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39 results for 'akathists'

    Review: Harp of Glory(Post)

    From the Ethiopian Orthodox Church Comes a distinctly African hymn of praise to the Virgin Mary:For the roots of the tree of your love are entwined within my heart, And that tree grows in stature a ...

    Review: Hymns of Repentance(Post)

    Of the likely hundreds of kontakia, or hymns, composed by St Romanos the Melodist, fifty-nine of his genuine “sermon-poems” survive today, yet he is known mainly as the author of the Akathist Hymn to ...

    Review: Orthodox Christianity, Vol. 5: Sacraments and Other Rites(Post)

    The Sacraments of the Church as “Arsenal”In the fifth volume of his masterwork series, Orthodox Christianity (published by St Vladimir’s Seminary [SVS] Press), Metropolitan Hilarion Alfeyev describes ...