Everything in the Orthodox year moves toward and flows from Pascha. Great Lent prepares the faithful through repentance and fasting. Holy Week walks through the Passion of Christ. Pascha proclaims the victory of life over death.
Great Lent and Holy Week
The journey to Pascha is not rushed. Prayer, fasting, confession, almsgiving, and the services of Holy Week help the Church enter the mystery of the Cross and Resurrection.
The midnight proclamation
The Paschal service announces the Resurrection with light, hymns, and joy. The faithful greet one another with the proclamation: Christ is risen.
Pascha and daily life
Pascha is not only a date. It is the heart of Christian hope. The Resurrection gives meaning to prayer, Scripture, fasting, mercy, and every return to God.