I am Catholic with some spiritual discernment, I can state without any doubt, that this Holy Chant is a very powerful exorcism. It will cleanse the soul of any person, open the gates of heaven and bring abundant Graces to the sons and daughter of the Holy Mother.
As an Orthodox Christian, I have too found wonderful mysteries in the Catholic church. I found that the rosary is a most powerful gift from God and it complimented my Jesus prayer discipline.
@@jean-pauldebeer8151 Thank you brother in Christ and Amen. I also love the Jesus prayer as a complement to my Rosary. And yes, the Rosary prayer has a supernatural power I can not explain. I had many incredible spiritual experiences while praying it. God Bless.
@@jean-pauldebeer8151 Orthodox should never use a Catholic rosary we have our own prayer rope. Catholic rosary is set to be use with a special set of prayers that are unorthodox.
@@shadow-gm3yh In the apostles creep that is said in the orthodox church. What do we say in front of God in every liturgy????? "I believe in one, holy, Catholic and apostolic church." "Every Kingdom divided against itself will not stand." The Mothers of Gods presence if felt deeply when one uses the rosary. We say the same words in our prayers just in a different arrangement ;),
Came here to pray the Akathist on this day when the Hagia Sophia was turned into a mosque again. Thank you for posting this; otherwise I wouldn't have been able to pray this hymn.
This is so beautiful! I was raised Evangelical but recently turned Catholic, but as a Catholic, Orthodoxy plays a role in my understanding in our Blessed Mother and the beauty of the traditional Christian music. I love chants. Orthodoxy is like the eastern lung of Christianity which I love. I pray that this beautiful tradition may continue till all ages to bring peace and healing to the hearts of many and that more people may appreciate it.
Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church is the true and only Church of Christ. Orthodox churches are schismatics, yet we share same holy sacraments and our love to God and Theotokos
Part 3 of 3 Wishing to save the world, the Ruler of all came to it spontaneously. And though as God He is our Shepherd, for us He appeared to us as a Man; and having called mankind to salvation by His own Perfect Manhood, as God He hears: Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! Thou art a wall to virgins and to all who run to thee, O Virgin Mother of God. For the Maker of heaven and earth prepared thee, O Immaculate One, and dwelt in thy womb, and taught all to call to thee: Rejoice, pillar of virginity: Rejoice, gate of salvation! Rejoice, founder of spiritual reformation: Rejoice, leader of divine goodness! Rejoice, for thou didst regenerate those conceived in shame: Rejoice, for thou gavest understanding to those robbed of their senses! Rejoice, thou who didst foil the corrupter of minds: Rejoice, thou who gavest birth to the Sower of chastity! Rejoice, bridechamber of a virgin marriage: Rejoice, thou who dost wed the faithful to the Lord! Rejoice, fair mother and nurse of virgins: Rejoice, betrother of holy souls! Rejoice, Unwedded Bride! Every hymn falls short that aspires to embrace the multitude of Thy many mercies. For if we should offer to Thee, O Holy King, songs numberless as the sand, we should still have done nothing worthy of what Thou hast given to us who shout to Thee: Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! We see the Holy Virgin as a flaming torch appearing to those in darkness. For having kindled the Immaterial Light, she leads all to divine knowledge; she illumines our minds with radiance and is honored by our shouting these praises: Rejoice, ray of the spiritual Sun: Rejoice, flash of unfading splendor! Rejoice, lightning that lights up our souls: Rejoice, thunder that stuns our enemies! Rejoice, for thou didst cause the refulgent Light to dawn: Rejoice, for thou didst cause the river of many-streams to gush forth! Rejoice, living image of the font: Rejoice, remover of the stain of sin! Rejoice, laver that washes the conscience clean: Rejoice, bowl for mixing the wine of joy! Rejoice, aroma of the fragrance of Christ: Rejoice, life of mystical festivity! Rejoice, Unwedded Bride! When He Who forgives all men their past debts wished to restore us to favor, of His own will He came to dwell among those who had fallen from His grace; and having torn up the record of their sins, He hears from all: Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! While singing to thy Child, we all praise thee as a living temple, O Mother of God. For the Lord Who holds all things in His hand dwelt in thy womb, and He sanctified and glorified thee, and taught all to cry to thee: Rejoice, tabernacle of God the Word: Rejoice, saint greater than the saints! Rejoice, ark made golden by the Spirit: Rejoice, inexhaustible treasury of Life! Rejoice, precious diadem of pious kings: Rejoice, adorable boast of devoted priests! Rejoice, unshaken tower of the Church: Rejoice, impregnable wall of the Kingdom! Rejoice, thou through whom we obtain our victories: Rejoice, thou before whom our foes fall prostrate! Rejoice, healing of my body: Rejoice, salvation of my soul! Rejoice, Unwedded Bride! O all-praised Mother who didst bear the Word holiest of all the Saints, accept this our offering, and deliver us from all offense, and redeem from future torment those who cry in unison to thee: Alleluia. Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! O all-praised Mother who didst bear the Word holiest of all the Saints, accept this our offering, and deliver us from all offense, and redeem from future torment those who cry in unison to thee: Alleluia. Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! O all-praised Mother who didst bear the Word holiest of all the Saints, accept this our offering, and deliver us from all offense, and redeem from future torment those who cry in unison to thee: Alleluia. Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! An archangel was sent from Heaven to say to the Mother of God Rejoice! And seeing Thee, O Lord, taking bodily form, he was amazed and with his bodiless voice he stood crying to Her such things as these: Rejoice, thou through whom joy will flash forth: Rejoice, thou through whom the curse will cease! Rejoice, revival of fallen Adam: Rejoice, redemption of the tears of Eve! Rejoice, height hard to climb for human thoughts: Rejoice, depth hard to contemplate even for the eyes of angels! Rejoice, thou who art the King’s throne: Rejoice, thou who bearest Him who bears all! Rejoice, star that causest the Sun to appear: Rejoice, womb of the Divine Incarnation! Rejoice, thou through whom creation becomes new: Rejoice, thou through whom the Creator becomes a babe! Rejoice, Unwedded Bride! Queen of the Heavenly Host, Defender of our souls, we thy servants offer to thee songs of victory and thanksgiving, for thou, O Mother of God, hast delivered us from dangers. But as thou hast invincible power, free us from conflicts of all kinds that we may cry to thee: Rejoice, Unwedded Bride! (Source: stgeorgeupland.tripod.com/prayers/akathist.htm)
