![]() ![]() And he that was dead came forth, bound hand and foot with graveclothes” (John 11:43-44). ![]() “Jesus cried with a loud voice, Lazarus, come forth. It was a cave, and a stone lay upon it” (John 11:38). “Jesus therefore again groaning in himself cometh to the grave. This is the true life, to live in eternal beatitude.Īnd when Jesus heard that Lazarus was gravely ill, He said to his sisters, Martha and Mary that this sickness is not unto death, but for the glory of God, that the Son of God might be glorified thereby (ref. And in more detail, eternal life is the fruit and the reward of faith in Christ, and there is no other way for a man’s soul to acquire this fruit. Interpreting the Lord’s words, Saint Cyril of Alexandria says: “Fruit and honour of the faith in Christ is the eternal life, and there is no other way for a man’s soul to acquire this.įor if we are all risen through Christ, but this life is true, to live eternally in beatitude”. “I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live” (John 11:25-26) the Lord says. And this was done so that it would be believed that Jesus is the Son of God and God and that He was risen, and also that there will be a resurrection of the dead. This event, Lazarus’ rising from the dead, was written in detail by Saint John the Evangelist. Having completed the forty days that profit to our soul, we are gathered today by the Grace of the Holy Spirit to the historic biblical town of Bethany, Lazarus’ hometown, in order to celebrate his rising from the dead by his friend and our Saviour Jesus Christ. “Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live: And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die.īelievest thou this? She saith unto him, Yea, Lord: I believe that thou art the Christ, the Son of God, which should come into the world” (John 11:25-27). There were no pilgrims due to the continuing COVID-19 restrictions.īefore the Holy Communion the Patriarch delivered the following sermon: The service was attended by the Consul General of Greece in Jerusalem, Evangelos Vlioras, and a few faithful. This event, which “signifies the common resurrection” was celebrated on Friday afternoon with Vespers, by the ministering Archimandrite Epiphanios, and on Saturday morning with the Divine Liturgy which was officiated by Patriarch Theophilos of Jerusalem.Ĭo-celebrants to the Patriarch were Metropolitan Isychios of Kapitolias, Archbishop Aristarchos of Constantina and Metropolitan Joachim of Helenoupolis, Hagiotaphite Hieromonks, and Arab-speaking Priests, at the chanting of Archimandrite Eusevios and Vasilios Gotsopoulos. On this day the Church as a whole and especially the Church of Jerusalem commemorates the narrative according to Saint John the Evangelist the Lord came from the desert in Bethany and was welcomed by Lazarus’ sisters, Martha and Mary, we went to his tomb and resurrected him saying “Lazarus, come forth” (John 11: 43). ![]()
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