The Akathist Hymn is a Service of the Orthodox Church that invites the ... On the first four Fridays of Lent, we chant the Service of the Salutations to the Theotokos at Small Compline. On the fifth ...

Orthodox Christian Observance of the Akathist Hymn On the first four Fridays of Great Lent during the service of the Small Compline the Akathist Hymn is observed in the following order: On the first ...

Great Lent is a pregnancy (mourning menses gone), body spilling nausea ... She accompanies us now as we gather at her knees like children, revering with a hymn (never sitting) and touching with love ...

SALT LAKE CITY — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints released its second batch of new hymns on Thursday, adding nine songs to the new hymnbook — "Hymns for Home and Church." ...

American Christians can illuminate our country’s politics—if we engage with moral imagination, neighborliness, boldness, and ...

Yet even at their annual worship conference, there’s room for multiple styles of music to declare the stories of the Bible.

I have produced a recognizable body of scholarship on ancient Jewish and Christian prayers and hymns. During the formative period of biblical scholarship in the late-nineteenth and early-twentieth ...

children the beauty and importance of the Lenten Season. By instilling in our children a sense of love and anticipation during Lent, we can overcome any negative stereotypes they may have related ...

Ashes made from palms and the colour purple are both highly symbolic during Lent You might have heard people discuss giving something up that they enjoy for Lent, like chocolate or social media ...

The lyrics of this hymn were written by Charitie Lees Bancroft. Despite popularity during the 1870s, it was then unused for almost 100 years. This 1997 arrangement by Vikki Cook was made popular ...

President Ronald Reagan designated August 14 National Navajo Code Talkers Day in honor of the American Indians who joined the Marine Corps in World War II and lent their language to the crypto ...