Part 1 of 3 An archangel was sent from Heaven to say to the Mother of God Rejoice! And seeing Thee, O Lord, taking bodily form, he was amazed and with his bodiless voice he stood crying to Her such things as these: Rejoice, thou through whom joy will flash forth: Rejoice, thou through whom the curse will cease! Rejoice, revival of fallen Adam: Rejoice, redemption of the tears of Eve! Rejoice, height hard to climb for human thoughts: Rejoice, depth hard to contemplate even for the eyes of angels! Rejoice, thou who art the King’s throne: Rejoice, thou who bearest Him who bears all! Rejoice, star that causest the Sun to appear: Rejoice, womb of the Divine Incarnation! Rejoice, thou through whom creation becomes new: Rejoice, thou through whom the Creator becomes a babe! Rejoice, Unwedded Bride! Aware that she was living in chastity, the Holy Virgin said boldly to Gabriel: Thy strange message is hard for my soul to accept. How is it thou speakest of the birth from a seedless conception? And she cried: Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! Seeking to know what passes for knowledge, the Virgin cried to the ministering spirit: Tell me, how can a son be born from a chaste womb? Then he spoke to her in fear, only crying aloud thus: Rejoice, initiate of God’s ineffable will: Rejoice, assurance of those who pray in silence! Rejoice, prelude of Christ’s miracles: Rejoice, crown of His dogmas! Rejoice, heavenly ladder by which God came down: Rejoice, bridge that conveys us from earth to Heaven! Rejoice, wonder of angels praised abroad: Rejoice, wound of demons bewailed afar! Rejoice, thou who ineffably gavest birth to the Light: Rejoice, thou who didst reveal Thy secret to none! Rejoice, thou who surpasses the knowledge of the wise: Rejoice, thou who givest light to the minds of the faithful! Rejoice, Unwedded Bride! The power of the Most High then overshadowed the Virgin for conception and showed her fruitful womb as a sweet meadow to all who wish to reap salvation as they sing: Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! Pregnant with the Divine Indwelling, the Virgin ran to Elizabeth whose unborn babe at once recognized her embrace rejoiced and with leaps of joyous songs cried to the Mother of God: Rejoice, scion of an Undying Shoot: Rejoice, field of Untainted Fruit! Rejoice, thou who laborest for Him whose labor is Love: Rejoice, thou who givest birth to the Father of our life! Rejoice, cornland yielding a rich crop of mercies: Rejoice, table bearing a wealth of forgiveness! Rejoice, thou who revivest the garden of delight: Rejoice, thou who preparest a haven for souls! Rejoice, acceptable incense of intercession: Rejoice, purification of all the world! Rejoice, favor of God to mortals: Rejoice, access of mortals to God! Rejoice, Unwedded Bride! Sustaining from within a storm of doubtful thoughts, the chaste Joseph was troubled. For knowing thee to have no husband, he suspected a secret union, O Immaculate One. But when he learned that thy conception was of the Holy Spirit, he exclaimed: Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! The shepherds heard Angels carolling Christ's incarnate Presence, and running like sheep to their shepherd, they beheld him as an innocent Lamb fed at Mary's breast, and they sang to her and said: Rejoice, mother of the Lamb and the Shepherd: Rejoice, fold of spiritual sheep! Rejoice, defence against invisible enemies: Rejoice, key to the gates of Paradise! Rejoice, for the things of Heaven rejoice with the earth: Rejoice, for the things of earth join chorus with the Heavens! Rejoice, never-silent voice of the Apostles: Rejoice, invincible courage of the martyrs! Rejoice, firm support of faith: Rejoice, radiant blaze of grace! Rejoice, thou through whom hell was stripped bare: Rejoice, thou through whom we are clothed with glory! Rejoice, Unwedded Bride!
Non-Catholic or Orthodox here , but i ask the prayers of the Mother of God, pray unto Christ to purify my thoughts and keep me far from sin! Pray to keep impure and evil thoughts far from me. May Christ the High-priest of our confession give all of us strength.
Part 2 of 3 Having sighted the divinely moving star, the Wise Men followed its light and held it as a lamp by which they sought a powerful King. And as they approached the Unapproachable, they rejoiced and shouted to Him: Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! The sons of the Chaldees saw in the hands of the Virgin Him Who with His hand made man. And knowing Him to be the Lord although He had taken the form of a servant, they hastened to worship Him with their gifts and cried to her who is blessed: Rejoice, mother of the never-setting Star: Rejoice, dawn of the mystic Day! Rejoice, thou who didst extinguish the furnace of error: Rejoice, thou who didst enlighten the initiates of the Trinity! Rejoice, thou who didst banish from power the inhuman tyrant: Rejoice, thou who hast shown us Christ as the Lord and Lover of men! Rejoice, thou who redeemest from pagan worship: Rejoice, thou who dost drag from the mire of works! Rejoice, thou who hast stopped the worship of fire: Rejoice, thou who hast quenched the flame of the passions! Rejoice, guide of the faithful to chastity: Rejoice, joy of all generations! Rejoice, Unwedded Bride! Turned God-bearing heralds, the Wise Men returned to Babylon. They fulfilled Thy prophecy and to all preached Thee as the Christ, and they left Herod as a trifler, who could not sing: Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! By shining in Egypt the light of truth, Thou didst dispel the darkness of falsehood, O Savior. For, unable to endure Thy strength, its idols fell; and those who were freed from their spell cried to the Mother of God: Rejoice, uplifting of men: Rejoice, downfall of demons! Rejoice, thou who hast trampled on the delusion of error: Rejoice, thou who hast exposed the fraud of idols! Rejoice, sea that has drowned the spiritual Pharaoh: Rejoice, rock that has refreshed those thirsting for Life! Rejoice, pillar of fire guiding those in darkness: Rejoice, shelter of the world broader than a cloud! Rejoice, sustenance replacing Manna: Rejoice, minister of holy delight! Rejoice, land of promise: Rejoice, thou from whom flows milk and honey! Rejoice, Unwedded Bride! The Creator showed us a new creation when He appeared to us who came from Him. For He sprang from an unsown womb and kept it chaste as it was, that seeing the miracle we might sing to her and say: Rejoice, flower of incorruption: Rejoice, crown of continence! Rejoice, flashing symbol of the resurrection: Rejoice, mirror of the life of the Angels! Rejoice, tree of glorious fruit by which the faithful are nourished: Rejoice, bush of shady leaves by which many are sheltered! Rejoice, thou who bearest the Guide of those astray: Rejoice, thou who givest birth to the Redeemer of captives! Rejoice, pleader before the Just Judge: Rejoice, forgiveness of many sinners! Rejoice, robe of freedom for the naked: Rejoice, love that vanquishes all desire! Rejoice, Unwedded Bride! Seeing the Child Exile, let us be exiles from the world and transport our minds to Heaven. For the Most High God appeared on earth as lowly man, because He wished to draw to the heights those who cry to Him: Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! Wholly present was the infinite Word among those here below, yet in no way absent from those on high; for this was a divine condescension and not a change of place. And His birth was from a God-possessed Virgin who heard words like these: Rejoice, container of the uncontainable God: Rejoice, door of solemn mystery! Rejoice, doubtful report of unbelievers: Rejoice, undoubted boast of the faithful! Rejoice, all-holy chariot of Him Who rides on the Cherubim: Rejoice, all-glorious temple of Him Who is above the Seraphim! Rejoice, thou who hast united opposites: Rejoice, thou who hast joined virginity and motherhood! Rejoice, thou through whom sin has been absolved: Rejoice, thou through whom Paradise is opened! Rejoice, key to the Kingdom of Christ: Rejoice, hope of eternal blessings! Rejoice, Unwedded Bride! All angel kind was amazed at the great act of Thy incarnation; for they saw the inaccessible God as a man accessible to all, dwelling with us and hearing from all: Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! We see most eloquent orators dumb as fish before thee, O Mother of God. For they dare not ask: How canst thou bear a Child and yet remain a Virgin? But we marvel at the mystery, and cry with faith: Rejoice, receptacle of the Wisdom of God: Rejoice, treasury of His Providence! Rejoice, thou who showest philosophers to be fools: Rejoice, thou who constrainest the learned to silence! Rejoice, for the clever critics have made fools of themselves: Rejoice, for the writers of myths have died out! Rejoice, thou who didst break the webs of the Athenians: Rejoice, thou who didst fill the nets of the fishermen! Rejoice, thou who drawest us from the depths of ignorance: Rejoice, thou who enlightenest many with knowledge! Rejoice, ship of those who wish to be saved: Rejoice, haven for sailors on the sea of life! Rejoice, Unwedded Bride!
