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An Akathist or AcathistHymn (Greek: Ἀκάθιστος Ὕμνος, "unseated hymn") is a type of hymn usually recited by Eastern Orthodox and Byzantine Catholic Christians, dedicated to a saint, holy event, or one of the persons of the Holy Trinity. The name derives from the fact that during the chanting of the hymn, or sometimes the whole service, the congregation is expected to remain standing in reverence, without sitting down (ἀ-, a-, "without, not" and κάθισις, káthisis, "sitting"), except for the aged or infirm.
The Akathist is also known by the first three words of its prooimion (preamble), Têi hypermáchōi strategôi (Τῇ ὑπερμάχῳ στρατηγῷ, "To you, invincible champion") addressed to Holy Mary (Panagia Theotokos, "The all-holy birth-giver of God").
During Byzantine Catholic and Orthodox Christian religious services in general, sitting, standing, bowing and the making of prostrations are set by an intricate set of rules, as well as individual discretion. Only during readings of the Gospel and the singing of Akathists is standing considered mandatory for all.
An Akathist or Acathist Hymn (Greek: Ἀκάθιστος Ὕμνος, "unseated hymn") is a type of hymn usually recited by Eastern Orthodox and Byzantine Catholic Christians...
on the Mariological approach within a given historical period, e.g. the Akathist to the Theotokos has been the subject of detailed study related to the...
quarter of the Akathist to the Theotokos. On the fifth Saturday, known as the Saturday of the Akathist, everywhere, the entire Akathist is sung at Matins...
characters. The only kontakion that is used in full length today is the Akathist to the Theotokos. The word kontakion derives from the Greek κόνταξ (kontax)...
of his relics were written by a contemporary to this event. Devotional akathists and canons have been composed in his honour, and are frequently chanted...
Com. Retrieved 2021-04-03. "Akathist to Saint Porphyrios of Kavsokalyvia, the Wonderworker ∙ Akathists.com". www.akathists.com. Retrieved 2021-04-03. NewsRoom...
copy was crowned a second time on 7 June, 1991, by Pope John Paul II. An akathist composed by Roman Bachtalowsky, CSsR, was published in 1931. Another copy...
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Sylvester I. Opera Omnia by Migne (in Latin) Legenda Aurea (in German) Akathist to Saint Sylvester (in Romanian) Canon to Saint Sylvester (in Romanian)...
Inter-Hours: 1500 Vespers: 600 Great Compline: 700 Small Compline: 400 A Canon or Akathist to the Most Holy Theotokos (Mother of God): 500 Over the centuries, various...
του Αγίου Παϊσίου στην Καψάλα. Βήμα Ορθοδοξίας. 22-02-2019 | 12:21:04. Akathist to our Holy Father Paisius the Athonite. St. John the Wonderworker of San...
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present-day Istanbul. One of the most important Marian devotions is the Akathist to the Theotokos, which is chanted every year during Great Lent, and is...
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Blessed Virgin Mary as the tabernacle in their devotions (such as the Akathist hymn or Catholic Litanies to Mary) since as Theotokos, the Mother of God...
Археографический ежегодник за 1971 г. М., 1972. С. 318—324. Simeon Shakhovsky, Akathist to St Sergius "Honoring Eastern Orthodox Saints | EWTN". EWTN Global Catholic...
usually performed as a Christmas carol. Later prominent works include The Akathist of Thanksgiving of 1987, written in celebration of the millennium of the...
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Metropolitan Anastassy Pilgrimage to Alapaevsk Photo Library of Saint Elizabeth Akathist to the New Martyr Elizabeth Canon to the Holy and Righteous Nun-Martyrs...
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hymns exist, these are compositions like Psalm 119 in Hebrew, and the Akathist hymn in Greek, in which distinct stanzas or verses commence with successive...
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