by Hidden Treasures Group | Jun 6, 2020 | Hidden Treasures, Resurrection Series
Background & Introduction to the Prayers It is the custom of the church to pray the Prostration (Sagda) prayers during the ninth hour of Pentecost Sunday even though the Holy Spirit descended upon the apostles on the third hour (Acts 2:15). The Church has arranged...
by Hidden Treasures Group | May 11, 2020 | Hidden Treasures, Resurrection Series
Introduction During the Holy Fifty days we celebrate the Glorious Feast of Resurrection, and in the Divine Liturgy of the Feast of Resurrection, we do what we call the “Enactment of the Resurrection.” During the Enactment, we close the curtain of the sanctuary, and we...
by Hidden Treasures Group | May 3, 2020 | Hidden Treasures, Resurrection Series
Introduction to the hymn The hymn “O Nim Nai” is part of a longer hymn known as “Kata Nikhouros of the Veil”. This longer hymn gets its name because it is said when the doors of the sanctuary are closed, which are considered the veil of the sanctuary. (This is not to...
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...