I am a convert from the baptist religion after seeking for the True Church all my life. I am still doing catechism. I desired to add this and some other akathist hymns to my daily prayer rule but my spiritual father forbade me from doing so until after the season of lent when I had heard them in the church. This is the very first time I have heard it chanted but I have read the words. Listening just know I felt tears roll down my face as I felt caught up somewhere between heaven and earth. It is so very beautiful and full of Truth. I sought to purchase the cd on the internet but only found 2 sources one of which was amazon but you could only download it and not purchase a cd. Does anyone know how I might purchase the cd? Also why did the words shown stop? Please put all the words back onto the video, especially for us learning it for the first time. And readers, I want to thankyou that my first hearing of this akathist hymn was so truly beautiful.
@@richardmohr9428 How do you justify the Mariolatry? As a Baptist, I love the concept of Orthodoxy as "originalism", but when there are so many things in "Traditional Christianity" that stand so firmly in contrast to Biblical Christianity I have great difficulty accepting veneration of the creation on par with the Creator.
@@billys.3258 I'm a cradle orthodox and can reassure you that our veneration of the saints is NEVER in par with worshiping God. The easiest way of understanding this veneration is that it's like rejoicing in the exaltation of the members of Christ's body who have made it to heaven, and as they are alive and very close to God we ask for their prayers. Be blessed my dear.
@@billys.3258 Read "Orthodox Dogmatic Theology," by Michael Pomazansky; "Bible, Church and Tradition," by Florovsky; and "The Spirit of Eastern Christendom," by Pelikan. Western heterodox people have many misconceptions about Orthodoxy.
A friend of mine who is a great influence on my spirituality had that exact cat for her profile picture for the longest time. :D Why does this melon helmet cat keeps popping up on spiritually sound occasions? :D
@@ThomasG_Nikolaj Thank You So much for Pointing out the Obvious 😀 It's not matter of Uniting - it's a matter of the West returning home-like the Prodigal Son - to the Mother Church...the Orthodox Church.
I am sorry to say that it's not matter of Uniting - it's a matter of the Western Churches accepting they deviated from the teaching of the Holy Fathers of the Church and created so many heresies, and now need to return home - like the Prodigal Son - to the Mother Church...the one Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church called the Orthodox Church. i hope i am not upsetting anyone, but that's the only way forward.
Thanks for this more than a heavenly chant. May one day we catholics and orthodox sing together Akatistos and celebrate the Most Holy Eucharist. Union of Churches only possible with Jesus in the Most Blessed Sacrament at the Center and Our Blessed Mother Mary Mother of God. God bless you. A catholic priest
I am also a convert, but from Protestantism. I considered becoming Catholic, but with no Tridentine mass serving churches around I decided to become Orthodox, and I'm glad did. I'll remain Orthodox until the day I die.
Anonymous19992012 Becoming Orthodox because the area you lived in didn’t have the mass in the form you’d prefer doesn’t make much sense. I love Orthodoxy, and am trying to learn about the Byzantine Rite, but considering the actions of Pope Victor, Pope Clement I, and Pope Dionysus in the early centuries exercising papal authority, as well as the rejection of the heretical second council of Ephesus (which was only rejected due to papal primacy), and Pope Leo’s tome and the Chalcedon council response to his tome, I don’t think Eastern Orthodoxy has a leg to stand on. Going for aesthetics over the truth makes no sense. You shouldn’t have chosen aesthetics and geographic location over the truth. However, you still made a good choice; Orthodoxy trumps Protestantism. And, as this song shows, the east has a lot of things the west can learn from. Like, we share 99%, and the doctrinal differences don’t justify the schism. The only thing is the pope-the Byzantine Rite agree with you guys on everything except papal primacy. Pray for reunification.
@Crusader of the Holy Grail I appreciate your concern, but frankly men who are much more pious, and educated than I have attempted to hold theological debates between our two Churches, and I'm not inclined, nor interested.
@@seronymus No, I do not wish to see people defect to Palamite orthodoxy as they did when the ignorant Latin Bishops of America refused to acknowledge their membership in Christ's Church because they never knew of such a tradition. Bishop Soter Ortinsky, Pray for Us.
@Crusader of the Holy Grail Wow, RCs really love spamming with out-of-context quotes. My brother in Christ, I have a very simple advice for you: Inquire within yourself whether you can find any pre-Schism evidence for Papal infallbility, Filioque, the Immaculate Conception, or even Scholastic philosophy. I'm serious...and as for your quotes btw, Orthodox do not deny Rome in communion is first *in honor* just as those saints wrote, first among equals. But there is absolutely no evidence for the Bishop of Rome acting beyond his jurisdiction before the revisionist changes (quite shocking) of Dictatus papae, post-Schism.
