Tag: Easter
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The Garden Tomb is Empty on Easter Morning
Christ the Lord is Risen. Easter is the most important holiday on our calendar. Christmas would have no meaning if it were not for the events of Good Friday and Easter. “Then took they [Joseph of Arimathaea and Nicodemus] the body of Jesus, and wound it in linen clothes with the spices, as the manner… Read more
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Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem
As we approach Easter it is only fitting to review the sites associated with the last week of Jesus’ life (Holy Week). First I will discuss the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. Revered as the holiest site by all orthodox Christian religions (i.e. Roman Catholic, Greek Orthodox, Russian Orthodox, Coptic, Armenian Apostolic, Syriac, and Ethiopian… Read more