EN ▾Keep Fasika Where the Resurrection Happened
Walk the Good Friday procession, hold your candle through the Easter Vigil, and celebrate the Resurrection at Deir es-Sultan, among your own community, in Jerusalem itself
Ethiopia will stretch out her hands to God.
(Psalm 68:31)
You have kept Fasika at home your whole life. You have sung the hymns, kept the fast, and gathered with your community every year. This year, keep it where it was first kept, in the city where the tomb was found empty.
Deir es-Sultan
For centuries, the Ethiopian Orthodox community has kept a monastery on the rooftop of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre itself. This is where your Good Friday procession ends, and where your candle burns through the Easter Vigil.
Holy Week, Lived
- Palm Sunday on the Mount of Olives road
- The Holy Thursday washing of feet
- The Good Friday procession to Deir es-Sultan
- The candlelit Easter Vigil
- The Fasika Resurrection feast, kept together
You do not watch these days from the outside. You take part in them, station by station, alongside your own community, in the place where they first happened.
He is not here; he has risen, just as he said. (Matthew 28:6)
The Ethiopian Orthodox Fasika Pilgrimage
[Testimonial from a past Ethiopian Orthodox pilgrim goes here, to be added once gathered.]
Holy Sites of Our Faith
Deir es-Sultan, the Ethiopian chapel, and the sites your community has kept for centuries
Bring Your Church or Community
Group planning, coordination, and support for your whole congregation
Planning and Questions
What to expect, what to bring, and honest answers before you commit