I am a roman catholic from Asia. Came to pray this Akhathist to the most holy Theotokos, mourning the desecration of the Hagia Sophia. Most holy Theotokos, by your intercession may this angelic Akhathist be chanted from the Hagia Sophia very soon.
@@Orest711 brother , roman catholic missionaries brought us the faith. You did not. That is why I consider the roman catholic church as the universal Catholic Church
@@javageek123 they brought you the faith, but not the fullness of it, for a 1000 years now roman "catholic" church has been the opposite of what the word Catholic even means, it is not just a fancy name nor some kind of callsign. Catholic means "jointly and equally unified and co-partaking in the truth as a congregation", and it refers to EVERYONE, it does not mean "subservient to one person", (especially considering pope's statements on some things, one has to question his authority), "first among equals" is an honorary title, not an ecclesiastical one and grants no extra privileges, evidently from the wording, unlike what papists would have you believe. It is good that they introduced you to Christianity, but they did to a crooked version of it, Orthodoxy is the real unadultered ancient faith, do not be decieved man
Jesusandbible by giving birth to the savior if it was not for Mary,Jesus would not have been born and the world would still be in darkness. All nations shall call her blessed.
@@Jesusandbible I've seen your comments on some of my videos before. We believe that the intercessions of the Saints, Mary included, are spiritually beneficial to us, and thus help us along our spiritual path. We also believe that they can have real power in our lives and help us in the same way that our living Christian brothers and sisters can. We believe that they pray for us and help us with our lives just as those who are not deceased can. I'm not saying that you will agree, but you did ask a question, and I am trying to give you an articulate answer to that question.
@@Jesusandbible She is the God-Bearer for God's sake! She played a huge part in the role of salvation more than any mere man did, Genesis 3:15 is clear that she's our Co-Redemptrix, but take note that Co-Redemptrix doesn't mean she's equally in the level of Christs Redeeming plan, only Christ is the Redeemer.
God’s will be done ☦️🙏🏻 I trust He has things managed. Praying for the salvation of all is most important, whatever earthly shape that takes is up God in the grand scheme and maybe a little bit to our individual choices on our level. But it might take some ruffled feathers, we are are sinners and we might be in for a collective smack down and humbling. I kind of feel like we’re asking for it....
AKATHIST to our Most Holy Lady Mother of God Kontakion 1 Queen of the Heavenly Host, Defender of our souls, we thy servants offer to thee songs of victory and thanksgiving, for thou, O Mother of God, hast delivered us from dangers. But as thou hast invincible power, free us from conflicts of all kinds that we may cry to thee: Rejoice, unwedded Bride! Oikos 1 An Archangel was sent from Heaven to say to the Mother of God: Rejoice! And seeing Thee, O Lord, taking bodily form, he was amazed and with his bodiless voice he stood crying to her such things as these: Rejoice, thou through whom joy will flash forth! Rejoice, thou through whom the curse will cease! Rejoice, revival of fallen Adam! Rejoice, redemption of the tears of Eve! Rejoice, height hard to climb for human thoughts! Rejoice, depth hard to contemplate even for the eyes of Angels! Rejoice, thou who art the King's throne! Rejoice, thou who bearest Him Who bears all! Rejoice, star that causest the Sun to appear! Rejoice, womb of the divine incarnation! Rejoice, thou through whom creation becomes new! Rejoice, thou through whom the Creator becomes a babe! Rejoice, unwedded Bride! Kontakion 2 Aware that she was living in chastity, the holy Virgin said boldly to Gabriel: "Thy strange message is hard for my soul to accept. How is it thou speakest of the birth from a seedless conception?" And she cried: Alleluia! Oikos 2 Seeking to know what passes knowledge, the Virgin cried to the ministering spirit: "Tell me, how can a son be born from a chaste womb?" Then he spoke to her in fear, only crying aloud thus: Rejoice, initiate of God's ineffable will! Rejoice, assurance of those who pray in silence! Rejoice, prelude of Christ's miracles! Rejoice, crown of His dogmas! Rejoice, heavenly ladder by which God came down! Rejoice, bridge that conveys us from earth to heaven! Rejoice, wonder of angels blazed abroad! Rejoice, wound of demons bewailed afar! Rejoice, thou who ineffably gavest birth to the Light! Rejoice, thou who didst reveal thy secret to none! Rejoice, thou who surpasses the knowledge of the wise! Rejoice, thou who givest light to the minds of the faithful! Rejoice, unwedded Bride! Kontakion 3 The power of the Most High then overshadowed the Virgin for conception, and showed her fruitful womb as a sweet meadow to all who wish to reap salvation, as they sing: Alleluia! Oikos 3 Pregnant with the Divine indwelling the Virgin ran to Elizabeth whose unborn babe at once recognized her embrace, rejoiced, and with leaps of joy as songs, cried to the Mother of God: Rejoice, scion of an undying Shoot! Rejoice, field of untainted fruit! Rejoice, thou who laborest for Him Whose labor is love! Rejoice, thou who givest birth to the Father of our life! Rejoice, cornland yielding a rich crop of mercies! Rejoice, table bearing a wealth of forgiveness! Rejoice, thou who revivest the garden of delight! Rejoice, thou who preparest a haven for souls! Rejoice, acceptable incense of intercession! Rejoice, purification of all the world! Rejoice, favour of God to mortals! Rejoice, access of mortals to God! Rejoice, unwedded Bride! Kontakion 4 Sustaining from within a storm of doubtful thoughts, the chaste Joseph was troubled. For knowing thee to have no husband, he suspected a secret union, O Immaculate One. But when he learned that thy conception was of the Holy Spirit, he exclaimed: Alleluia! Oikos 4 The shepherds heard Angels carolling Christ's incarnate Presence, and running like sheep to their shepherd, they beheld him as an innocent Lamb fed at Mary's breast, and they sang to her and said: Rejoice, mother of the Lamb and the Shepherd! Rejoice, fold of spiritual sheep! Rejoice, defence against invisible enemies! Rejoice, key to the gates of Paradise! Rejoice, for the things of Heaven rejoice with the earth! Rejoice, for the things of earth join chorus with the Heavens! Rejoice, never-silent voice of the Apostles! Rejoice, invincible courage of the martyrs! Rejoice, firm support of faith! Rejoice, radiant blaze of grace! Rejoice, thou through whom hell was stripped bare! Rejoice, thou through whom we are clothed with glory! Rejoice, unwedded Bride! Kontakion 5 Having sighted the divinely moving star, the Wise Men followed its light and held it as a lamp by which they sought a powerful King. And as they approached the Unapproachable, they rejoiced and shouted to Him: Alleluia! Oikos 5 The sons of the Chaldees saw in the hands of the Virgin Him Who with His hand made man. And knowing Him to be the Lord although He had taken the form of a servant, they hastened to worship Him with their gifts and cried to her who is blessed: Rejoice, mother of the never-setting Star! Rejoice, dawn of the mystic Day! Rejoice, thou who didst extinguish the furnace of error! Rejoice, thou who didst enlighten the initiates of the Trinity! Rejoice, thou who didst banish from power the inhuman tyrant! Rejoice, thou who hast shown us Christ as the Lord and Lover of men! Rejoice, thou who redeemest from pagan worship! Rejoice, thou who dost drag from the mire of works! Rejoice, thou