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PHILOXENIA: GREEK ORTHODOX EASTER
Posted: Mar 16 2008 03:02 AM |
GREEK ORTHODOX EASTER
© Georgios Paraskevopoulos
I decided to post this today because of the date differences of the
Easter Celebration between Catholics and Orthodox Christians. This year
the difference is 5 weeks. It happens every fourth year.
The week dated 21-27 of April 2008 is the so called Long Week (Megali
Evdomada), the Great Week, which is Easter Week for all Greek Orthodox
people. Anyone that has spent this week in Greece will have noticed
that it is the most important holiday of the year. This year the Good
Friday is on the 25th of April and the Easter Sunday on the 27th of
April 2008.
It is traditions to fast before Easter, meaning that we are not allowed
to eat various foods such as meat, butter, milk as well as olive oil
for the last few days. Then we will go to a priest for confession, and
are so allowed to partake in the Holy Communion.
ΑΙΜΑ ΚΑΙ ΥΔΩΡ - BLOOD AND WATER
In Orthodoxy the Easter celebration begins on Good Friday. People go to
the churches to see how the priests and monk's take down the icon of
Christ off the cross, wrap it in linen and put it in a great casket
covered in flowers symbolizing the tomb of Christ. Then the bier is
taken through the town or village, with people lamenting the death of
Christ.
A scene from "The Passion of the Christ." The film, produced,
written and directed by Mel Gibson, depicts the last 12 hours in the
life of Jesus Christ.
Click above for Long Friday Hymns
Late on Saturday evening everyone goes to church, carrying with them
unlit candles. At midnight the priest announces the Resurrection of
Christ ("Christos Anesti") and lets the people light their candles of
the Holy Flame taken from Christ's nativity cave in Jerusalem. As
everybody does this fireworks and crackers go off and the dark night is
filled with light from the candles. After this, everybody goes home for
a meal - the fast is over. If their candles are still burning, a cross
is made in the doorway with the soot, to protect the house for the
coming year.
On Easter Sunday friends and family gather in homes, eating lamb on the
spit and dyed eggs. Before the red eggs are eaten, however, you must
crack them against your neighbours and friends and whoever wins by
having a whole egg at the end, will get all the luck.
HAPPY EASTER
Georgios
Updated
ΕΛΕΗΣΟΝ ΜΕ ΚΥΡΙΕ - ELEΙSON ME KYRIE
 Click above for a nice psalm
SPIRIT-PASSION-EMOTION-MEDITATION
WHO IS THIS MAN
Above: Passion as sang by Ana Fairouz in Arabic Fairouz from Lebanon in a very clear Arabic viocie dressed in black and kneed infor Mother Of Life, Holy Virgin gives us a weel performed Greek Orthodox Hymn in Arabic.
Georgios
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Re: PHILOXENIA: GREEK ORTHODOX EASTER
Posted: Mar 16 2008 03:04 AM |
GREEK ORTHODOXY
© Georgios Paraskevopoulos
CHRISTIAN ORTHODOX WORLDWIDE
Above: The Most Famous Christian Cathedral under Muslim OccupationClick for worldwide Orthodoxy tour
Learn More about The Orthodox Wolrd
Lots of Hymns and Psalms
All Pictures are linke to hymns
Axion Esti -Αξιον Εστι Most Holy Mother | The Blessed ever-Virgin MAry
The
Mother of God, is the "Patron Saint" of the Spiritual
Republic of Mt. Athos. In one of the magnificent monasteries
there is a huge icon on the Blessed Virgin Mary which has
been titled "Axion Esti," meaning 'it is worthy to bless
Thee, the Virgin'. This beautiful icon was painted in
the seventh century and has since graced the sacred walls of
the Cathedral of Mt. Athos. | Hagia Sofia-Holy Wisdom
 Tempel for Muslim Shows
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| Hagia Sofia -Αγια Σοφία
The Center of the Orthodox world and the seat of The Orthodox Patriarchy is Konstantinople. The Greatest Cathedral is Hagia Sofia. It is built on an older Temple of Pallas Athena, Goddess of Wisdom
Today the Turkish Authorities use the Cathedral for shows and and modeling but liturgies are forbidden. Democray of the Muslim world.
| Agion Oros, Macedonia
Now and then | Holy Mt Athos- Αγιον Ορος Άθως
The Holy Mount is a self- governed part of the Greek state, subject to
the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in its political aspect and to the
Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinopole as regards its religious aspect.
| Meteora, Greece
Click above
| Meteora
Meteora is an area in Thessaly, Central Greece. What makes Meteora so special is the monasteries on the top of the rock towers. The monasteries, the amound of peaks to climb and the paths for hiking brings in Meteora the whole year many tourists.
