The priest revealed the specifics of the Antipascha service

The Antipascha service corresponds to the order of the twelve feasts, although the day itself does not formally belong to them. Hieromonk Theodoret (Sergey Senchukov) told Izvestia about this. Special troparia are read during the service. In addition, the reading of the Psalter begins on this day, and memorial services can already be served in churches. There is a religious procession in some churches.

— Usually their (memorial services. They serve not from Sunday, but from the next day. But, in principle, the statute allows a memorial service to be held on the same day," the priest added.

Antipascha this year will be celebrated on April 19th. On this day, the church remembers the second appearance of Christ to the apostles and the assurance of Thomas, one of the disciples, who, unlike the others, did not see the first appearance of the risen Christ on Easter.

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Thousands of believers heard the patriarch's sermon, worshiped the Vladimir and Donskoy icons of the Mother of God and celebrated the main holiday for the Orthodox.

On the eighth day, when all the apostles gathered together, the Savior appeared to them and invited Thomas to carry out his intention. When Thomas saw the resurrected Teacher, he was shocked and immediately confessed his faith in Him, saying: "My Lord and my God." At the Sunday Liturgy, the Gospel of John is read, which describes this event.

For more information about what the word "Antipascha" means, what kind of holiday it is and how to celebrate it correctly, see the Izvestia article.