Priests chant ‘Arise, O God’ as first Resurrection is observed

Priests chanted “Arise, O God” in churches on Holy Saturday morning during the “first Resurrection”, heralding Christ’s Resurrection after the Crucifixion and burial. Bay leaves were scattered on the floor, the black cloths covering the icons were removed and worshippers struck the wooden stalls, symbolising the breaking of the gates of Hades. Theologian Theodoros Kyriakou […]

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