The Akathist Hymn by Eikona
The Akathist Hymn is a Service of the Orthodox Church that invites the faithful to rejoice in the unique and sublime role the Virgin Mary played in the salvation of mankind.
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Holy Week Hymns for Families
A selection of Holy Week hymns for families to focus on at home.
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Hymns from Lazarus Saturday and Palm Sunday
Listen to select hymns from Lazarus Saturday and Palm Sunday
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Hymns from the Bridegroom Matins Services of Great and Holy Week
Listen to select hymns from the Bridegroom Matins Services of Great and Holy Week
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Learn to Chant - The Akathist
Learn to Chant the Service of the Salutations to the Theotokos and the Canon of the Akathist. On the first four Fridays of Lent, we chant the Service of the Salutations to the Theotokos at Small Compline. On the fifth Friday of Lent, we chant the Canon of the Akathist in its entirety. Audio and translation courtesy of Fr. Seraphim Dedes.
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Holy Week
Holy Week, in its yearly and faithful enactment, teaches us that Christ' love for us could not be crushed. The message which He shared could not be stilled.
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Let Us Take a Journey Through Lent
When we think of the Lenten period and preparation for Easter we think of abstaining from food. And surely fasting is an important portion of the lenten discipline.
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On Worshiping During Lent
Worshiping as a family is something we all need to work on. Sometimes we rush into these Lenten services thinking it is something we have to do and we don’t prepare enough to go to these services.
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Between the Flood and the Rainbow: A Study of The Great Canon of Saint Andrew
The Internet School of Orthodox Studies Fall 2005 series of ten 90-minute educational classes are intended to provide Christians the opportunity to examine the scriptural and ethical directives of the Great Canon (chanted during the fifth week of Great Lent). Each week a different canticle of the Great Canon will be studied. This series is presented by Rev. Dr. Frank Marangos.
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Hymnology of Great Lent
The Internet School of Orthodox Studies Spring 1999 series of 90-minute educational classes are intended to assist Orthodox Christians to more fully prepare themselves for the celebration of Lent and Easter. Participants will examine the Scriptural, Liturgical, and theological aspects of the Hymnology of Great Lent in a casual yet systematic fashion. The Lenten hymnology that will be studied is available online for listening in both English and Greek within the Multimedia Section of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese website. This series is presented by Rev. Fr. Frank Marangos.
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Christ is Risen
The ceremonies of Holy Week are the commemoration of the greatest events of human history; they direct our attention to Christ's Cross and death, and finally to his empty tomb and resurrection. The joyful and hope-filled end of Holy Week is remembered in one of the gospel readings taken from the 28th chapter of Matthew.
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