Holy Friday Lamentations (Eggomia) - Greek Orthodox Stasis 1, 2, and 3

In our Greek Orthodox faith, during Holy Week, we have an intense experience attending services, chanting hymns, and praying.  On Holy Friday, we light candles, chanting hymns and processing around the church following the flowered epitaphio.

Here, I share the stasis of the Holy Friday Lamentations (Eggomia) that are sung Holy Friday evening. I play the music with my violin. Some of the music arrangements (stasis 1 and 2)  are from the newbyz.weebly.com site, and I thank them for it! The words included in all the videos were translated from Greek to English by Nancy C. Takis. 

HOLY LAMENTATIONS

STASIS 1

 

STASIS 2

                                                                                STASIS 3

Mixed Media Painting of a Garden and a Poem

 My latest creation, a garden made of watercolor and acrylic paints. The photo image is never as crisp as the original image.

Nevertheless, it is finished.

Can You Imagine?

Can you imagine
strolling down this path,
smelling the scent of roses?

Can you imagine
sitting for awhile
hearing the cheerful birds chirping

Can you imagine

feeling this natural beauty
lift your spirits and your soul?

Patty Apostolides, 
April 21, 2024