Luminânda „Acum m-am odihnit...” – conotații istorico-liturgice
The exapostilarion “Now I am at rest…” – historical and liturgical connotations

Summary/Abstract: Even though it is no longer included in The Office for the Burial of a Layman, the exapostilarion “Now I am at rest…”, was a part of this service for a long time; it is currently present only in The Office for the Burial of an Infant and in The Funeral Office for a Departet Priest or Deacon. However, in practice, this exapostilarion is sung in some places in Transylvania also at the burial of a layman, leaving aside or ignoring the idiomela traditionally attributed to St. John of Damascus († 749). About the history of this exapostilarion and about its “disappearance” from The Office of the Burial of a Layman, we will try to write in this article.

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