A kontakion (Greek κοντάκιον, kondakion, plural κοντάκια, kondakia) is a form of hymn in the Byzantine liturgical tradition. The kontakion form originated...

written for the feast of Annunciation of the Theotokos (25 March). This kontakion was traditionally attributed to Romanos the Melodist since kontakia of...

namesake. Wherefore, you pour forth healing and intercede for our souls. The Kontakion (Greek: κοντάκιον) is a hymn sung in Eastern Orthodox Church services...

manuscripts of his works are dated centuries after this. He was the foremost Kontakion composer of his time. The main source of information about the life of...

the accent in a verse was moved to the neighbouring syllable (see the kontakion example). Hence, the prosomoia had been written in textbooks (the Octoechos...

in glas 3. Unlike the Christmas kontakion in glas 3, the Easter kontakion was not chosen as model for the kontakion anastasimon of glas 8 (plagios tetartos)...

Sunday of the Holy Forefathers or Sunday of the Holy Forefathers of Jesus Christ is a Christian holiday that is always celebrated on a Sunday and always...

Christian school in Oakland, California Oikos, an alternate name for Kontakion, a Byzantine hymn Ōiko [ja], a Japanese legendary strong woman in the...

Kontakion for You Departed is a book by Alan Paton dedicated to his wife Dorrie Francis Lusted. The book was published in 1969, two years after her death...

our souls." Reflecting Amos' sense of urgency and social justice, the Kontakion of Amos is sung: "Purifying your fervent heart by the Spirit, / O glorious...

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Phlegon and holy Hermes. They ever entreat the Trinity for our souls! Kontakion (Tone 2) You became the disciples of Christ And all-holy Apostles, O glorious...

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then put in the place reserved for it. The Gospel is Mark 16:9–20. The kontakion is sung, which announces:[This quote needs a citation] When You did fulfill...

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through your blood and suffering, // unto the salvation of our souls. Kontakion: Tone 2: O ye new passion-bearers of Russia, / who have with your confession...

entreat the merciful God, to grant our souls forgiveness of transgressions. Kontakion (Tone 2) Illumined by divine light, O holy apostles, you wisely destroyed...

Ikos may refer to: Ikos, a stanza within a kontakion, a form of hymn originating in the 6th century Ikos (island), an island in the Aegean Sea, also known...

Sunday and about two weeks before the beginning of Great Lent. One common kontakion hymn of the occasion reads: I have recklessly forgotten Your glory, O...

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who tempts Christopher with harlots before ordering his beheading. The Kontakion in the Fourth Tone (hymn) reads: Thou who wast terrifying both in strength...

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entreat the merciful God, to grant our souls forgiveness of transgressions. Kontakion (Tone 2) Illumined by divine light, O holy apostles, you wisely destroyed...

scale hymnographic forms begins in the fifth century with the rise of the kontakion, a long and elaborate metrical sermon, which finds its acme in the work...

except that instead of the normal Lenten hymns which replace the Kontakion, the Kontakion of the day (i.e., that day of Holy Week) is chanted. Also, the...

entreat the merciful God, to grant our souls forgiveness of transgressions. Kontakion (Tone 2) Illumined by divine light, O holy apostles, you wisely destroyed...

funeral service. Some of the most notable portions of the service are the Kontakion of the Departed and the final singing of "Memory Eternal" (Slavonic: Vyechnaya...

emphysema in 1967. Their life together is documented in Paton's memoir Kontakion for You Departed, (1969). They had two sons, Jonathan and David. In 1969...

God's mercy and of the General Resurrection are tied together. Kontakion The Kontakion of the Dead is one of the most moving portions of the service....

St. Charitina of Amisus (also known as Charitina of Rome) was a virgin martyr from Asia Minor, distinguished by strict chastity and piety. Charitina spent...