Those Amazing, Holy, Myrrh-Bearing Women!

Christ is Risen!

Last Sunday we celebrated the Sunday of the Holy Myrrh-Bearing Women, who, before the dawn, courageously and steadfastly visited the tomb of our Lord – and were greeted by a Shining Angel with the Glad Tidings, He is not here: for He is risen! Come and see where the Lord lay. ~ St. Matthew 28:6

How valiant and brave those amazing women were!

What noble, saintly souls!

(Saints Mary Magdalene, the Virgin Mary Theotokos, Mary the wife of Cleopas, Joanna, Salome, Mary and Martha of Bethany, and Susanna.)

What Great Love and Faith blazed brightly in their hearts!

…To quietly travel through the dangerous dark before the dawn …carrying their supplies of myrrh, aloe, and spices to finish anointing His Body, as was the custom …wondering how to even get into the tomb – with that giant rock guarding its doorway?!

Their Good Intentions combined with their Actions of Faith, Transformed that scene from dismal darkness into Light.

They were counted worthy to witness the Glorious Dawn of His Resurrection! They conversed with an Angel, and beheld an empty, humble tomb of stone become a Most Holy Place!

The Angel Cried to the Lady – A Joyful Paschal Hymn & 2024 Parish Recording

Exalt! Be Glad! Be Radiant!

TRULY He is Risen!

Great and Holy Friday

Photo of a Past Holy Friday

Today is the saddest day of the Church Year.

Today, He is slapped by hands that He, Himself, hath made.

Today all Creation weeps.

Today the sun hides its rays and the earth quakes with fear.

Today He who hung upon the earth upon the waters is hung upon the tree.The King of the angels is decked with a crown of thorns. He who wraps the heavens with clouds is wrapped in the purple of mockery. He who freed Adam in the Jordan is slapped on the face. The Bridegroom of the Church is affixed to the cross with nails. The Son of the Virgin is pierced by a spear. We worship Thy Passion, O Christ. We worship Thy Passion, O Christ. Show us also Thy Glorious Resurrection!

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