Celebrating Pascha in St. Nicolas of Lasithi in Crete

Pemptousia

5/2/2016

See also
Diakainisimos or Bright Week: Week Following Pascha Diakainisimos or Bright Week: Week Following Pascha Diakainisimos or Bright Week: Week Following Pascha Diakainisimos or Bright Week: Week Following Pascha
Bright Week is the first week following the Resurrection of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, which is celebrated each year at Pascha. It ends the following Sunday, the Sunday of Saint Thomas. Met Georges Khodr: Pascha Met Georges Khodr: Pascha Met Georges Khodr: Pascha Met Georges Khodr: Pascha
All of us, in life and death, are brides of Christ. Do you truly believe on account of this that you are risen from the dead? A Village Easter: Memories of Childhood A Village Easter: Memories of Childhood
Alexandros Papadiamandis A Village Easter: Memories of Childhood A Village Easter: Memories of Childhood
Alexandros Papadiamandis
Uncle Milios never spoke a truer word, when he said the good Christians living outside the town might end up having to celebrate Easter that year without a liturgy. In fact no prophecy was ever closer to fulfilment, for it almost came true twice — but happily God made the authorities see the light, and in the end the poor villagers, local shepherd-farmers, were judged worthy to hear the Word of God and eat the festive eggs.
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