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Ixthis888: /* Funeral services */

2009-04-22T04:34:26Z

‎Funeral services

Ixthis888 at 04:32, April 22, 2009

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Ixthis888 at 04:25, April 22, 2009

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Griobhtha: /* Little-known Traditions */

2009-04-21T21:27:25Z

‎Little-known Traditions

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−	[[Image:Pascha.jpg\|right\|frame\|Resurrection of Christ<ref>Russian Orthodox icon of the Resurrection of Christ, 16th century</ref>]]	+	[[Image:Pascha.jpg\|right\|frame\|Resurrection of Christ<ref>Russian Orthodox icon of the [[Resurrection]] of Christ, 16th century</ref>]]
	'''Bright Week''' or '''Renewal Week''' (in Greek: ''[http://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%94%CE%B9%CE%B1%CE%BA%CE%B1%CE%B9%CE%BD%CE%AE%CF%83%CE%B9%CE%BC%CE%BF%CF%82_%CE%B5%CE%B2%CE%B4%CE%BF%CE%BC%CE%AC%CE%B4%CE%B1 Διακαινήσιμος εβδομάδα],'' ''Diakainisimos'') is the first week following the Resurrection of Our Lord and Savior [[Jesus Christ]], which is celebrated each year at [[Pascha]]. It ends the following Sunday, the [[Sunday of St. Thomas]]. For Orthodox Christians Bright Week begins a period of celebration that continues for fifty days until [[Pentecost]].		'''Bright Week''' or '''Renewal Week''' (in Greek: ''[http://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%94%CE%B9%CE%B1%CE%BA%CE%B1%CE%B9%CE%BD%CE%AE%CF%83%CE%B9%CE%BC%CE%BF%CF%82_%CE%B5%CE%B2%CE%B4%CE%BF%CE%BC%CE%AC%CE%B4%CE%B1 Διακαινήσιμος εβδομάδα],'' ''Diakainisimos'') is the first week following the Resurrection of Our Lord and Savior [[Jesus Christ]], which is celebrated each year at [[Pascha]]. It ends the following Sunday, the [[Sunday of St. Thomas]]. For Orthodox Christians Bright Week begins a period of celebration that continues for fifty days until [[Pentecost]].

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 [[Image:Pascha.jpg|right|frame|Resurrection of Christ<ref>Russian Orthodox icon of the Resurrection of Christ, 16th century</ref>]]
-'''Bright Week''' or '''Renewal Week''' (in Greek: ''[http://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%94%CE%B9%CE%B1%CE%BA%CE%B1%CE%B9%CE%BD%CE%AE%CF%83%CE%B9%CE%BC%CE%BF%CF%82_%CE%B5%CE%B2%CE%B4%CE%BF%CE%BC%CE%AC%CE%B4%CE%B1 Διακαινήσιμος εβδομάδα],'' ''Diakaimsimos'') is the first week following the Resurrection of Our Lord and Savior [[Jesus Christ]], which is celebrated each year at [[Pascha]]. It ends the following Sunday, the [[Sunday of St. Thomas]]. For Orthodox Christians Bright Week begins a period of celebration that continues for fifty days until [[Pentecost]].
+'''Bright Week''' or '''Renewal Week''' (in Greek: ''[http://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%94%CE%B9%CE%B1%CE%BA%CE%B1%CE%B9%CE%BD%CE%AE%CF%83%CE%B9%CE%BC%CE%BF%CF%82_%CE%B5%CE%B2%CE%B4%CE%BF%CE%BC%CE%AC%CE%B4%CE%B1 Διακαινήσιμος εβδομάδα],'' ''Diakainisimos'') is the first week following the Resurrection of Our Lord and Savior [[Jesus Christ]], which is celebrated each year at [[Pascha]]. It ends the following Sunday, the [[Sunday of St. Thomas]]. For Orthodox Christians Bright Week begins a period of celebration that continues for fifty days until [[Pentecost]].
 This celebration includes the practice of the faithful joyously greeting each other with the [[Paschal greeting|salutation]] of ''Christ is risen'', followed by the response ''indeed He is risen'' or ''truly He is risen'', as the whole of creation is renewed by Our Lord and Savior. The services of Bright Week are done with the [[Royal Doors]] fully open. This unblocked view of the [[altar]] symbolizes the open door of Christ's empty tomb as well as the rent veil of the Jewish Temple, which was torn apart at the moment Christ died.

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-'''Bright Week''' (or '''Renewal Week'''; in Greek, ''Diakaimsimos'') is the first week following the Resurrection of Our Lord and Savior [[Jesus Christ]], which is celebrated each year at [[Pascha]]. It ends the following Sunday, the [[Sunday of St. Thomas]]. For Orthodox Christians Bright Week begins a period of celebration that continues for fifty days until [[Pentecost]].
+'''Bright Week''' or '''Renewal Week''' (in Greek: ''[http://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%94%CE%B9%CE%B1%CE%BA%CE%B1%CE%B9%CE%BD%CE%AE%CF%83%CE%B9%CE%BC%CE%BF%CF%82_%CE%B5%CE%B2%CE%B4%CE%BF%CE%BC%CE%AC%CE%B4%CE%B1 Διακαινήσιμος εβδομάδα],'' ''Diakaimsimos'') is the first week following the Resurrection of Our Lord and Savior [[Jesus Christ]], which is celebrated each year at [[Pascha]]. It ends the following Sunday, the [[Sunday of St. Thomas]]. For Orthodox Christians Bright Week begins a period of celebration that continues for fifty days until [[Pentecost]].
 This celebration includes the practice of the faithful joyously greeting each other with the [[Paschal greeting|salutation]] of ''Christ is risen'', followed by the response ''indeed He is risen'' or ''truly He is risen'', as the whole of creation is renewed by Our Lord and Savior. The services of Bright Week are done with the [[Royal Doors]] fully open. This unblocked view of the [[altar]] symbolizes the open door of Christ's empty tomb as well as the rent veil of the Jewish Temple, which was torn apart at the moment Christ died.

