On the Resurrection of Lazarus
This service, Lazarus Saturday, is very ancient, traced to the early 300s, the day immediately preceding Palm Sunday. It is the first of the “stations” that we in our liturgy follow in this time of year, the last being at Pentecost in fifty days. For the death of Lazarus, and the raising of him, happened right before Jesus entered in Jerusalem, which we call Palm Sunday, and is intricately part of the narrative of our Lord’s Passion.
We see this in the carefully crafted Gospel account from Saint John how Christ, six days before His own death, and with particular awareness of the people…
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