View Larger Image Homily for the Twelve Gospels – Matins of Great and Holy Friday 2023 This post was originally published on this siteTonight, the Service of the Passion – the Matins of Holy Friday –overwhelms our hearts and astonishes our minds. We behold with our eyes the vision of God crucified in the flesh. oia2023-04-14T04:32:07+00:00April 14th, 2023|Jurisdictions| Share This Story, Choose Your Platform! FacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditTumblrPinterestVkEmail Related Posts Communiqué: Ecumenical Patriarchate on attack from Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service Gallery Communiqué: Ecumenical Patriarchate on attack from Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service Putin’s altar boys Gallery Putin’s altar boys Ecumenical Patriarchate responds to Russian ‘propagandists,’ rejects ‘false reports’ Gallery Ecumenical Patriarchate responds to Russian ‘propagandists,’ rejects ‘false reports’ Ecumenical Patriarchate rejects Russian ‘propagandists,’ ‘false reports’ Gallery Ecumenical Patriarchate rejects Russian ‘propagandists,’ ‘false reports’ His Beatitude Metropolitan Tikhon Announces Sanctity of Life Sunday, January 25, 2026 Gallery His Beatitude Metropolitan Tikhon Announces Sanctity of Life Sunday, January 25, 2026