by Hidden Treasures Group | Apr 15, 2020 | Hidden Treasures, Holy Week Series
Introduction to the hymn It is chanted in memorial of the burial of the Lord Christ, at the end of the Twelfth Hour Prayer of Good Friday, and is called “the Burial Canon”. While chanting it, the deacons stand around the altar. The eldest priest takes the Burial Icon...
by Hidden Treasures Group | Apr 14, 2020 | Hidden Treasures, Holy Week Series
Introduction to the hymn Of all the hymns chanted in the church, (especially during the great Pascha), very few so elaborately tie together the dogmas of the church with her general feeling of mourning. Omonogenis is chanted in the following services: Good Friday,...
by Hidden Treasures Group | Apr 13, 2020 | Hidden Treasures, Holy Week Series
The Spiritual Depth of the hymn The hymn Pekethronos is a magnificent symphony, whose tunes tell us a story of love between the human soul (as a bride captive under the rule of the devil) and the Lord Christ as her Bridegroom who goes to free her. Here, the human soul...
by Hidden Treasures Group | Apr 12, 2020 | Hidden Treasures, Holy Week Series
Pascha Week Background Without question, the Pascha week is the holiest week of the entire year. The artistic beauty and spiritual depth of the rites of this week are at its zenith. Christ’s crucifixion and resurrection are the foundation upon which the whole fabric...
by Hidden Treasures Group | Apr 5, 2020 | Hidden Treasures, Holy Week Series
Introduction to the hymn Palm Sunday is one of the Major Feasts of our Lord, and it is the day on which the Lord Jesus Christ entered Jerusalem as a King, riding on a donkey and a colt, the foal of a donkey. Accordingly, the crowds with palm and olive branches, who...
by Thomas Azer | Mar 17, 2020 | Hidden Treasures, Holy Week Series, Lent Series
Part I Part II Introduction Like most of the hymns on Great Friday, the theme of ‘Fai Etaf Enf’ is redemption, something accomplished on that day. However, this hymn is stylistically more meditational than other hymns. The pronoun “our” is used which reinforces the...
