Tuesday, April 23, 2024

Holy Friday Lamentations (Eggomia) - Stasis 1 and 2

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 first two stasis of the Holy Friday Lamentations (Eggomia) that are sung Holy Friday evening. I play the music with the violin. The words included in the video were translated from Greek to English by Nancy C. Taki's. 

Once I get the third stasis, I will also add it.



HOLY LAMENTATIONS

STASIS 1




 


STASIS 2







Sunday, April 21, 2024

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