who hast stopped the worship of fire! Rejoice, thou who hast quenched the flame of the passions! Rejoice, guide of the faithful to chastity! Rejoice, joy of all generations! Rejoice, unwedded Bride! Kontakion 6 Turned God-bearing heralds, the Wise Men returned to Babylon. They fulfilled Thy prophecy and to all preached Thee as the Christ, and they left Herod as a trifler, who could not sing: Alleluia! Oikos 6 By shining in Egypt the light of truth, Thou didst dispel the darkness of falsehood, O Saviour. For, unable to endure Thy strength, its idols fell; and those who were freed from their spell cried to the Mother of God: Rejoice, uplifting of men! Rejoice, downfall of demons! Rejoice, thou who hast trampled on the delusion of error! Rejoice, thou who hast exposed the fraud of idols! Rejoice, sea that has drowned the spiritual Pharaoh! Rejoice, rock that has refreshed those thirsting for Life! Rejoice, pillar of fire guiding those in darkness! Rejoice, shelter of the world broader than a cloud! Rejoice, sustenance replacing Manna! Rejoice, minister of holy delight! Rejoice, land of promise! Rejoice, thou from whom flows milk and honey! Rejoice, unwedded Bride! Kontakion 7 When Simeon was about to depart this life of delusion, Thou wast brought as a Babe to him. But he recognized Thee as also perfect God, and marvelling at Thy ineffable wisdom, he cried: Alleluia! Oikos 7 The Creator showed us a new creation when He appeared to us who came from Him. For He sprang from an unsown womb and kept it chaste as it was, that seeing the miracle we might sing to her and say: Rejoice, flower of incorruption! Rejoice, crown of continence! Rejoice, flashing symbol of the resurrection! Rejoice, mirror of the life of the Angels! Rejoice, tree of glorious fruit by which the faithful are nourished! Rejoice, bush of shady leaves by which many are sheltered! Rejoice, thou who bearest the Guide of those astray! Rejoice, thou who givest birth to the Redeemer of captives! Rejoice, pleader before the Just Judge! Rejoice, forgiveness of many sinners. Rejoice, robe of freedom for the naked! Rejoice, love that vanquishes all desire! Rejoice, unwedded Bride! Kontakion 8 Seeing the Child Exile, let us be exiles from the world and transport our minds to Heaven. For the Most High God appeared on earth as lowly man, because He wished to draw to the heights those who cry to Him: Alleluia! Oikos 8 Wholly present was the infinite Word among those here below, yet in no way absent from those on high; for this was a divine condescension and not a change of place. And His birth was from a God-possessed Virgin who heard words like these: Rejoice, container of the uncontainable God! Rejoice, door of solemn mystery! Rejoice, doubtful report of unbelievers! Rejoice, undoubted boast of the faithful! Rejoice, all-holy chariot of Him Who rides on the Cherubim! Rejoice, all-glorious temple of Him Who is above the Seraphim! Rejoice, thou who hast united opposites! Rejoice, thou who hast joined virginity and motherhood! Rejoice, thou through whom sin has been absolved! Rejoice, thou through whom Paradise is opened! Rejoice, key to the Kingdom of Christ! Rejoice, hope of eternal blessings! Rejoice, unwedded Bride! Kontakion 9 All angel kind was amazed at the great act of Thy incarnation; for they saw the inaccessible God as a man accessible to all, dwelling with us and hearing from all: Alleluia!
Oikos 9 We see most eloquent orators dumb as fish before thee, O Mother of God. For they dare not ask: How canst thou bear a Child and yet remain a Virgin? But we marvel at the mystery, and cry with faith: Rejoice, receptacle of the Wisdom of God! Rejoice, treasury of His Providence! Rejoice, thou who showest philosophers to be fools! Rejoice, thou who constrainest the learned to silence! Rejoice, for the clever critics have made fools of themselves! Rejoice, for the writers of myths have died out! Rejoice, thou who didst break the webs of the Athenians! Rejoice, thou who didst fill the nets of the fishermen! Rejoice, thou who drawest us from the depths of ignorance! Rejoice, thou who enlightenest many with knowledge! Rejoice, ship of those who wish to be saved! Rejoice, haven for sailors on the sea of life! Rejoice, unwedded Bride! Kontakion 10 Wishing to save the world, the Ruler of all came to it spontaneously. And though as God He is our Shepherd, for us He appeared to us as a Man; and having called mankind to salvation by His own Perfect Manhood, as God He hears: Alleluia! Oikos 10 Thou art a wall to virgins and to all who run to thee, O Virgin Mother of God. For the Maker of heaven and earth prepared thee, O Immaculate One, and dwelt in thy womb, and taught all to call to thee: Rejoice, pillar of virginity! Rejoice, gate of salvation! Rejoice, founder of spiritual reformation! Rejoice, leader of divine goodness! Rejoice, for thou didst regenerate those conceived in shame! Rejoice, for thou gavest understanding to those robbed of their senses! Rejoice, thou who didst foil the corrupter of minds! Rejoice, thou who gavest birth to the Sower of chastity! Rejoice, bridechamber of a virgin marriage! Rejoice, thou who dost wed the faithful to the Lord! Rejoice, fair mother and nurse of virgins! Rejoice, betrother of holy souls! Rejoice, unwedded Bride! Kontakion 11 Every hymn falls short that aspires to embrace the multitude of Thy many mercies. For if we should offer to Thee, O Holy King, songs numberless as the sand, we should still have done nothing worthy of what Thou hast given to us who shout to Thee: Alleluia! Oikos 11 We see the Holy Virgin as a flaming torch appearing to those in darkness. For having kindled the Immaterial Light, she leads all to divine knowledge; she illumines our minds with radiance and is honoured by our shouting these praises: Rejoice, ray of the spiritual Sun! Rejoice, flash of unfading splendour! Rejoice, lightning that lights up our souls! Rejoice, thunder that stuns our enemies! Rejoice, for thou didst cause the refulgent Light to dawn! Rejoice, for thou didst cause the river of many-streams to gush forth! Rejoice, living image of the font! Rejoice, remover of the stain of sin! Rejoice, laver that washes the conscience clean! Rejoice, bowl for mixing the wine of joy! Rejoice, aroma of the fragrance of Christ! Rejoice, life of mystical festivity! Rejoice, unwedded Bride! Kontakion 12 When He Who forgives all men their past debts wished to restore us to favour, of His own will He came to dwell among those who had fallen from His grace; and having torn up the record of their sins, He hears from all: Alleluia! Oikos 12 While singing to thy Child, we all praise thee as a living temple, O Mother of God. For the Lord Who holds all things in His hand dwelt in thy womb, and He sanctified and glorified thee, and taught all to cry to thee: Rejoice, tabernacle of God the Word! Rejoice, saint greater than the saints! Rejoice, ark made golden by the Spirit! Rejoice, inexhaustible treasury of Life! Rejoice, precious diadem of pious kings! Rejoice, adorable boast of devoted priests! Rejoice, unshaken tower of the Church! Rejoice, impregnable wall of the Kingdom! Rejoice, thou through whom we obtain our victories! Rejoice, thou before whom our foes fall prostrate! Rejoice, healing of my body! Rejoice, salvation of my soul! Rejoice, unwedded Bride! Kontakion 13 O all-praised Mother who didst bear the Word holiest of all the Saints, accept this our offering, and deliver us from all offense, and redeem from future torment those who cry in unison to thee: Alleluia. (Thrice)
I'm byzantine catholic so we are orthodox in traditional but in communion with the RC church. I love my tradition and find it in churches the Byzantine catholics aren't in communion with. This is beautiful.
