The lamentation of the Virgin Mary by the women who decorated the Epitaph in Almyropotamos - Watch video

Every year, at noon on Good Friday, the women of the village decorate the Epitaph with spring flowers, such as violets, roses and pansies, while making wreaths and garlands.

On Good Friday, two extremely important divine services are performed for all Orthodox Christians — the Carrying Out of the Shroud and the Burial Rite, and a special canon is read — “Lamentation … The entry Carrying Out of the Shroud and “Lamentation of the Most Holy Theotokos”: what is it? will first appear on .

In Agia Paraskevi of Lesvos, in the Holy Temple of Pammegista Brigades in an impressive atmosphere from the morning all the women of the village participate in the lamentation of the Virgin Mary. Participation is very high, with women of all ages. “All women bring flowers from the house, we collect chrysolute flowers from the fields. After the decoration of the Epitaph and the ceremony of the Restoration, the catalo is sung by different ages and…

Today, Good Friday (18/04), after the removal of the Crucified One, during the Epitaph Service, the hymn "Oh my sweet heart" is sung in churches throughout the country. More...

The Epitaphic Lament, the Morning Prayer of Holy Saturday, is celebrated on the evening of Good Friday and is one of the most moving services of the Orthodox Church. It is essentially a hymn-obituary,… Oh my sweet ear: When the Virgin Mary mourns her Son and humanity falls silent - THE NAVY TIME

We enter the battle prophesied by the Virgin Mary to re-Christianize the world, we just have to follow her directions. Here we will describe how Our Lady was alerting the attack of evil on the Church and society in general, she was giving clues about how that battle would happen and what the intervention of Heaven would be like. And we will also talk about the swings of that battle against evil at the present time. Between 1594 and 1634 Our Lady…