1. The ringing of large and small bells invites the people to the church... | not rated | 0:00 |
2. The senior deacon calls upon everyone to be still and to attend... | not rated | 0:00 |
3. The deacon begins the Great Litany... | not rated | 0:00 |
4. Then is sung 'Blessed is the man that hath not walked in the counsel of the ungodly'... | not rated | 0:00 |
5. The Lamp-lighting Pslams start... | not rated | 0:00 |
6. The Vespers prokeimenon is sung by the deacon... | not rated | 0:00 |
7. Another Litany follows... | not rated | 0:00 |
8. Then the clergy go to the back of the church for the Litia... | not rated | 0:00 |
9. The aposticha verses... | not rated | 0:00 |
10. Great Vespers reaches a high point... | not rated | 0:00 |
11. One of the troparia (prayers) for the Feast follows... | not rated | 0:00 |
12. Five loaves... | not rated | 0:00 |
13. Afterwards the choir sings 'Blessed be the Name of the Lord'... | not rated | 0:00 |
14. Matins begins with another Litany and the singing of 'Glory to God in the Highest' | not rated | 0:00 |
15. The deacon makes the proclamation 'The Lord is God'... | not rated | 0:00 |
16. The choir begins to sing 'Praise the Name of the Lord, alleluia'... | not rated | 0:00 |
17. All the clergy come and stand in front of the Icon of the Feast... | not rated | 0:00 |
18. The choir sings 'From my youth up, my passions have warred against me' | not rated | 0:00 |
19. The Matins prokeimenon... | not rated | 0:00 |
20. The proclamation of the Gospel... | not rated | 0:00 |
21. The Canon amplifies the meaning of the Feast... | not rated | 0:00 |
22. Another deacon begins the Morning Litany... | not rated | 0:00 |
23. After further petitions, the blessing is given... | not rated | 0:00 |
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