Talk less, do less idle things, have less fun on social media...
Just to be with Him, to feel in the silence of your heart that someone is there… Christ lives there, Who gives His life for you today… out of love… out of the incomprehensible love of God, which the limited human mind cannot comprehend, but the heart can…
What a pity that in the hustle and bustle of Easter preparations, we forget the most important thing, we forget why this day is called EASTER!
We hurriedly stand up for confession, shifting from foot to foot and thinking: how many confessions can I make? My windows haven't been washed yet, my Easter cake hasn't been baked, and the previous penitent feels like he's coming to confession for the first time...
We also hastily prepare for the veneration of the Shroud, the consecration of Easter cakes, and finally, the long-awaited feast.
Let's stop!!! Let's be with the One who is the real culprit of these events! He doesn't need your eggs and Easter eggs if you haven't spent this time with Him!!!
Good Friday is the most sorrowful day of Holy Week and the entire year for Christians. It is the day of the death sentence and crucifixion of the Savior.
Traditionally, it is believed that on Good Friday one should not work or do household chores, but only pray.
On Friday, Christians experience the suffering of Christ.
In the middle of the day (usually at 14 p.m.), the Shroud, which symbolizes His dead body, is carried out in the temples, and in the evening the burial takes place.
Prayers are read and hymns are sung, addressed to Christ lying in the tomb.
In many churches, the Shroud is carried around the church in a mourning procession.
But the services at this time have the character of light sadness, so we, of course, mourn Christ, but at the same time we already know that He will be resurrected, and we rejoice that He has opened for us the possibility of eternal life in His Kingdom.
However, Good Friday is a regular working day.
Would you suggest that Christians skip work? Of course not.
At the very least, they should try to perform only those work duties that are necessary on this day.
Talk less, do less empty and unnecessary things, don't watch entertaining TV shows and videos on the Internet, and don't have empty conversations in the office or on social media.
Because in this way you waste time intended for something completely different.
After all, the most important thing is to come to the temple at the first opportunity, at any time, even for a few minutes.
There is always a minute to read at least two canons that are read at Good Friday services.
It is not recommended to visit entertainment websites on Friday, but it can and should be used for this purpose if you can't get to church...
