Holy Martyr Claudius and those with him
THE AFTERNOON
commemorates the supreme sacrifice of Christ on the Cross. The priest unnails Christ from the Crucifix, wraps His Body in white linen, and places It on the altar symbolizing His burial by Joseph of Arimathea.
THE EVENING
includes the Hymn of the Lamentations which are chanted to reflect our sorrow, to proclaim Christ's descent to Hades, and to herald His expected Resurrection.
KEYNOTES
The following events are remembered; the washing of the disciples’ feet, the Holy Eucharist at the Mystical Supper, the betrayal of Christ by Judas and the Crucifixion of our Lord. We are reminded of these events in the reading of the 12 Gospels and during which the Procession with the Cross occurs with the chanting of the troparion:
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