GREAT VESPERS Kathisma Blessed is the man… is sung. At Psalm 140 In Tone 4 Out of the depths I cry to You, O Lord;* O Lord, hear my voice! The middle of the fifty days has come, beginning with the Saviour’s Resurrection, and sealed by the holy Pentecost. The first and...
GREAT VESPERS Kathisma Reading “Blessed is the man…” is sung. At Psalm 140 In Tone 4 Lead my soul forth from prison* that I may give thanks to Your name. We never cease to adore Your life-giving Cross, O Christ our God, and we glorify Your Resurrection on the third...
GREAT VESPERS Kathisma Blessed is the Man… is sung. At Psalm 140 In Tone 1 Out of the depths I cry to You, O Lord;* O Lord, hear my voice! With Your pure hand, You created mankind; You came to heal the sick, compassionate Christ! You raised the paralytic at the...
GREAT VESPERS At Psalm 140 In Tone 8 Lead my soul forth from prison* that I may give thanks to Your name. Most strange wonder! The Creator of all became a Beggar, clothing Himself in our fleshly nature. He wished to live with mankind in his compassion. He showed the...
GREAT VESPERS Kathisma Reading “Blessed is the man…” is sung. At Psalm 140 In Tone 3 Lead my soul forth from prison* that I may give thanks to Your name. By Your Cross, O Christ our Saviour, the power of Death has been vanquished, and the deceit of the devil has been...
