Monday, April 16, 2012

Thousands See "Holy Fire" Miracle in Jerusalem; Flame Rises Day before Orthodox Easter Each Yr.

The Christian Post website reports today (April 16, 2012) that thousands of Christians from around the world gathered in Jerusalem's Church of the Holy Sepulcher on April 14 to witness a flame that emerges miraculously from the tomb of Jesus a day before the Greek Orthodox Easter -- based on the older Julian calendar -- each year.

The special ceremony at the Church of the Holy Sepulcher -- built on the site where Jesus was crucified and buried -- was attended by Christian pilgrims and clerics wearing their robes.

Orthodox Christians say the Holy Fire miracle -- which occurs every year on the day before the Orthodox Easter -- has been documented for more than 1,000 years.

Christians in many countries -- including Greece, Georgia, Ukraine, Russia, Romania, Serbia, Albania, Belarus, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Lebanon, and Egypt -- watch the ceremony live each year. After the ceremony, the Holy Fire is brought to some of these predominantly Orthodox Christian countries.

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  1. This is amazing! There are clips on YouTube of this. Christos Anesti.

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