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 == Liturgical variations ==
 === Funeral services ===
-If it is necessary to conduct a [[funeral]] during Bright Week, this service follows the format for Paschal Matins, with only a few funeral hymns being chanted<ref>Hapgood, Isabel F. (1906), Service Book of the Holy Orthodox-Catholic Apostolic Church (2nd ed.), Englewood NJ: Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese (published 1975), pp. 435-6, 610  </ref>. It is held that those Orthodox Christians who die in penitence during this time are released from the bonds of their sins and are accepted into the Kingdom of Heaven<ref>Hapgood, op. cit.</ref>.
+If it is necessary to conduct a funeral during Bright Week, this service follows the format for Paschal Matins, with only a few funeral hymns being chanted<ref>Hapgood, Isabel F. (1906), Service Book of the Holy Orthodox-Catholic Apostolic Church (2nd ed.), Englewood NJ: Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese (published 1975), pp. 435-6, 610  </ref>. It is held that those Orthodox Christians who die in penitence during this time are released from the bonds of their sins and are accepted into the Kingdom of Heaven<ref>Hapgood, op. cit.</ref>.
 == Notes==

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	The entire week is considered to be one continuous day and the main reason why [[fast]]ing is completely prohibited to all Orthodox during the week<ref>[[fast]]ing is also prohibited during Bright Week so that the faithful may recover their strength after the eight weeks of fasting for [[Great Lent]] and [[Holy Week]].</ref>.		The entire week is considered to be one continuous day and the main reason why [[fast]]ing is completely prohibited to all Orthodox during the week<ref>[[fast]]ing is also prohibited during Bright Week so that the faithful may recover their strength after the eight weeks of fasting for [[Great Lent]] and [[Holy Week]].</ref>.
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		+	== Liturgical variations ==
		+	=== Funeral services ===
		+	If it is necessary to conduct a [[funeral]] during Bright Week, this service follows the format for Paschal Matins, with only a few funeral hymns being chanted<ref>Hapgood, Isabel F. (1906), Service Book of the Holy Orthodox-Catholic Apostolic Church (2nd ed.), Englewood NJ: Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese (published 1975), pp. 435-6, 610 </ref>. It is held that those Orthodox Christians who die in penitence during this time are released from the bonds of their sins and are accepted into the Kingdom of Heaven<ref>Hapgood, op. cit.</ref>.

	== Notes==		== Notes==

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	'''Bright Week''' (or '''Renewal Week'''; in Greek, ''Diakaimsimos'') is the first week following the Resurrection of Our Lord and Savior [[Jesus Christ]], which is celebrated each year at [[Pascha]]. It ends the following Sunday, the [[Sunday of St. Thomas]]. For Orthodox Christians Bright Week begins a period of celebration that continues for fifty days until [[Pentecost]].		'''Bright Week''' (or '''Renewal Week'''; in Greek, ''Diakaimsimos'') is the first week following the Resurrection of Our Lord and Savior [[Jesus Christ]], which is celebrated each year at [[Pascha]]. It ends the following Sunday, the [[Sunday of St. Thomas]]. For Orthodox Christians Bright Week begins a period of celebration that continues for fifty days until [[Pentecost]].

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 '''Bright Week''' (or '''Renewal Week'''; in Greek, ''Diakaimsimos'') is the first week following the Resurrection of Our Lord and Savior [[Jesus Christ]], which is celebrated each year at [[Pascha]]. It ends the following Sunday, the [[Sunday of St. Thomas]]. For Orthodox Christians Bright Week begins a period of celebration that continues for fifty days until [[Pentecost]].
-This celebration includes the practice of the faithful joyously greeting each other with the [[Paschal greeting|salutation]] of ''Christ is risen'', followed by the response ''indeed He is risen'' or ''truly He is risen'', as the whole of creation is renewed by Our Lord and Savior. The services of Bright Week are done with the [[Royal Doors]] fully open. This unblocked view of the [[altar]] symbolizes the open door of Christ's empty tomb as well as the rent veil of the Jewish Temple, which was torn apart at the moment Christ died. Also, [[fast]]ing is completely prohibited to all Orthodox during Bright Week so that the faithful may recover their strength after the eight weeks of [[Great Lent]] and [[Holy Week]].
+This celebration includes the practice of the faithful joyously greeting each other with the [[Paschal greeting|salutation]] of ''Christ is risen'', followed by the response ''indeed He is risen'' or ''truly He is risen'', as the whole of creation is renewed by Our Lord and Savior. The services of Bright Week are done with the [[Royal Doors]] fully open. This unblocked view of the [[altar]] symbolizes the open door of Christ's empty tomb as well as the rent veil of the Jewish Temple, which was torn apart at the moment Christ died.
 ==See also==

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−	~~==Little-known Traditions==~~
−	~~It is also an unwritten orthodox rule that the god-sibling of a newly illumined christian gets to treat him to lunch during Bright Week.~~

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		+	==Little-known Traditions==
		+	It is also an unwritten orthodox rule that the god-sibling of a newly illumined christian gets to treat him to lunch during Bright Week.