candles

3 Fr. Jonah Reads the

Gospel of Matins

26 Pascha candles 1

4 Congregation

27 Pascha

5 Christ is Risen!

28 Pascha candles

6-7 People Hold Lighted

Candles Throughout the

Matins and Liturgy

29 candles people

8. Between Matins and Liturgy

Fr. Jonah Explains How He

Prepares the Proskomidi

(Bread for Holy Communion)

30 Pascha proskomidi

31 Pascha blessing food

32 Pascha blessing 2

9 Blessing the Eggs and

Food at the End of

the Liturgy

10 Final Song:

Христос Воскресе!!

*Pascha photos except number 10 thanks to Larry Chen

 

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