THE FIRST SERVICE OF THE BRIDEGROOM AT THE PATRIARCHATE

On Palm Sunday evening, March 27/ April 10, 2023, the First Service of the Bridegroom, which is the Matins of Holy Monday, was held at the Catholicon of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre.

On this service, the faithful Christians are prepared through the contrite Troparia of this day to unite their souls with the Lord as the Bridegroom of the souls, and to experience the Passion of the Lord and His Resurrection.

The Service was presided over by H.H.B. our Father and Patriarch of Jerusalem Theophilos, Who spoke to the large congregation about the need of intensifying our spiritual struggle to unite our souls with their Bridegroom.

From Secretariat-General