We Thank Thee, O Christ

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Created on Tuesday, 17 March 2015 12:20

Archimandrite Pavlos (Stratigeas) offers a sermon on Great Friday afternoon immediately after the Apokathelosis (descent). This program was recorded in 1991 at the Cathedral of St. Markella in Astoria, NY.

This program is in GREEK with ENGLISH subtitles.

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