Thursday, 9 May 2013

Holy Wednesday Evening


Every Holy and Great Wednesday Evening we hold in our Church the Service of the Sacrament of Holy Unction (Ευχέλαιον in Greek).



From the contents of the Prayers of this Sacrament, one can readily understand the reason that this Service is held on Holy Wednesday Evening for all the faithful. It is an added preparation for receiving Holy Communion on Holy Thursday, the day of the institution of the Sacrament of the Holy Eucharist.



After the Sacrament of Holy Unction we had chanted the Matins of Holy Thursday. During the first part of it we had the procession of the sacred icon of the Last Supper and we placed it at the centre of the Church.

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