Easter greetings to all Orthodox FRiends!
Posted on 04/11/2015 5:17:19 AM PDT by NRx
Scenes from the service of Vespers for Great and Holy Friday.
Evangelical Russian movement - http://www.amazon.com/Future-Hope-Theological-Transformation-Post-Soviet-ebook/dp/B00RDPQQX0/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top?ie=UTF8
Do they ever use Rachmaninoff’s Vespers?
“Do they ever use Rachmaninoff’s Vespers?”
Yes, in some of the larger cathedrals.
In some respects, it’s kind of a shame he came to America and had to perform to make a living. It really diminished the time he had to be able to compose. But, I suppose if he remained in Russia, he would have been banned or something.
So I am confused.
Do Jews in the Orthodox areas celebrate Passover this week too?
There is a movie about his life called “Harvest of Sorrow”.
I am waiting for it to become available on netflix.
Thanks for that.
Given his background, family and religious faith, it is highly unlikely he would have survived the Communist purges.
I love to see how these ancient traditions reverence the Holy Scriptures.
The Jewish Passover started on April 3rd and ended yesterday pretty much everywhere except in the United States.
My Pleasure! ;-)
A Blessed Easter to my brothers and sisters in Christ.
Ok...so shouldn’t Orthodox Easter be at the start of Passover, as per the Gospels?
IOW, it seems Passover drives Easter, not the calendar.
I understand Russian Christmas and the like...my mother was RO but we celebrated Catholic. So I have some understanding but this one always puzzled me.
See this explanation for the calendar difference.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/3277626/posts
“my mother was RO but we celebrated Catholic.”
The happy medium?: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/religion/10899178/Plight-of-Russians-who-are-Catholic.html
That was lovely, thanks.
Easter greetings to all Orthodox FRiends!
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