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311. Saturday Evening: 1) Vespers for Palm Sunday. 2) How to keep Holy Week.

Posted on April 15, 2022April 3, 2023 by Fr. Bill

For those who may not know: I’m repeating my annual series of twice-daily Posts during Holy Week. Before we begin: This Holy Week please be sure to pray especially for the people of Ukraine, many of whom this year again will not be able to get to church because of the actions of (God help […]

9. Great and Holy Friday: The Icon of the Crucifixion

Posted on April 14, 2017October 22, 2023 by Fr. Bill

Depictions of Christ’s crucifixion are not ancient, by Orthodox standards. So far as I can find (correct me if I’m wrong), Crosses with the figure of Jesus on them were not sanctioned till the end of the seventh century at the Trullan Council in A.D. 692. After that, East and West gradually took different directions. […]

8. Holy Week: Some Practical Advice

Posted on April 7, 2017October 22, 2023 by Fr. Bill

Let’s take a break from traveling. If I tell you all my stories at once we’ll run out before long, and after all the title of this Blog promises not only Travels but also “a lot more”. During Holy Week we will hear again the greatest of all stories, the Story that fulfills the ancient myths, […]

5. My Travels: 2002 Part 2: Mount Athos

Posted on March 17, 2017October 22, 2023 by Fr. Bill

At Last: To the Holy Mountain! If you’d like to prepare a bit more before we leave for Mount Athos in the morning, here is the second part of the CBS program on the Holy Mountain. On Wednesday morning, after a restless night’s sleep fearing I wouldn’t wake up at 4 a.m., it was off […]