Sunrise from the last station along the camel trail. From this point, pilgrims ascend to the peak of Sinai by the ancient steps, which are too steep for camels.
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Two passages from Saint Gregory the Theologian’s Oration 44, On the New Lord’s Day, in which he extols a creation that has come back to life after the cold and death of winter. Ἡ βασίλισσα τῶν ὡρῶν τῇ βασιλίδι τῶν ἡμερῶν πομπεύει, καὶ δωροφορεῖ παρ’ ἑαυτῆς πᾶν ὅ τι κάλλιστον καὶ τερπνότατον. Νῦν […] Sunbeams strike the silver cross and ripidia on the back of the Holy Table. Tonight we will turn the cross around so that the Risen Christ is facing the front. Συγκλονεῖται φόβῳ, πᾶσα Λόγε, ἡ γῆ καὶ φωσφόρος τὰς ἀκτῖνας απέκρυψε, τοῦ μεγίστου γῇ κρυβέντος σου φωτός. All the earth, O Word, trembled in fear, and the morning star concealed its rays, when thy great light was hid in earth. […] Dark clouds and thunder during Holy Week. Ἐρχόμενος ὁ Κύριος, πρὸς τὸ ἑκούσιον Πάθος, τοῖς Ἀποστόλοις ἔλεγεν ἐν τῇ ὁδῷ. Ἰδοὺ ἀναβαίνομεν εἰς Ἱεροσόλυμα, καὶ παραδοθήσεται ὁ Υἱὸς τοῦ ἀνθρώπου, καθώς γέγραπται περὶ αὐτοῦ. Δεῦτε οὖν καὶ ἡμεῖς, κεκαθαρμέναις διανοίαις, συμπορευθῶμεν αὐτῷ, καὶ συσταυρωθῶμεν, καὶ νεκρωθῶμεν δι’ αὐτόν, ταῖς τοῦ βίου ἡδοναῖς, ἵνα […] |
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