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The Holy Fire (Greek: Ἃγιον Φῶς, "Holy Light") is a ceremony that occurs every year at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem on Great Saturday, the day before Orthodox Easter. During the ceremony, a prayer is performed after which a fire is lit inside the aediculae where some believe the Tomb of Jesus may have been located.
The church has been a major Christian pilgrimage destination since its creation in the fourth century, as the traditional site of the resurrection of Christ, thus its original Greek name, Church of the Anastasis ('Resurrection'). The Status Quo, an understanding between religious communities dating to 1757, applies to the site.
Resurrection Catholic Church, in Dubuque, Iowa; United Methodist Church of the Resurrection, Leawood, Kansas; Holy Resurrection Orthodox Church (Berlin, New Hampshire), an Eastern Orthodox Church; Church of the Resurrection (Wheaton, Illinois), a former Episcopal church now serving as the cathedral of the Anglican Diocese of the Upper Midwest
The 2022 Yiasou Greek Festival details are as follows: When: Sept. 9-11. Where: Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Cathedral, 600 East Blvd, Charlotte, NC 28203 Neighborhood: Dilworth. Tickets: $5.
The Franciscan Custody of the Holy Land is a Catholic religious order that is responsible for the care of the holy shrines in the Holy Land, such as the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem and the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem. The Salesian Mission is another Catholic religious order that operates in Israel, particularly in the area ...
The Exaltation of the Holy Cross, celebrated on 14 September; The Dedication of the Lateran Basilica, celebrated on 9 November (this is a feast of the Lord because the basilica is dedicated to him under the title of the Most Holy Saviour). In the pre-Vatican II usage, the term feast denoted any celebration, not just a specific rank. Hence, also ...
(On Sundays, the Polyeleos takes place in the sanctuary, with the clergy standing around the Holy Table, which represents the Tomb of Christ. Almost all of the hymns are chanted in the Tone of the Week) Polyeleos (Psalms 134 and 135) (Megalynarion, if any) Evlogitaria of the Resurrection—hymns based on Psalm 118 Little Ektenia
A Confraternity in Procession along Calle Génova, Seville by Alfred Dehodencq (1851). Holy Week in the liturgical year is the week immediately before Easter. The earliest allusion to the custom of marking this week as a whole with special observances is to be found in the Apostolical Constitutions (v. 18, 19), dating from the latter half of the 3rd century and 4th century.