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Episode 18: Voices in Prayer: Hymnography of Holy Week
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Program Information
This podcast is the fourth of a new series on iEcclesia. As Great Lent began on March 10th, the purpose of this series of upcoming podcasts is to help our listeners better understand why the Orthodox Church celebrates Great Lent, what the roots are, and how we should prepare for its conclusion being Holy Week and Pascha.
Don’t forget that, during Great Lent, new episodes will be coming to you every week!
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Episode Summary From the simple “Alleluia” to the very long pieces of poetic art, hymnography has been a part of the Christian tradition from the first century until today. From glorifying God, to asking for forgiveness, to asking for spiritual deliverance, the hymnography of the Church helps the believer in understanding Truths of Christ and the Church. The apex of hymnography is usually heard during the week where Christians are invited to their Churches every day: Holy Week. It’s a time where the entire Church praises God’s love for His saving Passion and death on the Cross, and praises Christ’s Resurrection, the defeat of Death and the Devil. Today’s podcast deals with that important and all-surrounding part of worship for the Orthodox Church, Voices in Prayer: Holy Week Hymnography.
Guest Information
Rev. Fr. Apostolos Drakos
Parish Priest, Sts. Constantine and Helen Church in Toronto, Ontario President, Clergy Syndesmos of the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Toronto (Canada) Choir Master, Choir of Byzantine Music in Toronto Professor of Byzantine Music, Toronto Orthodox Theological Academy
Tim Prattas National Youth Director, Metropolis Youth Board (Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Toronto) Chanter and Catechist, St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church (Toronto, Ontario) B.Th. (Valedictorian), Toronto Orthodox Theological Academy M.Div. (cand.), Tyndale Seminary
Subdeacon Costa Economos, Host
Parishioner, St. George Greek Orthodox Cathedral (Vancouver, British Columbia) 3rd year Student, Toronto Orthodox Theological Academy
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Broadcast date: Friday April 11th, 2008