Photos of the Day for June 9, 2019

All-night Orthodox Easter service, Azdamichy 2019 (I/III). Усяночная пасхальная служба, Аздамічы 2019 г. (I/III).     Readings from the Scriptures as a prelude to the service. Чытаньні з Пісаньняў перад службай.           Returning the Winding Cloth (Plashchanitsa) to the altar. Вяртаньне Плашчаніцы на алтар.           Procession at… Continue reading Photos of the Day for June 9, 2019

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)