A terrible mystery. All creation is silent before the drama of Golgotha, dumbstruck by the ineffable humility and patience of its Creator, who voluntarily accepts suffering and a shameful death. The sight of His terrible sufferings, sorrow, and tears overwhelms…
When the glorious disciples were enlightened at the washing of the feet during the Last Supper, the wicked Judas, overcome with greed, was darkened, and he betrayed You, the righteous Judge, to the lawless judges. O soul, beware of such…
Gathered in the night around the Kuvuklia with the Holy Epitaphio, as if around the Tomb of Christ, with prayer and contemplation we pay tribute to the mystery of this Life-giving Tomb. The heart-breaking verses of lamentation carve with the…
As the glorious disciples, in the washing of the feet, were enlightened, the profane Judas, ravaged by greed, was benighted. And to the lawless judges he surrenders You the just judge. Consider, you who love money, the one who hanged…
Though I have outdone the harlot in sin, yet I have offered You no shower of tears. Rather, I fall before You fervently kissing Your spotless feet, praying silently that, as Master, You will remit my debts as I cry:…
Soul, mindful of your final hour, and dreading the fate of the fig tree, cultivate with diligence the talent you were given. Endure, be vigilant, and say: "May we not be shut out of the bridal chamber!"(Kontakion of Holy Tuesday)…
