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Holy
Transfiguration
Orthodox Church 3491 Pleasant Grove Church Rd Morrisville, NC 27560 (Raleigh - Durham) All Services in English на русском |
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The
Transfiguration of Our Lord
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H o l y
W e e k o f T h y
P a s s i o n
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 "Having
fulfilled Forty Days ... we ask to see the Holy Week of Thy Passion."
With these words Lent comes to its end and we enter into the commemoration
of Christ's suffering, death and Resurrection. It begins on Lazarus
Saturday. The double feast of Lazarus' resurrection and Palm Sunday
is described as the "Beginning Of The Cross" and is to be
understood within the context of the Holy Week. The common Troparion
of these days affirms that by raising Lazarus from the dead, Christ
confirmed the truth of general resurrection. It is highly significant
that we are led into the darkness of the Cross by one of the twelve
major feasts of the Church. Light and joy shine not only at the end
of Holy Week but also at its beginning; they illumine darkness itself
to reveal its ultimate meaning. In the early Church Lazarus Saturday
was called "announcement of Pascha", it announces and anticipates,
the light and peace of the next Saturday—Great and Holy Saturday,
the day of the Lifegiving Tomb. Father Alexander Schmemann |
Schedule of Holy Week Services
Holy Thursday, April 17 :
6:30 pm - Matins with Passion Gospels
Holy Friday, April 18 :
4:00 pm - Burial Service
6:30 pm - Matins with Praises
Holy Saturday, April 19 :
10:00 am - Divine Liturgy
11:30 pm - Paschal Services Begin
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Orthodox Church - Raleigh/Durham, NC
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