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Thousands Witness 'Holy Fire' Miracle in Jerusalem

ByAnugrah Kumar, Christian Post ContributorApril 15, 2012 | 10:30 am

Thousands of Christians from around the world

gathered in Jerusalem's Church of the HolySepulcher Saturday to witness a flame that is

believed to emerge miraculously from the tomb of

Jesus a day before Easter, according the older Julian

calendar, each year.

The special ceremony at the Church of the Holy

Sepulcher, built at a site where Jesus was crucified

and buried, was attended by Christian pilgrims and

clerics wearing their robes amid the presence of

Israeli police, riot-prevention forces and border

security guards.

"I am here because I would like to see the Easter

Week from the Holy Land, because I think it is a very

unique experience," The Associated Press quoted

Nerea Craditotto, a Spanish pilgrim, as saying.

Eastern Orthodox churches and others will celebrate

Easter on Sunday.

The Christians and clergy standing close to the tomb

area lit their candles first and then passed on the

flames to others queuing in alleys outside the ancient

church. The Holy Fire is revered by many as the

power of Resurrection of Jesus and the fire of the

Burning Bush of Mount Sinai as mentioned in the Old

Testament.

Orthodox Christians say the Holy Fire miracle occurs

every year on the day before their Easter. The miracle

has been documented each year for over 1,000

years. Christians in many countries, including

Georgia, Greece, Ukraine, Russia, Romania, Belarus,

Bulgaria, Cyprus, Lebanon and Egypt, watch the

ceremony live on television each year. After the

ceremony, the Holy Fire is brought to some of these

countries.

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12:02 AM on April 16, 2012

This is more of Idol Worship........which the commandments have clearly statedagainst............and the priests here are the wolves preying on people mind and money...

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12:01 AM on April 16, 2012

In sabarimala, kerala, india.....the hindus have a shrine and every year a light appears in thedistant mountains........many thought it was a miracle, but after the court order and enquiry wasdone and revealed publicly that the forest department sets up the fire at the right time eachyear....it was known to the ...more

Michael Joubert 1 Follower Mute

11:58 PM on April 15, 2012

The Holy Fire ceremony typically begins at noon with

a procession involving singing of hymns by the clergy

who take three rounds of the church. The Orthodox

Patriarch of Jerusalem or another Orthodox

Archbishop then offers a prayer, removes his robe and enters alone into the sepulcher after being

examined by Jewish Israeli authorities to prove he has nothing to light the fire.

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Awaiting the Holy Fire, the congregation chants Kyrie Eleison, or "Lord, have mercy." When the

patriarch comes out of the tomb, he offers prayers and distributed the flames to the congregation.

Some pilgrims have claimed that flames received from the Holy Fire do not burn their hair, faces or

clothes during the first 33 minutes of its appearance.

On Sunday, the Latin Patriarch of the Roman Catholic Church in Jerusalem will lead Easter mass at

Holy Sepulcher. Protestants will attend a morning service in the Garden Tomb outside Jerusalem's

walled Old City.

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