Orthodox Holy Saturday Matins (Lamentation at the Tomb — Plashchanitsa), Azdamichy 2018. To mark the death of Christ and his repose in the tomb, the priest sets up a temporary altar table, an altar of repose (the symbolic tomb of Christ), toward the rear of the nave. The priest — Father Aljaksandr in Azdamichy —… Continue reading Orthodox Holy Saturday (Plashchanitsa) / Вялікая субота (Плашчаніца)
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Photos of the Day for May 19, 2018
Holy Week and Eastertide in Polesia (I/XII). Страсны (русальны) тыдзень і сьветлы тыдзень на Палесьсі (I/XII). Orthodox Holy Saturday 2018. Lamentation at the Tomb (Plashchanitsa — Плашчаніца) and Annunciation (Dabravjeshchan’nje — Дабравешчаньне), Tsjerablichy and Azdamichy 2018. Whenever Orthodox Easter falls on April 8, as in 2018, then Holy Saturday, April 7, coincides with the… Continue reading Photos of the Day for May 19, 2018
Orthodox Holy Saturday / Вялікая субота (Плашчаніца)
Orthodox Holy Saturday Matins (Lamentation at the Tomb — Plashchanitsa), Azdamichy 2016. To mark the death of Christ and his repose in the tomb, the priest sets up a temporary altar table, an altar of repose (the symbolic tomb of Christ), toward the rear of the nave. The priest — Father Aljaksandr in Azdamichy —… Continue reading Orthodox Holy Saturday / Вялікая субота (Плашчаніца)