The Salve Regina Marian antiphon sung at Notre-Dame de Paris:
Thursday, 11 March 2010
Akathist to the Holy Virgin
You can listen to the Akathist to the Holy Virgin, sung by the Georgian Harmony Choir and Nana Peradze, on the YouTube link below.
According to Orthodox Wiki,
According to Orthodox Wiki,
"The word akathist itself means 'not sitting.' The akathist par excellence is that written in the 6th century to the Theotokos. In its use as part of the Salutations to the Theotokos service (used in the Byzantine tradition during Great Lent), it is often known by its Greek or Arabic names, Chairetismoi and Madayeh, respectively."
Wednesday, 10 March 2010
An Orthodox View of the Virgin Mary
A view from another tradition may be interesting - see this link at the Orthodox Christian Information Center.
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