GREAT VESPERS At Psalm 140 In Tone 4 Out of the depths I cry to You, O Lord;* O Lord, hear my voice! You suffered as a Man, Christ our God; You rose on the third day, despoiling death, raising with Yourself all those held fast in corruption. You ascended to the...
GREAT VESPERS At Psalm 140 In Tone 6 Out of the depths I cry to You, O Lord;* O Lord, hear my voice! You were begotten from the Father before the morning star, but Arius taught wrongfully that You were created: In his ignorance he designated You as a creature, yet the...
GREAT VESPERS Kathisma “Blessed is the man…” is sung. At Psalm 140: In Tone 6 Lead my soul forth from prison* that I may give thanks to Your name. O Christ, You won the victory over Hades, You ascended the Cross so that You might raise up with Yourself all those who...
GREAT VESPERS At Psalm 140 In Tone 6 Lead my soul forth from prison* that I may give thanks to Your name. The Lord ascended into heaven to send the Comforter into this world. The heavens prepared His throne and the clouds were His ladder; the angels marvelled at the...
All I Ask At the Last Supper, Jesus gave us what could be called his final, “death bed” request. It sums up the entire sense of his incarnation, teaching, passion, death and resurrection in these few words: “Love one another. As I have loved you, so you also should...
