"Woe is me, for I have lived in the night of my sensuousness, shrouded in the dark, moonless night of sin."
— The Hymn of Kassiani

This single line contains an intense world of longing and inner tension. St. Kassiani’s words reveal the painful beauty of repentance—of recognizing sin not only as darkness, but as something once loved. And yet, within this recognition, there awakens a tender and urgent desire to be healed and restored.

This tension is resolved as Kassiani throws herself at the feet of our Lord—to weep, to anoint, to become vulnerable with a deep longing to be reunited with the One who will renew and restore her.

Fr. Robert reminds us: we are invited to introspect, to look within, as we stand at the threshold of Pascha. The mystery of Christ’s three-day burial, death, and resurrection is not just to remember but to enter into it.

In doing so, we may rediscover the love we already hold for God—often buried, sometimes forgotten, but never extinguished. And through this love, may we return to communion: with Him, with one another, and within ourselves.