Holy Friday Vespers
Saint Herman of Alaska Orthodox Church 126 Reese St, Lake Odessa, MI, United StatesAlso known as the "Un-nailing Service." In this most dramatic service, we commemorate the burial of Christ. The icon of the Lord is removed from the Cross, wrapped in a shroud, and symbolically entombed on the altar. The epitaphios or plaschanitsa, a special icon representing the tomb of Christ, is carried out and venerated by […]