On the third Sunday after Pascha, our parish honored the Holy Myrrh-Bearing Women and expressed special gratitude to our sisterhood for their devoted service. Father Ivan congratulated them and presented each sister with a white carnation as a symbol of blessing and appreciation.

On Thomas Sunday (Antipascha), our parish prayerfully celebrated the Divine Liturgy, continuing the joy of Pascha. A special moment was the cutting of the Artos, which was distributed to all faithful as a blessing to take home and share with their families.

Pascha — the Feast of feasts and the Triumph of triumphs — is the greatest event in the history of our salvation. On this day, the Holy Church proclaims to the whole world the joyful message:
Christ is risen from the dead, trampling down death by death, and upon those in the tombs bestowing life! The Resurrection of Christ is not only a remembrance of an event that happened over two thousand years ago. It is a living reality that touches each of us today. Christ has conquered death, destroyed the power of sin, and opened the way to eternal life.

Holy Week is the most profound and sacred period of the Church year, during which we remember the final days of the earthly life of our Lord Jesus Christ — His suffering, crucifixion, death, and burial.