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From Pascha to Pentecost: the Penticostarion Period GREEK ORTHODOX METROPOLIS OF FROM PASCHA TO PENTECOST: TORONTO: YOUTH DEPARTMENT THE PENTICOSTARION PERIOD Table of Contents Pascha and the 2 Vespers of Love CHRIST IS RISEN! TRULY HE IS RISEN! Feastdays of 2 Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ and how He is more than convert entire nations into chil- Bright Week Christ, a simple man that rose from the dren of God. dead. This Man who rose from the dead is the God-Man Throughout this period (which is Thomas Sunday 3 called the Penticostarion Period), we ΧΡΙΣΤΟΣ ΑΝΕΣΤΗ! (Θεάνθρωπος), who has will experience this joy and victory Sunday of the 3 authority over things in Heaven of God over death and the devil. ΑΛΗΘΩΣ ΑΝΕΣΤΗ! and on earth. He made the Myrrh-bearing We hope that this PDF file will With this Paschal salutation, we Women help you all in your journey in this greet you all in the Name of our period, both with the iconography Lord Jesus Christ, “who has risen Sunday of the 4 and the Biblical readings, as well as from the dead!” Paralytic with the short descriptions of each Pascha is the “feast of feasts and day. Mid-Pentecost 4 festival among all the festivals, on This PDF file is especially dedicated to which we the people bless Christ all the Altar Boys and Myrofores that Sunday of the 4 to the ages.” (8th Katavasia of helped out during Holy Week, so that Samaritan Pascha) It is the time where we, millions of Orthodox Christians could Woman both as a Church and individually, get closer to our Lord and Savior Jesus celebrate Christ’s victory over Christ. Sunday of the Blind 5 death and the devil. It is the time Man where we walk together with the Glory be to Jesus Christ! disciples at Emmaus, learning about God and His wonders. Yet, Ascension Thursday 5 this learning does not stop at the In the Risen Christ, Sunday of the Holy 5 exclamation “Christ is risen”; paralyzed walk, the blind see, Fathers rather, it is only a beginning. the dead rise. He made fisher- Fr. Theo Drakos & Mr. Tim Prattas Throughout the next fifty days, men into the wisest of the wise, Youth Directors Saturday of the 6 the Church takes its believers on giving them the blessing of the Greek Orthodox Metropolis Souls—Why do we a journey to learn about the Risen Holy Spirit to speak all the lan- guages of the world, and to Holy Pentecost 6 (“Trinity Sunday”) Monday of the 7 A Few Words on Holy Week... Holy Spirit Great Lent finished with the com- virgins, etc.) and the events of the Ταπείνωσις): Dying on the Cross. memoration of the Resurrection of Last and Mystical Supper (the After these events, we read that He All Saints Sunday 7 Lazarus, Jesus’ friend, who laid in washing of the feet, the actual Last was buried “in a new tomb” by the tomb for four days. Holy Week Supper, the prayer at Gethsemane, Joseph of Arimathea, Nicodemos, What happens here? 7 begins with the Triumphant Entry and the Betrayal). After Judas and the Myrrh-bearing women. It Easter Oration of 8 of Christ into Jerusalem. A series of betrayed the Master, we saw Jesus seems as if death and the devil St. Gregory the events took place during this week, on trial, spit upon, receiving blows, have won…. Yet, Good Friday is which include various parables said whippings, and other humiliating not the end. That “first day of One of the Prayers 8 by our Lord (the cursing of the fig tortures. He was brought before the week” is just approaching, of Pentecost tree, the “woes” to the Scribes and Pontius Pilate, and then suffered and God shows His Might Pharisees, the parable of the 10 the Extreme Humiliation (Η Άκρα over the powers of evil. Icons of the Penti- 9 costarion Page 2 From Pascha to Pentecost: The Penticostarion Period Easter Sunday (Πάσχα) This Feastday is the most impor- we chanted Holy Friday eve- down death by His death, and tant in the entire Church calen- ning. At about 11:40 p.m., the bestowing life to those in the dar. We remember that it is this lights are all shut off in the tombs!” After this, the Festal day that our Lord and Savior Jesus Church and the Priest comes Orthros and Divine Liturgy are Christ brought us “from death to out with one lit candle. He chanted, all hymns so joyful of life and from the earth to joyously proclaims: “Come the Resurrection of Christ. Heaven” (1st Katavasia of receive the light, from the un- Easter). His conquering death and waning Light, and glorify Christ At the end of the Resurrec- tional Liturgy, the Catechetical the Devil gives all of