The Akathistos Hymn occupies an important in the reverential period of Great Lent and is one of the most popular and well-known hymns, both in terms of…
Theodore Rokas The Service of the Akathistos Hymn is sung at Mattins on the Saturday of the fifth week of Lent or in the evening of Friday of that…
Do you go to the Church when you are sick, or straight to the doctor? The Orthodox faith has a tradition of anointing the sick with holy oil for the…
It’s a warm June evening, and the nave glows in the long golden light that filters through the windows in the dome. The church is light and airy, and…
