Clik here to view.
Through the Pages of the Great Canon
The Great CanonDuring the weekdays of Great Lent and on the days of lesser fasts, when office with Alleluia is served, as well as on the days when vespers is served in the afternoons, the ustav...
View ArticleClik here to view.
“Repent Ye: For the Kingdom of Heaven is at Hand”: The Great Canon of St....
In the Great Canon of St. Andrew of Crete we see the images of Biblical characters pass before us one by one, both the just and sinners spoken of in the Old and New Testaments. To many of us...
View ArticleClik here to view.
St. Mary’s Standing
Archpriest Dmitri Dutko “St. Mary’s Standing” (Mariino stoianie) is the Russian folk name for the Matins served on Thursday of the fifth week of Great Lent (commonly celebrated on Wednesday...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Who’s Who of The Great Canon of St. Andrew of Crete
As we approach Great Lent, the time given to us specifically for repentance, the Church gives us a whole host of images to help us. St. John of Kronstadt teaches that: “Imagery or symbols are...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Setting Out on the Lenten Path: On Clean Monday
Today the Holy Church – and we all – has taken its very important first step into the mystical and penitential arena of Great Lent. Its first day has passed by and, following the reading...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Praying to God as Father: On Clean Thursday
St. Andrew of Crete’s Penitential Canon provides the prayerful mood for all of Great Lent. “Have mercy on me, O God, have mercy on me,” cries the Church among the canon’s troparia. This...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Strengthening Ourselves with the Great Canon
“St. Mary’s Standing” – this is what this service on the threshold of Christ’s Passion is called. The life we are leading is insipid, without any salt. We know everything ahead of time,...
View ArticleGreat Canon of St. Andrew of Crete (As chanted on Thursday of the first Week)
On Thursday of the First Week of Lent, during Great Compline, after Psalm 69, the Canon is sung. The Eirmosi are sung twice, at the beginning and end of each Song. Before each Troparion we make the...
View ArticleGreat Canon of St. Andrew of Crete (As chanted on Monday of the first Week)
On Monday of the First Week of Lent, during Great Compline, after Psalm 69, the Canon is sung. The Eirmosi are sung twice, at the beginning and end of each Song. Before each Troparion we make the sign...
View ArticleSeeing and Acknowledging the Wounds of our Soul: On the Canon of St. Andrew...
During the first week of Great Lent in the Holy Orthodox Church, we recite the theologically profound Canon (hymn) of St. Andrew of Crete. This huge hymn is divided into four parts and read Monday...
View Article
