REMEMBER, we do not offer the opening prayer to the Holy Spirit, "O Heavenly King, O Comforter," until Pentecost! Instead we sing
"Christ is Risen from the dead, trampling down death by death! And upon those in the tombs bestowing life!" This Paschal Troparion is sung until Ascension Thursday.
THE HOURS OF PASCHA - The special prayers prescribed to be read in place of the usual Morning and Evening Prayers, the Hours, and the Prayers of Thanksgiving After Holy Communion from Pascha Sunday to the Thomas Sunday.
THE SUNDAYS OF PASCHA - A very informative article on the Sundays of Pascha, from St Thomas to The Blind Man, by Fr. Thomas Hopko, included in
The Orthodox Faith catechetical series.
ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN MEDITATIONS, by our pastor, Fr. Steven Kostoff. Fr. Steven's own meditations, interspersed with brief insights from saints and fathers of the Orthodox Church, present a golden thread through the Paschal Season, nowhere more evident than in Fr. Steven's newest full-length article,
The Resurrection of Christ and the Rise of Christianity (PDF format).
FROM PASCHA TO PENTECOST - A rich and comprehensive article from the
MYSTAGOGY blog, covering the entire period from Pascha through to the Apostles' Fast and the Feast of Sts Peter and Paul.
Visit FEAST OF FEASTS - "An Orthodox Christian Celebration of Holy Pascha and the Resurrection of Christ," an online collaboration of the Antiochian Archdiocese and the OCA.
ARCHPASTORAL MESSAGE of Metropolitan Jonah for Pascha 2011.
METROPOLITAN JONAH'S 2011 PASCHA MESSAGE on ViMEOREMEMBER, we do not offer the opening prayer to the Holy Spirit, "O Heavenly King, O Comforter," until Pentecost! Instead we sing "Christ is Risen from the dead, trampling down death by death! And upon those in the tombs bestowing life!" This Paschal Troparion is sung until Ascension Thursday.
MIDFEAST OF PENTECOST - Learn about this pivotal and theologically profound feast, linking Pascha and Pentecost.
Brief OCA Article -
Troparia and Kontakia -
In-Depth ArticleTHE ASCENSION OF CHRIST IN GLORY -
Christ returns to His Father, bearing His glorified, resurrected divine-human body, and raising us with Him. Here are some exceptional articles and resources to more fully explore the mystery of the Ascension:Our Destiny in Christ -
OCA Article -
Troparia and Kontakia -
From 'The Orthodox Faith'Article by Fr George Florovsky -
Article on Vatopaidi Blog -
The Ascension as Prophecy
THE GREAT FEAST OF PENTECOST, THE DESCENT OF THE HOLY SPIRIT, THE FEAST OF THE HOLY TRINITY - The disciples receive the power from on high, and the age of the Church begins. Brief OCA Article - Troparia and Kontakia - From 'The Orthodox Faith'.
Three Patristic Classics on Pentecost and the Holy Spirit,
from the Myriobiblos online library