I’m a Melkite Catholic, a Byzantine Church in communion w Rome but also very close to the Orthodox. We do the Akathist to the Most Holy Theotokos on the five Fridays of Lent, in anticipation of the Feast of the Annunciation.The first four weeks we do it with different variable sections each week. On the fifth Friday we do the entire service. The parts here are normally done after .a 9 ode canon. BTW: “Akathist “ means “not sitting “ - it is customary for everyone to stand for the entire service. I find the Akathist to the Theotokos much richer and better grounded, biblically and theologically, than the Roman Marian devotions.
Lamenting the loss of Hagia Sophia on this day, but trusting that the Lord has a plan to bring all Muslims into the Truth that is Jesus Christ. And, of course, with a true devotion to "our tainted nature's solitary boast," the Theotokos.
@@rickytambow9950 Sad to hear...but Christ will bring an end to all evil. Which means everyone's need is to be approved by him, to seek his help always
Hail Mary full of grace have mercy on us poor sinners. Bring salvation throughout the world. God have mercy on us poor sinners. Rejoice in God our savior Holy Holy Holy God Almighty Amen 9:56
...when i hear the Word the same as always , the same as first spoken and recorded and I already believe and see the living Word through good deeds in Christ's name all around, then it makes me think if I believe in the living Word and the spoken Word is coming through the same as always since the beginning then i should follow very close that church as I would the Living Jesus ...I feel a peace and a Hope just now ....Praise Jesus
As roman catholic, I'm amazed with the orthodox akathists n paraklisis. I like long prayers. So I have been praying akathists and Orthodox liturgy of hours and paraklisis n kanon every two days regularly. Let's say a Roman Catholic who follows byzantine rite
Please pray for me, Most Holy Theotokos save us. Bless me with a child.... Me and my husband have been trying for years . Recently started praying Orthodox Christian hymns, Jesus prayer, The Creed, documentaries from Orthodox Etho. Reading bible often. Recently got married so please Lord, you have done amazing miracles! Sarah was barren, Elizabeth was much too old for childbearing......both were blessed with babies In the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit and 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏 unto ages of ages Amen 🙌
May the Most Holy Theotokos blessed ever virgin Mary please intercede and hear my prayers; I have cried tears and need a miracle. Take away the shame of a barren womb. My brother recently announced his second child, I am proud and happy for him. His wife is older than I, lord have mercy on my selfishness and forgive my envy. Replace it with joy. I bless his household, I pray for a healthy and safe birth. Lord Jesus Christ have mercy on me a sinner. I pray once more, bless my marriage and help us be fruitful as it is your will. 🕊🙏🕊🙏🕊🙏🕊🙌🙌🙌
Thank you so much for this video! I am beyond thrilled to have found it!!!! Thank you for your holy prayers, your devotion and your musicianship! God bless all those who taught you and inspired you!
I am more concerned about healing the schism in Catholic Church than arguing over who is right. I am a Latin Rite Catholic who attends a Byzantine Rite Parrish.
Both are right in doctrine, Both are wrong in politics. .The two sides I am speaking of are in the Big Picture Catholic church, Which includes both Moscow and Rome.
Glenda, you need to be concerned with the Schism of Rome to Orthodoxy! Pray that this Sin is Healed and Forgiven. Pray for the Return of All to Holy Orthodoxy!
Thank you for using the Fr. Lazarus Moore translation from the old Jordanville Prayer Book. I had thought that only a few of us elderly converts from the Russian Church Abroad of decades ago were still using it. Nice to hear young voices singing it.
You made the voices of the three children in the furnace come alive in the joy of Deliverance from Death by the Son of Man and the Wisemen having met the Theotokos sing their joy of finding Treasure of the Ages and the secret destruction of the idols of Egypt by the wonderful Infant escaped to Egypt we sing of the recovery of the captive peoples! So many of the Mysteries of our Church come alive in you, thank you! It is the rosary but so much more.
@@calebshoemaker I believe you are correct. The only difference I heard was "unwedded bride" in place of "thou bride unwedded" in the 4th edition of the Prayer Book published by Holy Trinity Monastery at Jordanville. It should still be available from them.
Amen and amen Lord Jesus Christ Son of God have mercy on me a sinner and grant me the grace of your holy cross and resurrection for you have redeem the world and holy Mary Theotokos intercede for us with your most Holy Son Jesus Christ amen
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Ich hätte nie gedacht , dass man bysantinisch -slawische Liturgie so schôn auch áin Englisch singen und hôren kann!
To all catholic and orthodox brothers in the comments, this is NOT an Eastern Orthodox chant. The akathists (or at least the akathist form) goes way back to the VIth century, at the times of Justinian. It’s a catholic chant, as at the time it was universal, for there was no schism.
Amen and amen Lord Jesus Christ son of God have mercy on me a sinner and grant me the graces of your Holy Cross and Resurrection for you have redeemed the world and Holy Mary Theotokas pray for us who have recourse to thee and intercede for us with your precious son our Lord Jesus Christ 🙏 Holy Mary will reunite both Orthodox and Roman Catholic churches so they there will be on Shepard and one flock in Jesus Christ as He will " that they all may be one as I Father in thee and Thee in Me that they may be one in us.
