Holy and Great Friday Evening

Αἱ γενεαὶ πᾶσαι ὕμνον τῇ ταφῇ σου προσφέρουσι, Χριστέ μου.

All generations offer an hymn at thy burial, O my Christ.

All the lamps are lit as we gather in the church for the service before the epitaphios.

At the end of the service, we carry the epitaphios around the church, saying prayers for the members of the community and all the pilgrims, and for those who have gone to their rest before us.