The countdown to the Orthodox Easter is set to begin on March 3, when Greece celebrates “Kathara Deftera,” Greek for “Clean ...

Eastern Orthodox Christians usually celebrate Easter later than Catholic and ... The priest announces that “Christ is Risen” (“Christos Anesti” in Greek, or “Christos Voskres” in ...

A great Christian witness in Washington, D.C. Easter reminds us that the Church ... faith is the encounter with a person, the Risen Lord, Jesus Christ. Christianity is also about creed, doctrine ...

(Indeed He is Risen! by the other ... The vibrant red color of the Easter eggs is no accident. In Greek Orthodox tradition, red symbolizes the blood of Christ shed on the cross.

In the Orthodox and Catholic Churches, Easter is referred to as Pascha ... on the church door as a symbol of the removal of the stone from the tomb of the risen Christ. The congregation and clergy ...