(original post 1 May 2013)
This past Sunday was Palm Sunday for the Orthodox. It is a solemn joyful feast, the end of Lent and the beginning of Holy Week, and the liturgical color is green.
And so I saw Father Michael's "green" vestments for the first time -
This past Sunday was Palm Sunday for the Orthodox. It is a solemn joyful feast, the end of Lent and the beginning of Holy Week, and the liturgical color is green.
And so I saw Father Michael's "green" vestments for the first time -
and here we have the half-completed center panel of the altar cloth -
How cool is that? Pentecost is going to be a very well-coordinated Holy Feast!
The rest of Holy Week is a rush of services- an average Holy Week is 30+ hours in church. Then there are 50 days until Pentecost. There is no way in the world to finish the altar cloth in that time (next year!) but I'm thinking if I switch gears to the aers and chalice covers...
The rest of Holy Week is a rush of services- an average Holy Week is 30+ hours in church. Then there are 50 days until Pentecost. There is no way in the world to finish the altar cloth in that time (next year!) but I'm thinking if I switch gears to the aers and chalice covers...
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