On the first four Fridays of Lent, we chant the Service of the Salutations to the Theotokos at Small Compline. On the fifth Friday of Lent, we chant the Canon of the Akathist in its entirety.

Audio and translation courtesy of Fr Seraphim Dedes.

The Akathist Hymn to the Most Holy Theotokos

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On the Sunday between Ascension and Pentecost, our Church honors the Holy Fathers of the First Ecumenical Council in Nicaea, which took place 1,700 years ago. These were bishops and shepherds who came from all over the Christian world, gathered by the Emperor Saint Constantine, to protect the truth of our faith: that Jesus Christ is not a creation, but the eternal Son of God, equal to the Father in divinity and glory.

Apolytikion - Sunday of the Holy Fathers of the First Ecumenical Council (English)

Doxastikon of the Praises - Sunday of the Holy Fathers of the First Ecumenical Council (Greek)

On the first four Fridays of Lent, we chant the Service of the Salutations to the Theotokos at Small Compline. On the fifth Friday of Lent, we chant the Canon of the Akathist in its entirety.

This hymn, "Seeing the Beauty" is a beloved Orthodox Hymn about the Feast of the Annunciation, in which Gabriel greets the Theotokos. The hymn relates this to its listeners. 

Audio and translation courtesy of Fr Seraphim Dedes.

Track 19 - "Seeing the Beauty of Your Virginity"

On the first four Fridays of Lent, we chant the Service of the Salutations to the Theotokos at Small Compline. On the fifth Friday of Lent, we chant the Canon of the Akathist in its entirety.

The Sixth Ode is a series of poems set to music, from the Canon to the Theotokos.

Audio and translation courtesy of Fr Seraphim Dedes.

Track 05 - Ode Six. "Let us Possessed of a Godly Mind".

On the first four Fridays of Lent, we chant the Service of the Salutations to the Theotokos at Small Compline. On the fifth Friday of Lent, we chant the Canon of the Akathist in its entirety.

The Fifth Ode is a series of poems set to music, from the Canon to the Theotokos.

Audio and translation courtesy of Fr Seraphim Dedes.

Track 04 - Ode Five. "Amazed was the Universe".

On the first four Fridays of Lent, we chant the Service of the Salutations to the Theotokos at Small Compline. On the fifth Friday of Lent, we chant the Canon of the Akathist in its entirety.

The Forth Ode is a series of poems set to music, from the Canon to the Theotokos.

Audio and translation courtesy of Fr Seraphim Dedes.

Track 03 - Ode Four. "He who Sits in Holy Glory".

On the first four Fridays of Lent, we chant the Service of the Salutations to the Theotokos at Small Compline. On the fifth Friday of Lent, we chant the Canon of the Akathist in its entirety.

The Third Ode is a series of poems set to music, from the Canon to the Theotokos.

Audio and translation courtesy of Fr Seraphim Dedes.

Track 02 - Ode Three. "Establish your Servants who Extol You".

On the first four Fridays of Lent, we chant the Service of the Salutations to the Theotokos at Small Compline. On the fifth Friday of Lent, we chant the Canon of the Akathist in its entirety.

The First Ode is a series of poems set to music, from the Canon to the Theotokos.

Audio and translation courtesy of Fr Seraphim Dedes.

Track 19 - "Seeing the Beauty of Your Virginity"

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