What beautiful music from the Kiev-Pechersk Lavra. And here we are, on Orthodoxy's Easter Vigil and the Feast of St. George. I won't comment but to say, the Cross leads to the empty tomb and victory over hell, death and Satan. And so Chrysostom:
O death, where is your sting? O Hades, where is your victory? Christ is risen and you are abolished. Christ is risen and the demons are cast down. Christ is risen and the angels rejoice. Christ is risen and life is freed. Christ is risen and the tomb is emptied of the dead: for Christ, being risen from the dead, has become the Leader and Reviver of those who had fallen asleep. To Him be glory and power for ever and ever. Amen.
Bless you all, not least our brothers in the East.
Христос воскресе! Воистину воскресе!
LSP
Amen, Parson.
ReplyDeleteI've always liked the chants. BUT they do tend to put me to sleep. Listening to them on recordings while driving a car --- not the best of ideas.
ReplyDeleteHe is risen, Linda!
ReplyDeleteLL, there's some especially uplifting ones for Easter but I wasn't able to find anything that wasn't too long for a post.
ReplyDeleteMaybe Metallica's better for a mountain drive?
The Orthodox church two doors down has the most beautiful choir. Not large, but gives new meaning to perfect pitch. I can hear all the little kids out playing after Easter liturgy. A very nice sound.
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