tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post6740412776469420167..comments2023-12-16T16:17:43.886+00:00Comments on Fr Ray Blake's Blog: The Lord's descent into hellFr Ray Blakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05584140126211527252noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post-82872411813325021622009-04-13T07:57:00.000+01:002009-04-13T07:57:00.000+01:00The idea of 'the raking of Hell' was expressed in ...The idea of 'the raking of Hell' was expressed in many medieval usages symbolicly by the use of the <I>arundia serpentia</I>. The (usually) triple candle used to bring the new fire into church was carried on a shaft with a serpent or dragon (some books refer to its carrier as <I>draconifer</I>). The serpent of course represented Hell.<BR/><BR/>The Byzantine rite has some beautiful tropars, expressing in words, the same idea.old believernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post-7829870137945329142009-04-11T20:01:00.000+01:002009-04-11T20:01:00.000+01:00How wonderfulHow wonderfulsandynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post-85784081752540240142009-04-11T11:47:00.000+01:002009-04-11T11:47:00.000+01:00Very beautiful indeed. Thanks Father.Very beautiful indeed. Thanks Father.Ma Tuckernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post-63651240931309540482009-04-11T08:09:00.000+01:002009-04-11T08:09:00.000+01:00That's beautiful. Who wrote that?That's beautiful. Who wrote that?Laurencenoreply@blogger.com