Great and Holy Week, 2011
Bay, pussy willow, and flowers to be blessed on Palm Sunday
The tomb of the Saviour
The plashchanitsa (epitaphios), decorated with flowers
The people partake of blessed figs, dates, bread, and wine, after the Vesperal Liturgy of St Basil on Great and Holy Saturday
Fr Paul blesses some of the foods that were brought to the Saturday Liturgy
The sepulchre, ready for the Midnight Office of Holy Saturday
Fr Paul and servers