Holy Friday

Just one picture this time.

Lamentations Service.

So beautiful.

I love how this light and lilies are hinting at

Pascha to come.

It was a very special day.

One moment was when the choir was singing about

the myrrh with spices anointing the tomb and our priest

was blessing the tomb/church/us with Holy Water

and, for a quick instance, I could smell myrrh and it was

all so deeply beautiful. 

I just love these services, I never get enough of them into 

me but every year I pray that a little more permeates and stays

within me... 

I loved the last Gospel read this evening,

about the Guards being set watch over the tomb,

little did they know that now we are watching for 

PASCHA, for the Lord's Resurrection in that very tomb!!! 

Christ's Tomb becomes the Bridal Chamber and 

is where His Resurrection takes place.

Oh for the Eternal Pascha of Christ to come to us!