Friday 22 Of March
– In the Metropolitan Church of the Great Virgin the sequence of the Hour of Greetings Θεοτόκου. Time 19.00 pm…
– In the Holy Temple of Agia Kyriaki the sequence of the Aistasis of her Greetings Θεοτόκου. Time 20.00 pm.
The Greetings to the Virgin Mary
Immediately after Shrove Monday, on Friday of the same week, as well as for the next four weeks, THE GREETINGS TO OUR VIRGIN are sung in our church
Χαῖρε, γέφυρα μετάγουσα ἀπὸ γῆς πρὸς οὐρανόν….
The Net Monday that preceded, is the beginning of LENT or the GREAT FOUR LENT.
The Net Monday that preceded, is the beginning of LENT or the GREAT FOUR LENT.
Immediately after Shrove Monday, on Friday of the same week, as well as for the next four weeks, THE GREETINGS TO OUR VIRGIN are sung in our church.
The Friday of the first Greetings, is just in time 44 days before Easter.
The service of the Greetings is always held on Friday afternoons and aims at the fullest possible preparation of the faithful, in achieving their internal preparation, aimed at controlling their Passions and Desires, which culminates in the Resurrection of the Lord.
Greetings are also known as AKATHISTOS HYMN,
which begins with the supreme and absolutely mysterious event of the GOSPEL OF THE VIRGIN VIRGIN after the visit of Gabriel, of the Archangel with whom all the supernatural events connected with the incarnation of Christ are connected.
which begins with the supreme and absolutely mysterious event of the GOSPEL OF THE VIRGIN VIRGIN after the visit of Gabriel, of the Archangel with whom all the supernatural events connected with the incarnation of Christ are connected.
This is the most popular sequence of the Orthodox Church and without a doubt one of the most famous and popular hymns, in global level.
The Standing Hymn is an "acrostic" consisting of 24 letters of the Greek Alphabet.
It is divided into four STATIONS, which take place on
four in a row Fridays following, as follows:
Α΄ ΣΤΑΣΗ- Friday: includes the part of the tip from A to Z.
BY STOP- Friday: includes the part of the tip from H to M
THIRD STOP- Friday: includes the part of the tip from N to S
Δ΄ ΣΤΑΣΗ- Friday: includes the part of the tip from T to Ω.
It is divided into four STATIONS, which take place on
four in a row Fridays following, as follows:
Α΄ ΣΤΑΣΗ- Friday: includes the part of the tip from A to Z.
BY STOP- Friday: includes the part of the tip from H to M
THIRD STOP- Friday: includes the part of the tip from N to S
Δ΄ ΣΤΑΣΗ- Friday: includes the part of the tip from T to Ω.
On the fifth Friday in a row, all four stops are sung in a magnificent service, which is the completion of the greetings and marks the beginning of the Holy Week that follows.
Ε΄ ΣΤΑΣΗ- Friday: includes all parts of the tip from A to Z..
Ε΄ ΣΤΑΣΗ- Friday: includes all parts of the tip from A to Z..
The Standing Hymn as a whole, is one of the most important and important hymnographic ecclesiastical texts of the Byzantine period, written in the 6th century AD.
It is essentially a majestic and prolonged prayer to the Virgin Mary, which he constantly thanks and praises for the fact that he managed to become a MOTHER.
An additional fact that makes the Standing Hymn, so popular, is that in our consciousness, is associated not only with the worship of Our Lady, but also with the national course of Hellenism, who in the person of the Virgin recognizes the SUPPORTER GENERAL under whose roof and protection he is.
The HYMN was named AKATHISTOS, from a historical event that occurred in the 7th century AD. when the people of Constantinople were saved from a very fierce attack by the Arabs. The fact of the victory of the Greeks was attributed to the intervention of the Virgin Mary.
Then, to thank her, the crowd entered the majestic church of Hagia Sophia, where they all chanted the Standing Hymn.
It is very likely, then the famous original troparion "I SUPPORT IT STRATIGO" was written.
The poet of "Greetings" is probably Romanos Melodosς, one of the greatest Greek language poets of all time.
This is a poem, beautifully set to music and belongs to the type of Byzantine classical music called "KONTAKIO".
This is a poem, beautifully set to music and belongs to the type of Byzantine classical music called "KONTAKIO".
As we said, he's got 24 turns that follow in turn 24 letters of the alphabet.
In a masterful way, rendered in poetic form, beautiful words to the Virgin Mary, through which all the basic teachings of Orthodoxy are mentioned about the role of the Virgin Mary in the major issue of the salvation of Man, for her kindness, her love, her chastity and her holiness.
In a masterful way, rendered in poetic form, beautiful words to the Virgin Mary, through which all the basic teachings of Orthodoxy are mentioned about the role of the Virgin Mary in the major issue of the salvation of Man, for her kindness, her love, her chastity and her holiness.
It is also highly praised, the struggle that every Man must pay, if he wants to approach and finally be able to unite with God or allow the birth of Christ to take place in him.
THAT IS, HE SHOULD ALSO BECOME A VIRGIN, following the majestic example of the Virgin Mary.
The Standing Hymn is a constant request and request
to Our Lady, to the SUPPORTER GENERAL, to rush
next to us and help each of us individually,
to build in our lives, that STRATEGIC PLAN, based on
of which we will finally manage to emerge victorious from the hard battle
of life.
to Our Lady, to the SUPPORTER GENERAL, to rush
next to us and help each of us individually,
to build in our lives, that STRATEGIC PLAN, based on
of which we will finally manage to emerge victorious from the hard battle
of life.
We pray to the Virgin Mary to support us in
our daily personal struggle, so that we can also manage to
we become "Virgin Mary" to give birth to Christ within us! That's all
are the "WINNERS"
Please the Virgin, to help us to imitate her act and in a similar way to proceed in the PURIFICATION OF OUR OWN SOUL, as she did to such an extent, until we finally manage to make it absolutely WHITE UNFINISHED and VIRGIN, so that she may one day claim to hear the saving phrase from the angel of God, which should be uninterrupted, the ardent desire of every conscious soul..