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Great and Holy Pascha
Christ is Risen! Indeed He is Risen!

In Pictures


Thy Resurrection
O Christ our Savior!
The angels in
heaven sing
enable us on earth
to glorify Thee with
purity of heart!
Christ is Risen!
Matins begins after the Procession
"Great and most Holy Pascha! 'Wisdom, Word and power of God!"
His Grace Bishop NIKOLAI censes and proclaims "Christ is Risen!"
Archpriest Paul Merculief
Priest Peter Chris
and Deacon
George Nelson
Priest Mikel Bock
and Deacon David
Ogan
Priest Innocent
Dresdow and
Archdeacon Isidore
His Grace reads
the Homily of St.
John Chrysostom
Hierarchical Divine
Liturgy
As Many as have
been baptized into
Christ, have put
on Christ! Alleluia!
Archdeacon Isidore
reads the Holy
Gospel
The Great Entrance
"I believe in one
God, the Father
Almighty, maker
of heaven and
earth."
His Grace receives
the Holy Eucharist
Communion of the
faithful
Christ is Risen from the dead trampling down death
by death and upon those in the tombs bestowing life!

Christ is Risen! Indeed He is Risen!

Protodeacon Daniel reads the Epistle

"I believe O Lord, and I confess, that Thou art
truly the Christ, the Son of the Living God."

Priest Innocent, Priest Mikel and Priest Peter
make ready the Eucharist for the faithful

His Grace stands at the High Place in the altar,
in front of a recently restored Icon of the Theotokos. Found in Kodiak, she originally resided
at the Russian Bishop's house in Sitka, Alaska.
She now hangs in the Altar at St. Innocent
Cathedral, but her final destination will be
the new Bishop's residence in Anchorage, Alaska.

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