This Orthodox Chant is just so powerful and magnificent! I love Mother Mary, the Theotokos! Pray for us sinners!
As an Orthodox Christian, this is the most beautiful and powerful! Most Mother of God pray for us!
Most holy Theotokos remember me and my husband to your son and plead for us to be saved. 🙏🌹🌺💮🌼🌸🕯️
I am Catholic with some spiritual discernment, I can state without any doubt, that this Holy Chant is a very powerful exorcism. It will cleanse the soul of any person, open the gates of heaven and bring abundant Graces to the sons and daughter of the Holy Mother.
How do you know that? please explain me
As an Orthodox Christian, I have too found wonderful mysteries in the Catholic church. I found that the rosary is a most powerful gift from God and it complimented my Jesus prayer discipline.
@@jean-pauldebeer8151 Thank you brother in Christ and Amen. I also love the Jesus prayer as a complement to my Rosary. And yes, the Rosary prayer has a supernatural power I can not explain. I had many incredible spiritual experiences while praying it. God Bless.
@@jean-pauldebeer8151 Orthodox should never use a Catholic rosary we have our own prayer rope. Catholic rosary is set to be use with a special set of prayers that are unorthodox.
@@shadow-gm3yh In the apostles creep that is said in the orthodox church. What do we say in front of God in every liturgy????? "I believe in one, holy, Catholic and apostolic church." "Every Kingdom divided against itself will not stand." The Mothers of Gods presence if felt deeply when one uses the rosary. We say the same words in our prayers just in a different arrangement ;),
Came here to pray the Akathist on this day when the Hagia Sophia was turned into a mosque again. Thank you for posting this; otherwise I wouldn't have been able to pray this hymn.
Won't be for long. It belongs to God.
We should have Faith that someday Hagia Sophia will once again be the Christian temple it was always meant to be.
Saint Paisios had a prophecy, and part of it was that Constantinople will be Christian again, and the Hagia Sophia will reopen.
Been craving to listen to this all day, and now I'm in floods of tears. This prayer is so staggeringly beautiful, glory to God ❤️
You folks chanting!!! Are you in heaven? You Certainly brought heaven to earth!!!
God Bless you & keep you!!!
Fr. George Aburdeineh
They certainley have
Fr. George Aburdeineh God Bless
This is so beautiful! I was raised Evangelical but recently turned Catholic, but as a Catholic, Orthodoxy plays a role in my understanding in our Blessed Mother and the beauty of the traditional Christian music. I love chants. Orthodoxy is like the eastern lung of Christianity which I love. I pray that this beautiful tradition may continue till all ages to bring peace and healing to the hearts of many and that more people may appreciate it.
ColdFusionMusical well, there are Eastern rite catholics
Raphael Cavalcanti I know, but unfortunately, I've never seen one because in my country, we only have the Latin rite Church.
Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church is the true and only Church of Christ. Orthodox churches are schismatics, yet we share same holy sacraments and our love to God and Theotokos
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I converted to the Antiochian Eastern Orthodox through a Byzantine Rite.
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Wishing to save the world, the Ruler of all came to it spontaneously. And though as God He is our Shepherd, for us He appeared to us as a Man; and having called mankind to salvation by His own Perfect Manhood, as God He hears: Alleluia!
Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!
Thou art a wall to virgins and to all who run to thee, O Virgin Mother of God. For the Maker of heaven and earth prepared thee, O Immaculate One, and dwelt in thy womb, and taught all to call to thee:
Rejoice, pillar of virginity:
Rejoice, gate of salvation!
Rejoice, founder of spiritual reformation:
Rejoice, leader of divine goodness!
Rejoice, for thou didst regenerate those conceived in shame:
Rejoice, for thou gavest understanding to those robbed of their senses!
Rejoice, thou who didst foil the corrupter of minds:
Rejoice, thou who gavest birth to the Sower of chastity!
Rejoice, bridechamber of a virgin marriage:
Rejoice, thou who dost wed the faithful to the Lord!
Rejoice, fair mother and nurse of virgins:
Rejoice, betrother of holy souls!
Rejoice, Unwedded Bride!
Every hymn falls short that aspires to embrace the multitude of Thy many mercies. For if we should offer to Thee, O Holy King, songs numberless as the sand, we should still have done nothing worthy of what Thou hast given to us who shout to Thee: Alleluia!
Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!
We see the Holy Virgin as a flaming torch appearing to those in darkness. For having kindled the Immaterial Light, she leads all to divine knowledge; she illumines our minds with radiance and is honored by our shouting these praises:
Rejoice, ray of the spiritual Sun:
Rejoice, flash of unfading splendor!
Rejoice, lightning that lights up our souls:
Rejoice, thunder that stuns our enemies!
Rejoice, for thou didst cause the refulgent Light to dawn:
Rejoice, for thou didst cause the river of many-streams to gush forth!
Rejoice, living image of the font:
Rejoice, remover of the stain of sin!
Rejoice, laver that washes the conscience clean:
Rejoice, bowl for mixing the wine of joy!
Rejoice, aroma of the fragrance of Christ:
Rejoice, life of mystical festivity!
Rejoice, Unwedded Bride!
When He Who forgives all men their past debts wished to restore us to favor, of His own will He came to dwell among those who had fallen from His grace; and having torn up the record of their sins, He hears from all: Alleluia!
Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!
While singing to thy Child, we all praise thee as a living temple, O Mother of God. For the Lord Who holds all things in His hand dwelt in thy womb, and He sanctified and glorified thee, and taught all to cry to thee:
Rejoice, tabernacle of God the Word:
Rejoice, saint greater than the saints!
Rejoice, ark made golden by the Spirit:
Rejoice, inexhaustible treasury of Life!
Rejoice, precious diadem of pious kings:
Rejoice, adorable boast of devoted priests!
Rejoice, unshaken tower of the Church:
Rejoice, impregnable wall of the Kingdom!
Rejoice, thou through whom we obtain our victories:
Rejoice, thou before whom our foes fall prostrate!
Rejoice, healing of my body:
Rejoice, salvation of my soul!
Rejoice, Unwedded Bride!
O all-praised Mother who didst bear the Word holiest of all the Saints, accept this our offering, and deliver us from all offense, and redeem from future torment those who cry in unison to thee: Alleluia.
Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!
O all-praised Mother who didst bear the Word holiest of all the Saints, accept this our offering, and deliver us from all offense, and redeem from future torment those who cry in unison to thee: Alleluia.
Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!
