Radonitsa in the the Russian Orthodox Church is a commemoration of the departed observed on the second Tuesday of Pascha (Easter) or, in some places (in south-west Russia), on the second Monday of Pascha. The Slavs, like many ancient peoples, had a tradition of visiting family members’ graves during the springtime and feasting together with them. After their conversion to Christianity, this...
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Paschal Epistle of His Eminence Nicholas, Metropolitan of Eastern America & New York, First Hierarch of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia
Your Eminences, Brother Archpastors, Reverend Pastors and Monastics, Colleagues and Helpers in the Vineyard of Christ, and All the Beloved Children of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia: CHRIST IS RISEN! With God’s help, we safely crossed the sea of Great Lent and reached the radiant days of the Lord’s Pascha. May the present...

