Holy Fire Ceremony

Orthodox Christians light candles during the Holy Fire ceremony in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre on April 3, 2010 in Jerusalem, Israel.

Greek Orthodox Patriarch Theophilos III (C) arrives at Jerusalem's Holy Sepulchre in the early afternoon on April 3, 2010 to recite special prayers and wait in the darkened church at Jesus's tomb for the Holy Fire to light an oil lamp.

Orthodox Christian pilgrims pray over the Stone of Anointment, after the Holy Fire ceremony, in Jerusalem's Old City, Saturday, April 3, 2010


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    Keep the Faith

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    Emily 15 years

    Many thanks for the blessed photos. He suffered to save us from sin and to give us eternal life. May everyone who sees the photos be blessed too.

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