5 May 2013

Christ is Risen!! Alleluia!! Alleluia!! (Happy Easter! - Mark II - Celebrating with our Orthodox brethern)



ALLELUIA, ALLELUIA !!!! CHRISTUS RESURREXIT, RESURREXIT VERES  ALLELUIA, ALLELUIA!!!
 
ALLELUIA, ALLELUIA!!!! CHRIST IS RISEN, HE IS RISEN INDEED, ALLELUIA, ALLELUIA!!!
 
 Let everyone share this feast of faith; let everyone enjoy the riches of goodness. Let none lament their poverty; for the universal kingdom has been revealed. Let none mourn their sins; for forgiveness has dawned from the grave. Let none fear death; for the Savior's death has set us free

- St John Chrysostom
 
 
Our sister churches in the Orthodox and Coptic traditions celebrate their Easter ceremonies this weekend with the marking of Pascha when "entire congregations previously waiting in darkness and filled with anticipation will light up, their faces shining with joy and hope. Together they will all chant in numerous languages, depending on geography and culture, the triumphant hymn familiar to young and old: "Christ is risen from the dead, trampling death by death, and granting life to those in the tombs."
 
Read the reflection of His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I, Archbishop of Constantinople and spiritual leader for the world's 300 million Orthodox Christians on this great Christian festival HERE.

News reports of the Holy Fire Ceremony from Euronews and Huffington Post.

Information about Orthodox Easter Day and further information on the Orthodox celebration of Holy Week and Easter from BBC.










 
 





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