  Great Week The Hymn chanted in Bridegroom Matins as the Priest carries this icon through the Church (Tone 8) Behold the Bridegroom comes in the midst of the night; and blessed is the servant, whom He shall find vigilant; and unworthy is he, whom he shall find heedless.
Beware, therefore, O my soul, that you will not be overcome by sleep, lest you be given up to death, and be shut out from the Kingdom. Wherefore, rouse yourself, crying out: "Holy, Holy, Holy art Thou, our God, through the prayers of the Mother of God, save us! " Here we see Christ as the Roman guard adorned Him in purple, with the crown of thorns and a reed for a staff.
His hands are bound loosely, signifying that He bore the humiliation willingly. All of Great Lent and Great Week look forward to Pascha (Easter). At Pascha, we celebrate the Bridegroom coming at midnight, that is Christ's coming again in victory. Let us prepare ourselves lest we be caught like the foolish virgins who were not able to join the Wedding Feast. 
