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For most of Christian history, learning about Christ could not be done through personal reading, as the majority of the world could not read. Learning was done through listening to preaching, and through the singing of hymns. The events of Holy Week, from the triumphal entry of Christ in Jerusalem on Palm Sunday, to the Cross of Good Friday, to the glorious Resurrection on Pascha, have been taught throughout the centuries primarily through song. In fact, the most well-known Orthodox hymn, "Christ is Risen", provides in 22 words, a summary of the Resurrection and its meaning for Christian salvation. Holy Week in the Orthodox Church is a journey of nine days and nearly 20 services, that returns us to Jerusalem 2,000 years ago through Scripture, ritual and, most especially, hymnology. Scripture captivates the mind. Ritual captivates the eyes. Hymnology stirs our souls to spiritual renewal, captivating our emotions and our hearts. The Greatest Story Ever Sung: Reflections on the Hymns of Holy Week in the Orthodox Church reflects on both the well-known and lesser-known hymns of the services of the Orthodox Holy Week. It will take you on a journey not only to the week of Christ's Passion, but to the depths of your own faith. This book will capture your emotions, warm your heart and restore your spirit. It will help you remember the saving work of Jesus Christ and allow you to more deeply appreciate Holy Week services in the years to come. The foreword is written by Christopher Kypros, a dedicated choir director and composer, who has poured his soul into leading choirs in singing these beautiful hymns. The author of the book, Fr. Stavros Akrotirianakis, has celebrated the services of Holy Week for more than 25 years. Consisting of 61 short reflections, this book guides the reader from the Saturday of Lazarus through the Agape Vespers on Pascha, taking us on a familiar journey that many of us know through Scripture, but, instead, leading us by way of the beautiful and powerful hymns that comprise the greatest story ever sung.

"Angel in Disguise" is a true account when I was a child of my dad speaking to an angel that he didn't know was an angel. God allowed me to eyewitness that event and let me know that Angels were real and that Angels did exist in the Earth. The town that I was born in had many churches which I don't know if that made a difference but perhaps because of the prayers that went up in our town the Lord allowed me to see an angel. God revealed his love to Thelma and her older sister when their parents sent them to Vacation Bible School one summer. From those summer classes God opened her heart so that Thelma began to have a personal relationship with his son Jesus, she talked to Jesus as He was her very best friend. At night she would lay on her bed, look out the window at the stars and talked to Jesus telling Him everything that was on her heart. She attended Camden County College and Rutgers School of Business. God blessed her with a career in the payroll industry which she has remained for almost 40 years. Thelma is a mother, grandmother and resides in South Jersey.