PHILOXENIA: GREEK ORTHODOX EASTER

Re: PHILOXENIA: GREEK ORTHODOX EASTER - Georgios Paraskevopoulos

5/10/2009 12:12:17 PM

Hi Lydia!

Thank you for the nice Easter comments, pictures, your visit and your comments. The Holy Fire is for the Catholic Church an "unknown" and untold miracle. I don't know what to believe. At least I have no explanations to how they get it and why they don't get burned.

Here is the full version of
Χριστός Ανέστη - Христос воскресе
by Vangelis and Irene Papas

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Happy Mother's Day
Georgios

Re: PHILOXENIA: GREEK ORTHODOX EASTER - Georgios Paraskevopoulos

5/10/2009 12:00:04 PM

Hi Branka!

Thank you for your visit and your comment. Yes, we East and Southeast Europeans have same customs. Hey you did a nice work in your forum today. I will be there later today.

Happy Mother's Day.
Enjoy Angelic Meditation

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Happy Mother's Day
Georgios

Re: PHILOXENIA: GREEK ORTHODOX EASTER - Georgios Paraskevopoulos

5/10/2009 11:54:37 AM

Hi Sara!

Thank you for the visit and your support. Easter is over but God is still there.
This is from an old post of mine.

INTERVIEW WITH GOD

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Happy Mother's Day
Georgios

Re: PHILOXENIA: GREEK ORTHODOX EASTER - Lydia Fokina

4/19/2009 2:41:49 AM

Greeting, Georgios!

Христос воскресе - воистину воскресе!

Χριστός Ανέστη εκ νεκρών,
θανάτω θάνατον πατήσας
και τοις εν τοις μνήμασιν,
ζωήν χαρισάμενος

Vangelis - Χριστός Ανέστη

Lydia

Re: PHILOXENIA: GREEK ORTHODOX EASTER - Lydia Fokina

4/18/2009 10:27:09 AM

Today in the Temple of the Coffin of the Lord in Jerusalem was an annual miracle - occurrence of fertile fire.

It occurs in a Holy Saturday on the eve of Orthodox Easter.

Under the legend if fertile fire does not appear this day, it will mean a doomsday, Armagedon, that year.

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Fertile fire arises on a stone bed on which the body of the Christ lay three days after execution.

At first fertile fire does not burn.

Lighted from fertile fixtures will be transported in Orthodox temples of Russia and other countries.

Congratulations to all with Orthodox Easter - Pascha!

Lydia

Re: PHILOXENIA: GREEK ORTHODOX EASTER - Branka Babic

4/17/2009 6:01:42 PM

Thank you Georgios !

We have a very similar customs.

Great Friday is always very silent at Belgrade .

I wish I can be now there.

But very early at the Sunday morning, it would be an explosion of the joy and singing.

First morning Liturgy begins at the 5 AM ... Crowds of people at each of a many churches.

Easter is really the most joyful holiday at my country.

I wish to you and family, also to all Orthodox Christians , a very blessed and happy Easter.

Христос воскресе - Ваистину воскресе !

Branka

Re: PHILOXENIA: GREEK ORTHODOX EASTER - Sara Gardner Blow

4/17/2009 2:43:45 PM

Georgios this is a wonderous presentation of Long Friday, which here in USA was last week as we call Good Friday. It does not matter when we celebrate for all those who believe, it is a sad and joyous time.

The Cross Still Stands
(visit for a poem)

Many blessings to you and your family. To all who are celebrating this day, we worship with you.

Re: PHILOXENIA: Happy Easter 2009: AGNUS DEI - Georgios Paraskevopoulos

4/17/2009 12:01:07 AM

St George Cathedral, Beirut

Maronites (Ecclesia Maronitarum) are members of one of the Syriac Eastern Catholic Churches, with a heritage reaching back to Maron in the early 5th century. The first Maronite patriarch, John Maron, was elected in the late 7th century.

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The Greek-Orthodox Cathedral of Saint Georges: Until the recent war in Lebanon this church, built in 1767, was the oldest functioning church in Beirut. The decorations on its walls were lost during the war. The cathedral has recently been restored.

GEORGOS

Re: PHILOXENIA: Happy Easter 2009: AGNUS DEI - Georgios Paraskevopoulos

4/9/2009 7:17:57 PM

St Basil Moscow

St. Basil's Cathedral was built in the 1550's by Ivan the Terrible to commemorate his victory over the Tartars in Kazan in Central Asia.
The edifice sits proudly on the south end of Red Square in Moscow, Russia. It may look like the architectural equivalent of "too many cooks spoil the broth", but the design succeeds.

St Basil, Red Square
Moscow, Russia

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Kindly Regards
Georgios

PHILOXENIA: Happy Easter 2009: AGNUS DEI - Georgios Paraskevopoulos

4/9/2009 2:24:18 PM

Blessed be the Lamb of God, who was, and is, and is to come. He is exhalted above all nations, none can stand against Him, none can comprehend His glory and His majesty. He is perfect in all His ways. To Him be all praise and glory. May He who is merciful beyond all measure be glorified and magnified forever and ever. Amen.

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Georgios