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| ANTIPHON | ANTIPHON – (pl. antiphons) a general title for a hymn or a section of the Psalter; the title describes the manner in which the hymn or Psalter are to be chanted, i.e., by two choirs in turn. An antiphon consists of one or more psalm verses (or sentences from Holy Scripture), alternating with verses which contain… Read More |
| Kathisma 1 | Kathisma 1 Read on Saturday (Saturday and Wednesday during Great Lent) David’s. Without Superscription among the Hebrews, 1. Blessed is the man that hath not walked in the counsel of the ungodly, nor stood in the way of sinners, nor sat in the seat of the pestilent. But his will is rather in the law… Read More |
| Kathisma 2 | Kathisma 2 Read on Sunday (Sunday and Wednesday during Great Lent) For the End: A Psalm of David Concerning the Hidden Things of the Son, 9. (Psalms 9 and 10 – Hebrew Numbering) I will confess Thee, O Lord, with my whole heart, I will tell of all Thy wonders. I will be glad and… Read More |
| Kathisma 3 | Kathisma 3 Read on Sunday (Sunday and Wednesday during Great Lent) For the End, for the Child of the Lord, David: What Things He Spake unto the Lord, Even the Words of this Ode, in the Day Wherein the Lord Delivered Him out of the Hands of All His Enemies, and out of the Hand… Read More |
| Kathisma 4 | Kathisma 4 Read on Monday (Monday and Wednesday during Lent) A Psalm of David, 24. (Psalm 25 – Hebrew Numbering) Unto Thee, O Lord, have I lifted up my soul. O my God, in Thee have I trusted; let me never be put to shame, nor let mine enemies laugh me to scorn. Yea, let… Read More |
| Kathisma 5 | Kathisma 5 Read on Monday (Monday and Wednesday during Lent) David’s. Without Superscription among the Hebrews, 32. (Psalm 33 – Hebrew Numbering) Rejoice in the Lord, O ye righteous; praise befits the just. Give praise to the Lord with the harp, chant unto Him with the ten-stringed psaltery. Sing unto Him a new song, chant… Read More |
| Kathisma 6 | Kathisma 6 Read on Monday (Monday and Thursday during Lent) A Psalm of David. In Remembrance. Concerning the Sabbath, 37. (Psalm 38 – Hebrew Numbering) O Lord, rebuke me not in Thine anger, nor chasten me in Thy wrath. For Thine arrows are fastened in me, and Thou hast laid Thy hand heavily upon me…. Read More |
| Kathisma 7 | Kathisma 7 Read on Tuesday (Monday and Thursday during Lent) For the End: A Psalm Concerning the Sons of Kore, 46. (Psalm 47 – Hebrew Numbering) Clap your hands, all ye nations; shout unto God with a voice of rejoicing, For the Lord Most High is terrible, a great King over all the earth. He… Read More |
| Kathisma 8 | Kathisma 8 Read on Tuesday (Monday and Thursday during Lent) For the End: Concerning the People Distant from the Holies. By David, for a Pillar Inscription. When the Foreigners Took Him in Geth, 55. (Psalm 56 – Hebrew Numbering) Have mercy on me, O God, for man hath trodden me down all the day long;… Read More |
| Kathisma 9 | Kathisma 9 Read on Tuesday (Monday and Thursday during Lent) For the End: A Canticle Psalm of David, an Ode Sung by Jeremias and Ezekiel and the Captive People When They Were About to Depart, 64. (Psalm 65 – Hebrew Numbering) To Thee is due praise, O God, in Sion; and unto Thee shall a… Read More |
| Kathisma 10 | Kathisma 10 Read on Wednesday (Tuesday and Thursday during Lent) David’s. A Psalm of the Sons of Jonadab and the First That Were Taken Away Captive. Without Superscription among the Hebrews, 70. (Psalm 71 – Hebrew Numbering) In Thee, O Lord, have I hoped, let me not be put to shame in the age to… Read More |
| Kathisma 11 | Kathisma 11 Read on Wednesday (or Tuesday and Thursday during Lent) Concerning Instruction. For Asaph, 77. (Psalm 78 – Hebrew Numbering) Give heed, O my people, to my law; incline your ear unto the words of my mouth. I will open my mouth in parables, I will utter dark sayings which have been from… Read More |
