Word Magazine April 1964 Page 3-4 THE HOPE OF IMMORTALITY To all the venerable clergy and laity within all the constituencies of our Archdiocese in North America — Greetings and Blessings from Our Risen Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.. . Once again Easter morn dawns upon the world, announcing to us the hope of immortality [...]
The Historical Development of the Services of Pascha In trying to learn more about how the Liturgical Services of the Resurrection of Christ developed through the years in the Orthodox Church of the East, we find that much of this information comes to us from the liturgical settings of Jerusalem in the fourth century. It [...]
Word Magazine May 1962 Page 4 THE ETERNITY OF EASTER By C. G. Pallas If the celebration of Easter were a mere poetical remembrance of Our Lord’s Passion and triumph over death, we would find Holy Week in the Church a somewhat theatrical procedure, a sentimental pageant of song and ritual that could well be [...]
Word Magazine April 1959 Page 4 THE EMPTY TOMB By FATHER T. E. ZITON, Montreal, Canada Resurrection in Nature Winter is now past! The snow is gone, and the gardener prunes his trees and vines for another harvest. Nature joyfully cries out: “Stop, look and listen for spring is here!” Yes, there is a glorious [...]
The Date of Pascha Archbishop PETER (Reprinted from: The Orthodox Church Newspaper, April-May 1994 ) There is among the Orthodox a very widespread belief that the Christian celebration of Easter must necessarily come after the Jewish Passover. This chronological order is considered imperative and bears a symbolic meaning, as it is believed to have been [...]
From The Word Magazine , April 1984, Page 17-18 Services of Great and Holy Passion Week HOLY WEEK and PASCHA are the ultimate goal of the whole Christian experience. The absolute minimum fasting would be to eat no meat or dairy products the entire week. Add constant prayer and charity to this for a complete [...]
Word Magazine May 1962 Page 5/24 REMINISCENCES OF HOLY WEEK By Father Michael J. Buben PALM SUNDAY The glorious Entrance of Our Lord into Jerusalem. With palms and branches and lighted candles we greet the Lord with the shouted refrain from the psalm: “Hosanna, Hosanna, Blessed is he who walketh in the Name of the [...]
Word Magazine March 1971 Page 3 PASCHAL MEDITATION 1971 by: METROPOLITAN PHILIP LORD, I am talking to you between airports, between flights, in the midst of rushing crowds and noisy engines. Please forgive me if my words are vain and empty. The last time I talked to you, you were in a lonely manger. As [...]
PASCHA, 1901 by Paul D. Garrett The Word Magazine April, 1984 Page 15-16 "Haqqan qam!" — "Alethos aneste!" —"Indeed He is risen!" As millions of New Yorkers all around slept soundly April 14, 1901, 5,000 voices echoed the Good News down Washington Street. Hundreds of rounds of rifle fire provided joyous accompaniment to the first [...]
Word Magazine April 1998 Page 4-5 PASCHA: THE DAY THE LORD HAS MADE (PS. 118,24) BY V. REV. JOSEPH ANTYPAS Christians throughout the world celebrate the Feast of the Resurrection of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. On the day of the Resurrection, we give thanks to God who has granted us victory through Jesus [...]