Exhibition · 15 March — 1 May 2027
Ἡ Μεγάλη Τεσσαρακοστή
Great Lent and Holy Week
Saint John of Sinai wrote of the spiritual life as a ladder, climbed one rung at a time. Lent is that ladder: seven weeks, a Sunday on every rung, and Pascha at the top.
Begin the climbMar
The first day of Lent. In Greece families go out to the hills and fly kites, and the table turns to bread, olives and the simple foods of the fast.
Mar
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The feast of the holy icons themselves, restored to the churches in 843. Saint John of Damascus wrote their great defence.
Mar
Archbishop of our own Thessaloniki, teacher of prayer and of the uncreated light that the disciples saw on Mount Tabor.
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Apr
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At the middle of the fast the Cross is carried out and venerated, like a tree giving shade to tired travellers.
Apr
The author of the Ladder of Divine Ascent: thirty rungs from the world to heaven, with angels helping and demons pulling at the climbers.
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Apr
The great example of repentance, who spent decades in the desert beyond the Jordan.
Apr
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“Lazarus, come forth.” A friend called out of the tomb, a week before the Resurrection.
Apr
Christ rides into the city on a colt, and the churches are filled with palms and bay leaves. Holy Week begins.
Holy Week · 26 April — 1 May
The last rungs, day by day
The most solemn days of the year, each with its own service and its own icon.
Thursday · 29 Apr
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Friday · 30 Apr
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Friday evening
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Mon — Wed · the Bridegroom
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