Rocky Meteora
| St Gregory, Armenia
Click above
| Armenian Orthodox Church
Christianity was declared as state religion for first time in Armenia in AD 301. This was largely due to the efforts of St. Gregory the Illuminator. He converted Armenia's king Tiridates III, who had formerly
perse-cuted the Christians. It was St. Gregory who built the Mother Church at Etchmiadzin
in AD 303. | Moscow, Russia
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| Russian Orthodox Church
The Russian Orthodox Church traces its origins to the time of Kievan
Rus', the first forerunner of the modern Russian state. In A.D. 988
Prince Vladimir made a variant of Christianity the state
religion of Russia. The Golden Age of Kiev. The Russian
church was subordinate to the patriarch of Constantinople, seat of the Byzantine Empire.
| St Basil, Russia
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| Karelia, Finland
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| Finnish Orthodox Church
The Finnish Orthodox Church is autonomous Orthodox church that
belongs to the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople. It has about
60,000 members and is led by Archbishop Leo of Karelia and All Finland.
| Bucarest, Romania
Click above | Romanian Orthodox Church
In 1859, the Romanian principalities of Moldavia and Wallachia formed
the modern state of Romania. In 1872, the Orthodox churches The
Metropolis of Ungrovlachia and The Metropolis of Moldaviadecided to unite to form the Romanian Orthodox Church.
| Beograd, Serbia
Click above | St Savva Cathedral, Belgrade
A beautiful white structure just behind Slavija square,
especially interesting at Orthodox Easter and Christmas,
when loud, enchanting bells are rang and thousands of
people gather around it. The cathedral is dedicated to St Sava founder of the Serbian Orthodox Church and an important figure in medieval Serbia. | | Sofia, Bulgaria |
| | Kiev, Ukraina |
| | Jerusalem, Israel |
| St Georgios, Lebanon
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| | Tiblisi, Georgia |
| Pasion Of Christ
| The Imperial Hours
St. George's monastery in Raitho
St. Catherine's monastery, Sinai, Egypt.
Holy Week 2007 from The Imperial Hours - Holy Friday Morning.
Father Arsenios & Issa Makdessi | | He Is Risen |
| Ravanica, Serbia
Click above
| The Ravanica Monastery
The Ravanica church is the first monument of the Morava School of the
Serbian medieval art. Its ground plan has the form of an enlarged trefoil
with a nine-sided dome in the middle and four smaller octagonal domes
above the corner bays. There are 62 window lights. Valuable
ceramic decoration makes use of geometrical patterns, floral motifs, zoomorphic
and athropomorphic shapes. |
To be updated
THE VATICAN
CENTRE FOR THE CATHOLIC CHRISTIAN WORLD
St Peter's Square in Vatican
Click above - Vatican Good Thursday Mass
The indigenous St Peter's Basilica, nowadays forgotten, was constructed
by will of Emperor Constantine around 320 AD in the area where Saint
Peter had been martyrized (together with other Christians) close to the
circus of Nero that, in fact, rose in the vicinity. For about thousand
years the Basilica grew and got enriched, but it was also theatre of
pillage in the barbarian hordes.
The first repair and enlargement intervention was ordered in
the middle of the 15th century by pope Niccolo V, who entrusted Leon
Battista Alberti and his helper Bernardo Rossellino. Later pope Giulio
II charged Bramante who in 1506 demolished the old Saint Peter's
Basilica planning a new one with a Greek cross plan. But at the time of
the death of both pope and architect only the central pillars had been
constructed.
