Photos from Orthodox Christian Lenten, Holy Week & Paschal Celebrations Worldwide – 2017

Jerusalem & Holy Land – Orthodox Nuns holding the icon of Christ

Constantinople – Patriarch Bartholomew I leading service

Russia – Divine Liturgy of Pascha by Patriarch Kirill

Egypt – Blessing of the Holy Chrism

Syria – Holy Friday service by Patriarch Ignatius Aphrem II of East

India – Catholicos Baselios Paulose II on Good Friday

Armenia – Divine Liturgy at Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin

Holy Monastic Republic of Mount Athos – Holy Week Worship at the Holy and Great Monastery of Vatopedi

Ethiopia – Patriarch Abune Mathias and Ethiopian Orthodox delegation on a Pastoral visit during Lenten period

Albania – Paschal Liturgical gathering in Tirana

Georgia – Catholicose-Patriarch IIlya II leading Divine Liturgy

Bulgaria – Patriarchal entry into the Alexander Nevsky Cathedral

Serbia – Patriarch Irinej leaves the Church after completing Liturgical services

Poland- Polish Orthodox faithful attend Paschal Liturgy

Cyprus – Cyprotic Orthodox faithful attends Holy week service

Belarus – Orthodox Liturgy in Minsk

Australia – Faithful attend Liturgy

Austria – Orthodox faithful attend Divine Liturgy

Bahrain – Palm Sunday Liturgy in Manama

Canada – Orthodox Christians gather inside a church during Lenten period

Congo – Orthodox believers gather for worship

Cuba – Cuban Orthodox Christian posing for a photo inside their church

Estonia – Holy week in Estonia

Finland – Finnish Archbishop Leo Leads Service during Lenten period

Germany – Orthodox Prelates in Germany take part in Liturgy

Greece – Holy week procession in Athens

Indonesia – Indonesian Orthodox women

Ireland- Irish Orthodox Christians taking part in Liturgical worship

Japan – Inside a Japanese Orthodox Church

Kazakhstan – Kazakh Orthodox children

Kenya – Lenten preaching by Fr Mark

Korea – Newly baptized Korean Orthodox faithful

Serbian Province of Kosovo – Serbian Orthodox Christians attending Liturgy

Latvia – Latvian Orthodox Christians inside their Church

Lebanon – Ceremony of the ten bridesmaids at the Great House of Cilicia

Macedonia – Archbishop Jovan IV leads Liturgy

Moldova – Metropolitan Vladimir leads worship

Qatar – Palm Sunday celebrations in Doha

South Africa – Orthodox Christians holding the icon of Christ and saints during procession

United Arab Emirates – Palm Sunday in Dubai

United Kingdom – Orthodox Christians attend worship

Ukraine – Metropolitan Onuphrius blessing children during Holy Week

United States of America – Metropolitan Tikhon blessing the preparation of Holy Chrism

Orthodox Old Believers – Metropolitan Korniliy of Russian Orthodox Old-Rite Church leading service during Holy Week