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  • The Bridegroom and Judgment

    04/27/2021 12:11:50 PM PDT · by Carpe Cerevisi · 1 replies
    Ancient Faith Ministries ^ | April 27, 2021 | Fr. Stephen Freeman
    "Behold, the Bridegroom comes at midnight, and blessed is the servant whom He shall find watching; and again, unworthy is the servant whom He shall find heedless. Beware, therefore, O my soul, do not be weighed down with sleep, lest you be given up to death and lest you be shut out of the Kingdom. But rouse yourself crying: Holy, holy, holy, art Thou, O our God. Through the Theotokos, have mercy on us."+ Troparion of Bridegroom Matins The services of the first few days of Orthodox Holy Week have a collective theme of judgment. The centerpiece of those days...
  • Tenebrae

    04/01/2007 7:51:41 PM PDT · by NYer · 19 replies · 1,733+ views
    April 1, 2007
    Just returned from the Tenebrae service and thought I would share it with you, since there had been such interest. The Tenebrae is the office of Matins and Lauds sung on the last three days of holy week, with a ceremony of candles. There was a 7 candle candelebra on the altar. The gradual extinction of the candles during the service is accompanied by chorales and narrations. "Tenebrae" is the Latin word meaning "Shadows". The sanctuary is progressively darkened as the candles are extinguished. At the end, only one candle remains burning. This light is removed for a short time,...