We are coming to the end of Bright Week during which every day is Pascha. Every day, in monastic practice, we celebrate a Paschal Divine Liturgy. Every day the hymns reflect on the Resurrection of Christ rehearsing what exactly happened on that Day and reflecting on what it means cosmically and personally. All things are filled with gladness, having received the proof of the Resurrection. For Mary Magdalene came to the tomb;…
While the tomb was sealed, You shone forth, O Life. While the doors were closed, You came to Your Disciples, O Christ God, renewing in us through them an upright spirit, according to the greatness of Your mercy, O Resurrection of all. Dismissal Hymn for Thomas Sunday As I have sung this hymn over and over again for the past few days, I have begun to think about what it means for…
