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| "Come
receive
the
light!" |
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The
faithful
light
their
candles
from
the
single
light
brought
out
of
the
altar. |
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The
procession
makes
its
way
out
of
the
candle-lit
church. |
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| The
clergy
and
faithful
process
around
the
church
as
snow
falls. |
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| The
service
begins
outside
the
front
doors
of
the
church. |
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"Open
the
gates
you
princes,
and
let
the
King
of
Glory
enter!" |
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The
faithful
re-enter
a
now
brightly-lit
church. |
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| Dn.
Horaţiu
intones
the
litany
as
the
service
continues
inside. |
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Theo
Vingarzan
directs
the
energetic
choir. |
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| Fr.
Romey
censes
during
the
singing
of
the
Paschal
Canon. |
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Later
that
morning,
the
Divine
Liturgy
is
celebrated. |
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| Fr.
Romey
&
Dn.
Horaţiu
cense
the
altar
during
the
singing
of
the
Paschal
verses,
"Let
God
arise..." |
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Censing
the
church
during
the
singing
of
the
Cherubic
Hymn. |
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"Your
own
of
Your
own,
we
offer
to
You,
on
behalf
of
all
and
for
all." |
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| The
choir,
refreshed
and
singing
again. |
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Following
the
service,
everyone
is
invited
into
the
parish
hall
for
a
social. |
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The
women
of
the
parish
bake
pastries
and
color
eggs
for
this
festive
event. |
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