Zimowa Wielka Sobota
– tłumaczenie i analiza kanonu wigilii Narodzenia
Chrystusa
Winter Holy Saturday - translation and analysis of the canon of the vigil
of the Nativity of Christ
Author(s): Pantelejmon KarczewskiSubject(s): Eastern Orthodoxy, Sociology of Religion
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu w Białymstoku
Keywords: Nativity of Christ; Christmas; vigil; hymnography; Orthodoxy;
Summary/Abstract: The Feast of the Nativity of Christ in its liturgical celebrations resembles the most important of all feasts - the Resurrection of Christ.One similarity is the extended pre-Christmas period, the last days of which (20-24 December) resemble Holy Week. The apogee ofspiritual preparation is the vigil, at which a canon is sung that paraphrases the canon of the Holy Saturday Matins. This article isa translation of the canon with commentary.
Journal: Elpis
- Issue Year: 2024
- Issue No: 26
- Page Range: 171-182
- Page Count: 12
- Language: English