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1st Bridegroom Service

Sun, Apr 09

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St. John the Baptist GOC

O my Savior, now I see Your wedding hall decorated, and I have not the garment needed for me to enter it. Make this raiment of my soul brightly shine, O Giver-of-Light, and save me.

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1st Bridegroom Service
1st Bridegroom Service

Time & Location

Apr 09, 2023, 7:00 PM

St. John the Baptist GOC, 5300 El Camino Rd, Las Vegas, NV 89118, USA

About The Event

Beginning on the evening of Palm Sunday and continuing through the evening of Holy Tuesday, the Orthodox Church observes a special service known as the Service of the Bridegroom. Each evening service is the Matins or Orthros service of the following day (e.g. the service held on Sunday evening is the Orthros service for Holy Monday). The name of the service is from the figure of the Bridegroom in the parable of the Ten Virgins found in Matthew 25:1-13.

On Holy Monday we commemorate Joseph the Patriarch, the beloved son of Jacob. A major figure of the Old Testament, Joseph's story is told in the final section of the Book of Genesis (chs. 37-50). Because of his exceptional qualities and remarkable life, our patristic and liturgical tradition portrays Joseph as tipos Christou, i.e., as a prototype, prefigurement or image of Christ. The story of Joseph illustrates the mystery of God's…

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Architects & Iconographers

Architect: Christ J. Kamages  

 

Iconographers: Christofanis, Andromachi, and Eleni Voutsinas

 

Iconostasis Iconographer: George Kopsidas

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5300 South El Camino Road

Las Vegas, NV 89118  

 

Phone: 702.221.8245

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