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'An Opera Of Satan,' Said The Sicilian

'An Opera Of Satan,' Said The Sicilian

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May 01, 2021
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There we were at Good Friday vespers at St. George’s, the Serbian church in Budapest. The priests are standing in front of a shroud on which is imprinted the body of Jesus. They have just symbolically lain him in the tomb, and are saying what amount to burial prayers. This is the pinnacle of Orthodox worship on Holy Friday.

After the priests finished pra…

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