On Holy Thursday they are revived in our Church, the events of the last day of the life of Jesus Christ on Earth. With the crucifixion of Christ the Divine drama culminates, where four important events are honored. The washing of the feet of the Apostles by the Lord,The Secret Dinner, the prayer of the Lord in the Garden of Gethsemane and the betrayal of the Lord by Judas.
During the Holy Thursday in the procession of the Bridegroom are read 12 gospels the Holy Passions they describe…….
the family tree of Jesus, predict his coming, record the Holy Passions and the glorious Resurrection.
Through the words of the Gospels but also from the particularly mournful notes of the troparions, the mockeries are described in the most tragic way., the blows, the insults and mockery of the people who raised the Lord to the cross. Holy Thursday is one of the saddest days of Christianity.
On Holy Thursday night also culminates the Divine drama with the crucifixion of Christ, having previously been tortured and ridiculed by the mob, who a few days ago adored him…
It was about 9 the night between 5the 6th Gospel, where in Metropolitan Church of the Great Virgin the lights went out,…..
the First Elder and High Priest of the Metropolitan Church Petros Marangos chanted the antiphon "Today the earth you hung on the water hangs the earth. A crown of thorns is added to the King of angels. False purple surrounds the surrounding sky in clouds. You slapped Adam in the Jordan and set him free. The Bridegroom of the Church was completely engaged. The Son of the Virgin was speared. We bow to your passions, Christ. Show me and your glorious resurrection ".
The procession that carried the crucified Jesus under the dim light of the candles ,for the representation of the crucifixion,moved at a slow and steady pace towards the center of the temple,….
….passing the crowd of believers to the courtyard of the Great Virgin. Divine passion almost peaks…
…crown of thorns is added….
He who rested the earth on the water is mocked: “A crown of thorns is added, the King of Angels false purple is surrounded, the surrounding sky in the clouds was slapped – You freed Adam in the Jordan……
…..The Son of the Virgin was speared ".
The Crucifixion of Christ is the pre-eminent event in history…
..The Cross enters the center of life to give it meaning and content.
Hymns and reading of Gospels follow
The hope, however, for the joyful event causes relief to the faithful:
With the crucifixion of Christ, the Divine drama culminates on Holy Thursday, where four important events are honored.
The washing of the feet of the Apostles under the Lord, The Secret Dinner, the Lord's Prayer in the Garden of Gethsemane and the Betrayal of the Lord by Judas.
Mykonos Ticker