humanity the who is risen from the dead!” chance to becomes citizens of His Homily of St. John Chrysostom eternal Kingdom. We rejoice in The Church becomes illumi- is read, followed by the blessing the Resurrection, and always nated and all proceed outside of the Easter eggs. At the end The Bible readings for the remember the love of God pre- (led by the Priest) for the Gos- of the Liturgy, these red Easter day are: sent in our lives on this feastday. pel reading to proclaim the eggs are given to the faithful. Gospel of the Resurrection: Resurrection of Christ (Mark The service of the Holy Feast Please note: This week is Mark 16:1-8 of Pascha begins at about 16:1-8). After this Gospel, all Christians chant the hymn that fast-free. We can “feast” Divine Liturgy Readings 10:30-11:00 p.m. with the and still receive Holy Com- chanting of the Canon. These is so beloved by all: “Christ is Epistle: Acts 1:1-12 risen from the dead, trampling munion next Sunday. Gospel: John 1:1-12 hymns are the exact same ones Vespers of Love (Ο Εσπερινός της Αγάπης) With the celebration of the Resur- At the end of the service, we death by His death and rection finishing into the early chant the famous “δοξαστικόν” of bestowing life to those in hours of the morning, the Church the Resurrection, which is to be the tombs’. finishes Holy Week with a Ves- repeated every single Sunday until pers service. This Vespers is called the Ascension (i.e., in 40 days): At the end of the service, all are “The Vespers of Agape” (Ο The day of Resurrection; given red Easter eggs (of the Εσπερινός της Αγάπης). In let us be radiant for the same that were blessed the previ- festival, and let us embrace this Vespers, we chant the hymns ous night) as a blessing. of the Resurrection, and also read one another. Let us say, the Gospel (John 20:19-25) in brethren, even to those If Easter falls on or after April various languages. This Gospel is that hate us, ‘Let us forgive 23rd, we also commemorate at read by the Priest and the people, all things on the Resurrec- this Vespers service the memory and says how Christ appeared in tion’, and so let us cry, of St. George the Great Martyr. front of His disciples, and how ‘Christ is risen from the Thomas did not believe. dead, trampling down Feastdays of Bright Week (Εορτών της ∆ιακαινήσιµης Εβδοµάδος) The week of Pascha is called fore, the Church decided their water and anoint the blind man's “Bright Week”, or η memories should be celebrated eyes with it. After finding it, he ∆ιακαινήσιµη Εβδοµάς (which that day. did this and the blind man re- means “the new week”). On Bright Friday, the Church ceived his sight. After Leo be- There are various feastdays commemorates the consecra- came Emperor as the most holy during this week, which is cele- tion of a Church dedicated to Theotokos had prophesied, he brated as “one day” (because the Theotokos, “the Life-Giving raised up a church over the font, Pascha is seen as “the eighth day Font.” (Η Ζωοδόχος Πηγή) by whose waters worked many of Creation,” fulfilling God’s Emperor Leo (5th century). healings and cured maladies by Divine Plan) Before he became Emperor, he the grace of the Theotokos. On Bright Tuesday, the had met a blind man who was Gospels for Bright Week Church commemorates the thirsting for water. Leo felt Bright Monday: John 1:18-28 newly-found martyrs of Mytilini, compassion for him but found Bright Tuesday: Luke 24:12-35 Sts. Raphel, Nicholas and Irene. no water. Leo then heard a Bright Wednesday: John 1:35-52 They were actually martyred on voice telling him there was wa- Bright Thursday: John 3:1-15 April 9th, but it was also that ter nearby. He was told a sec- Bright Friday: John 2:12-22 year’s “Bright Tuesday”; there- ond time to look and take some Bright Saturday: John 3:22-33 Page 3 Thomas Sunday (Κυριακή του Αντίπασχα) For some of us, it is quite difficult believe." (John 20:25) to believe if we don’t see the truth Jesus blesses us who have not with our eyes. The saying “seeing The week after, Jesus appeared seen Him with our physical is believing” has been put into our again to His disciples (this time, eyes, but see Him every day systems, and we think that it’s with Thomas). Jesus told Tho- with the eyes of our hearts and true. Now, what would Jesus have mas, “‘Reach your finger here, souls. We see Him at every to say about that? and look at My hands; and Divine Liturgy, when we com- reach your hand here, and put mune the awesome Mysteries; Thomas Sunday is the Sunday it into My side.
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