On the same day, O Lord, You granted the Robber Paradise. Now by the wood of the Cross, illumine me and save me. -Exapostelarion for Holy Friday
Today, we are once again reverent witnesses to the undeserved suffering of Christ, to his terrible passion and death. What is remembered in a special way through liturgical commemoration and procession, is the faithfulness and love of Joseph of Arimathea who tenderly removed Christ's body from the cross, wrapped it in clean linen, and carried it to his own unused tomb for burial. https://www.goarch.org/holyfriday
On the same day, O Lord, You granted the Robber Paradise. Now by the wood of the Cross, illumine me and save me. -Exapostelarion for Holy Friday
Today, we are once again reverent witnesses to the undeserved suffering of Christ, to his terrible passion and death. What is remembered in a special way through liturgical commemoration and procession, is the faithfulness and love of Joseph of Arimathea who tenderly removed Christ's body from the cross, wrapped it in clean linen, and carried it to his own unused tomb for burial. https://www.goarch.org/holyfriday