| Kathisma 12 | Kathisma 12 Read on Wednesday (or Tuesday and Thursday during Lent) A Prayer of David, 85. (Psalm 86 – Hebrew Numbering) Bow down Thine ear, O Lord, and hearken unto me, for poor and needy am I. Preserve my soul, for I am holy; save Thy servant, O my God, that hopeth in Thee. Have… Read More |
| Kathisma 13 | Kathisma 13 Read on Thursday (or Tuesday and Friday during Lent) A Canticle Psalm, for the Day of the Sabbath, 91. (Psalm 92 – Hebrew Numbering) It is good to give praise unto the Lord, and chant unto Thy name, O Most High, To proclaim in the morning Thy mercy, and Thy truth by night,… Read More |
| Kathisma 14 | Kathisma 14 Read on Thursday (or Tuesday and Friday during Lent) A Prayer of the Poor Man. When He Was Despondent, and Poured out His Supplication before the Lord, 101. (Psalm 102 – Hebrew Numbering) O Lord, hear my prayer, and let my cry come unto Thee. Turn not Thy face away from me; in… Read More |
| Kathisma 15 | Kathisma 15 Read on Thursday (or Tuesday and Friday during Lent) Alleluia, 105. (Psalm 106 – Hebrew Numbering) O give thanks unto the Lord, for He is good, for His mercy endureth forever. Who shall tell of the mighty acts of the Lord? Who shall make all his praises to be heard? Blessed are they… Read More |
| Kathisma 16 | Kathisma 16 Read on Saturday (Tuesday and Saturday during Lent) A Psalm of David, 109. (Psalm 110 – Hebrew Numbering) The Lord said unto my Lord: Sit Thou at My right hand, until I make Thine enemies the footstool of Thy feet. A scepter of power shall the Lord send unto Thee out of Sion;… Read More |
| Kathisma 17 | Kathisma 17 Read on Saturday Alleluia, 118. (Psalm 119 – Hebrew Numbering) Blessed are the blameless in the way, who walk in the law of the Lord. Blessed are they that search out His testimonies; with their whole heart shall they seek after Him. For they that work iniquity have not walked in His ways…. Read More |
| Kathisma 18 | Kathisma 18 Read on Friday (and every weekday during Lent) An Ode of Ascents, 119. (Psalm 120 – Hebrew Numbering) Unto the Lord in mine affliction have I cried, and He heard me. O Lord, deliver my soul from unrighteous lips and from a crafty tongue. What shall be given unto thee and what shall… Read More |
| Kathisma 19 | Kathisma 19 Read on Friday (Wednesday and Friday during Lent) Alleluia, 134. (Psalm 135 – Hebrew Numbering) Praise ye the name of the Lord; O ye servants, praise the Lord. Ye that stand in the house of the Lord, in the courts of the house of our God, Praise ye the Lord, for the Lord… Read More |
| Kathisma 20 | Kathisma 20 Read on Friday (Wednesday and Friday during Lent) David’s. Concerning Goliath, 143. (Psalm 144 – Hebrew Numbering) Blessed is the Lord my God, Who teacheth my hands for battle and my fingers for war. My mercy and my refuge, my helper and my deliverer, My defender is He; and in Him have I… Read More |
| The Psalter: (A Model and Means of Prayer) | The Psalter: (A Model and Means of Prayer)By Fr. John Ealy, St. Stephen Orthodox Church, Orlando, Florida The Psalter, portions of which are chanted at all services of the Church, is considered to be the hymn book of the Church. A great importance has been ascribed to it by Christians from the earliest times. Psalms make up the bulk of Vespers, Matins, Compline and the Hours. The Typical Psalms are used at the beginning of the Divine Liturgy. The antiphons of feast days, which replace the Typical Psalms, are taken from the Psalter, as are the Prokeimenon and Alleluia verses. Why is this book so significant?
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| Psalms Chanted in the Services | Psalms that are used in their entirety (or almost in their entirety) in the services. Kathisma 1 (Pss 1-8) Psalm 1, Blessed is the man 1st Kathisma at Saturday Vespers and at vigils Psalm 2, Why have the heathen raged First Royal Hour, Holy Friday Psalm 3, O Lord, why are they multiplied that afflict… Read More |
| Service books of the Church | Service books of the Church
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