St. Euphrosynos Taverna and Ouzeri 44 (2)

[Macarius]

Man... I am contrarian today. Please forgive me... I need to go away for Holy Week...

 

[Antony in Tx]

Man... I am contrarian today. Please forgive me... I need to go away for Holy Week...

Are Contrarians autocephalous? If not what patriarch are they under? Are you guys in communion with Chalcedonian churches?

 

[Photini]

Man... I am contrarian today. Please forgive me... I need to go away for Holy Week...

Mac, I'm contrarian every day. Sometimes to the point to where I get on my own nerves.

 

[Sphinx777]

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[-Kyriaki-]

Third bridegroom service last night...and back spasms and exhaustion (my illness related) hit me about halfway through. Yay! I love Holy Week

 

[Sphinx777]

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[ProScribe]

I pumped .777 gallon of gas.

 

[Ortho_Cat]

Third bridegroom service last night...and back spasms and exhaustion (my illness related) hit me about halfway through. Yay! I love Holy Week

I only was able to attend one of the bridegroom services, the one tonight. Were the other two much different? Perhaps you can give me a brief recap...?

 

[Sphinx777]

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[-Kyriaki-]

They have different topics. If you want to read the text, go to ematins.org and go the holy week services his translation is really great.

 

[Macarius]

Is that fey wearing yoga pants???

 

[gzt]

Yeah, the texts are different. They're all pretty great, but the theme for each night changes. The outline of the service, of course, is the same. It's matins with a three-ode canon and a gospel reading.

 

[Ortho_Cat]

I'm considering going to the unction service tonight. Anyone recommend that?

 

[Ortho_Cat]

They have different topics. If you want to read the text, go to ematins.org and go the holy week services his translation is really great.

thanks for this. Too bad i missed the other two, i really enjoyed the one last night.

 

[Greg the byzantine]

I'm considering going to the unction service tonight. Anyone recommend that?

I highly recommend it. I went in the afternoon and it was wonderful.

 

[Ortho_Cat]

I highly recommend it. I went in the afternoon and it was wonderful.

ugh too late, already missed it. maybe next year!

 

[Ortho_Cat]

Can someone tell me about how long the royal hours and the typica last on Friday?

 

[Macarius]

Can someone tell me about how long the royal hours and the typica last on Friday?

An hour? Ish?

They're worth going to at least once, but are mostly 'reader' services (i.e. a lot of solitary chanting). I go when I can, but of all the Holy Week services that's the first one to go if I HAVE to miss one.

Now... the OTHER two Friday services are must-go services. The Vespers on Friday mid-day, and ESPECIALLY the Friday evening (called "Holy Saturday Matins") is a must must must. The lamentations before the tomb of Christ contain some of the most beautiful theology... the symbolism of the procession under the tomb... Absolutely fantastic.

 

[Greg the byzantine]

An hour? Ish?

They're worth going to at least once, but are mostly 'reader' services (i.e. a lot of solitary chanting). I go when I can, but of all the Holy Week services that's the first one to go if I HAVE to miss one.

Now... the OTHER two Friday services are must-go services. The Vespers on Friday mid-day, and ESPECIALLY the Friday evening (called "Holy Saturday Matins") is a must must must. The lamentations before the tomb of Christ contain some of the most beautiful theology... the symbolism of the procession under the tomb... Absolutely fantastic.

Agreed. I rarely go to the Royal Hours, but I never miss the Unailing/Apokathelosis, or the Lamentations.

 

[Michael G]

Lamentations ranks second only to Pascha in utter coolness!