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Re: PHILOXENIA: GREEK ORTHODOX EASTER
Posted: Mar 16 2008 03:33 AM |
ΜΕΤΕΩΡΑ - METEORA
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Meteora, Greece
Click above
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Meteora
is an area in Thessaly, Central Greece. What makes Meteora so special
is the monasteries on the top of the rock towers. The monasteries, the
amound of peaks to climb and the paths for hiking brings in Meteora the
whole year many tourists. |
Meteora means ‘suspended in air’ the name Meteora soon came
to encompass the entire rock community of 24 monasteries. There were no steps and the main
access to the monasteries was by means of a net that was hitched over a hook and hoisted
up by rope and a hand cranked windlass to winch towers overhanging the chasm. Monks
descended in the nets or on retractable wooden ladders up to 40m long to the fertile
valleys below to grow grapes, corn and potatoes. Each community developed its own
resources and by the end of the 14th century, the Grand Meteoron emerged as the dominant
community. Its wealth included landed estates, flocks of sheep, and herds of cattle.
Monastery of the Holy Trinity  Click above A turist attraction - Sounds and Pictures from Meteora
HAPPY EASTER
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Re: PHILOXENIA: GREEK ORTHODOX EASTER
Posted: Mar 16 2008 04:07 AM |
AXION ESTI - ΑΞΙΟΝ ΕΣΤΙ
"It is worthy to be"
Axion Esti -Αξιον Εστι
Most Holy Mother
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The Blessed ever-Virgin Mary
The
Mother of God, is the "Patron Saint" of the Spiritual
Republic of Mt. Athos. In one of the magnificent monasteries
there is a huge icon on the Blessed Virgin Mary which has
been titled "Axion Esti," meaning 'it is worthy to bless
Thee, the Virgin'. This beautiful icon was painted in
the seventh century and has since graced the sacred walls of
the Cathedral of Mt. Athos.
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From the WebSite
Miraculous Icon of Axion
Esti
© Fr G. Poulos On June 11, 980A.D. as a group of monks were conducting
an all-night vigil before the icon of the Blessed Virgin
Mary, they suddenly noticed a monk standing on the right of
the icon whom they did not recognise at all. He was unknown
to the monks, and no one could explain his abrupt presence.
This unidentified monk began to chant the beautiful hymn
written by St. Cosmas, but rather began with the words
"Axion Esti os Alethos Makarizin Se Tin Theotokon" which
means "It is very meet to bless Thee, Theotokos the ever
blessed and most pure Virgin and Mother of God." The monk
then explained to the others that he was the Arch- angel
Gabriel and that these words should be added to the hymn.
The Arch-angel then vanished from their sight, leaving the
monks amazed at the power of God. Since that day on June 11,
980 A.D. the additional words to the hymn of St. Cosmas have
been sung by all Orthodox Christians around the world. The
icon of the Blessed Mother Axion Esti is still venerated
today in the Cathedral of Mt. Athos.
"It is meet indeed to bless Thee, the ever-blessed and
most pure and Mother of our God. Thee that art more
honourable than the Cherubim, and incomparably more glorious
than the Seraphim, who without spot of sin didst bear God
the Word; Thee, verily the Mother of God, we magnify"
The miraculous Icon  Click for the Hymn-Psalmody "AXION ESTI"
Georgios
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Re: PHILOXENIA: GREEK ORTHODOX EASTER
Posted: Mar 16 2008 04:36 AM |
Hagia Sofia -Άγια Σοφία
Hagia Sofia-Holy Wisdom
Tempel for Muslim Shows |
Hagia Sofia -Αγια Σοφία
The
Center of the Orthodox world and the seat of The Orthodox Patriarchy is
Konstantinople. The Greatest Cathedral is Hagia Sofia. It is built on
an older Temple of Pallas Athena, Goddess of Wisdom
Today the Turkish
Authorities use the Cathedral for shows and and modeling but liturgies
are forbidden. Democray of the Muslim world.
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A fast translation of the Hymn 0h Champion General, I your city now inscribe to you
Triumphant anthems as the token of my gratitude,
Being rescued from the terrors, 0h Theotokos.
Inasmuch as you have power unassailable
From all kinds of perils free me so that unto you
I may cry aloud, Rejoice, 0 unwedded Bride.  Hagia Sophia was rebuilt in her present form between 532 and 537 under the personal supervision of Emperor Justinian I.
The Patriarchy in Constantinople
Click for Sunday of Orthodoxy
It is one of the greatest surviving examples of Byzantine
architecture, rich with mosaics and marble pillars and coverings. After
completion, Justinian is said to have exclaimed, Νενίκηκά σε Σολομών
("Solomon, I have outdone thee!").
The architects of the church were Isidore of Miletus and Anthemius
of Tralles, who were professors of geometry at the University of
Constantinople.
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