Milford News | 1932-03-24 | Page 2 | Descent of "Holy Fire" Attracts Greek Devout

Descent of "Holy Fire" Attracts Greek Devout The holy fire ceremony, conducted by the Greek Orthodox on the afternoon after-noon of Good Friday, is perhaps the most remarkable of all the ' services held in the church of the Holy Se-pulcher Se-pulcher at Jerusalem. Under the rotunda ro-tunda of the church the members of the consular, the military and dlplo-matical dlplo-matical parties are seated. Every chapel and corridor, every space and corner is jammed with people, pressed ! closely together that one cannot budge a fraction of an inch. The courtyard and the roofs of the surrounding sur-rounding houses, even the belfry, are black with people, all looking down upon up-on one of the strangest sights In the world the holy fire which is believed to descend from heaven each year upon up-on the tomb of Christ