The third Sunday after Pascha is observed by the Orthodox Church as the Feast of the Holy Myrrh-bearing Women. Few people, mostly women, stood at the cross and witnessed Christ's crucifixion and death. On the third day, at dawn, the myrrh-bearing women..
"Glory to God in the highest, on earth peace, goodwill among men." For more than 2,000 years, this angelic hymn has sounded in all Christian churches to glorify the Nativity of Christ as a celebration of hope and faith in the all-conquering power..