O all-praised Mother who didst bear the Word holiest of all the Saints, accept this our offering, and deliver us from all offense, and redeem from future torment those who cry in unison to thee: Alleluia.
Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!
An archangel was sent from Heaven to say to the Mother of God Rejoice! And seeing Thee, O Lord, taking bodily form, he was amazed and with his bodiless voice he stood crying to Her such things as these:
Rejoice, thou through whom joy will flash forth:
Rejoice, thou through whom the curse will cease!
Rejoice, revival of fallen Adam:
Rejoice, redemption of the tears of Eve!
Rejoice, height hard to climb for human thoughts:
Rejoice, depth hard to contemplate even for the eyes of angels!
Rejoice, thou who art the King’s throne:
Rejoice, thou who bearest Him who bears all!
Rejoice, star that causest the Sun to appear:
Rejoice, womb of the Divine Incarnation!
Rejoice, thou through whom creation becomes new:
Rejoice, thou through whom the Creator becomes a babe!
Rejoice, Unwedded Bride!
Queen of the Heavenly Host, Defender of our souls, we thy servants offer to thee songs of victory and thanksgiving, for thou, O Mother of God, hast delivered us from dangers. But as thou hast invincible power, free us from conflicts of all kinds that we may cry to thee:
Rejoice, Unwedded Bride!
(Source: stgeorgeupland.tripod.com/prayers/akathist.htm)
Thank you so much
@@michaelking7310 You're welcome!
Really, thank you
@@untererde You are most certainly welcome!
@YHWH Glorified Anytime
I am so blessed to be able to hear this chant
XD
I knew I recognized that voice! This is the choir of the church where I was baptized! Glad I found them while listening to Akathists!
Since you were baptized in this church you are the perfect person to answer this question, which Orthodox Church is this made by?
@@trlyons761 the comment is 2 years old, do you really expect them to answer? Lol
@@trlyons761 Wow, good thing I came back to this video. This church is Holy Resurrection Orthodox Church in Allston, Massachusetts.
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An archangel was sent from Heaven to say to the Mother of God Rejoice! And seeing Thee, O Lord, taking bodily form, he was amazed and with his bodiless voice he stood crying to Her such things as these:
Rejoice, thou through whom joy will flash forth:
Rejoice, thou through whom the curse will cease!
Rejoice, revival of fallen Adam:
Rejoice, redemption of the tears of Eve!
Rejoice, height hard to climb for human thoughts:
Rejoice, depth hard to contemplate even for the eyes of angels!
Rejoice, thou who art the King’s throne:
Rejoice, thou who bearest Him who bears all!
Rejoice, star that causest the Sun to appear:
Rejoice, womb of the Divine Incarnation!
Rejoice, thou through whom creation becomes new:
Rejoice, thou through whom the Creator becomes a babe!
Rejoice, Unwedded Bride!
Aware that she was living in chastity, the Holy Virgin said boldly to Gabriel:
Thy strange message is hard for my soul to accept. How is it thou speakest of the birth from a seedless conception? And she cried: Alleluia!
Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!
Seeking to know what passes for knowledge, the Virgin cried to the ministering spirit:
Tell me, how can a son be born from a chaste womb? Then he spoke to her in fear, only crying aloud thus:
Rejoice, initiate of God’s ineffable will:
Rejoice, assurance of those who pray in silence!
Rejoice, prelude of Christ’s miracles:
Rejoice, crown of His dogmas!
Rejoice, heavenly ladder by which God came down:
Rejoice, bridge that conveys us from earth to Heaven!
Rejoice, wonder of angels praised abroad:
Rejoice, wound of demons bewailed afar!
Rejoice, thou who ineffably gavest birth to the Light:
Rejoice, thou who didst reveal Thy secret to none!
Rejoice, thou who surpasses the knowledge of the wise:
Rejoice, thou who givest light to the minds of the faithful!
Rejoice, Unwedded Bride!
The power of the Most High then overshadowed the Virgin for conception and showed her fruitful womb as a sweet meadow to all who wish to reap salvation as they sing: Alleluia!
Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!
Pregnant with the Divine Indwelling, the Virgin ran to Elizabeth whose unborn babe at once recognized her embrace rejoiced and with leaps of joyous songs cried to the Mother of God:
Rejoice, scion of an Undying Shoot:
Rejoice, field of Untainted Fruit!
Rejoice, thou who laborest for Him whose labor is Love:
Rejoice, thou who givest birth to the Father of our life!
Rejoice, cornland yielding a rich crop of mercies:
Rejoice, table bearing a wealth of forgiveness!
Rejoice, thou who revivest the garden of delight:
Rejoice, thou who preparest a haven for souls!
Rejoice, acceptable incense of intercession:
Rejoice, purification of all the world!
Rejoice, favor of God to mortals:
Rejoice, access of mortals to God!
Rejoice, Unwedded Bride!
Sustaining from within a storm of doubtful thoughts, the chaste Joseph was troubled. For knowing thee to have no husband, he suspected a secret union, O Immaculate One. But when he learned that thy conception was of the Holy Spirit, he exclaimed: Alleluia!
Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!
The shepherds heard Angels carolling Christ's incarnate Presence, and running like sheep to their shepherd, they beheld him as an innocent Lamb fed at Mary's breast, and they sang to her and said:
Rejoice, mother of the Lamb and the Shepherd:
Rejoice, fold of spiritual sheep!
Rejoice, defence against invisible enemies:
Rejoice, key to the gates of Paradise!
Rejoice, for the things of Heaven rejoice with the earth:
Rejoice, for the things of earth join chorus with the Heavens!
Rejoice, never-silent voice of the Apostles:
Rejoice, invincible courage of the martyrs!
Rejoice, firm support of faith:
Rejoice, radiant blaze of grace!
Rejoice, thou through whom hell was stripped bare:
Rejoice, thou through whom we are clothed with glory!
Rejoice, Unwedded Bride!
Non-Catholic or Orthodox here , but i ask the prayers of the Mother of God, pray unto Christ to purify my thoughts and keep me far from sin! Pray to keep impure and evil thoughts far from me. May Christ the High-priest of our confession give all of us strength.
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Having sighted the divinely moving star, the Wise Men followed its light and held it as a lamp by which they sought a powerful King. And as they approached the Unapproachable, they rejoiced and shouted to Him: Alleluia!
Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!
The sons of the Chaldees saw in the hands of the Virgin Him Who with His hand made man. And knowing Him to be the Lord although He had taken the form of a servant, they hastened to worship Him with their gifts and cried to her who is blessed:
Rejoice, mother of the never-setting Star:
Rejoice, dawn of the mystic Day!
Rejoice, thou who didst extinguish the furnace of error:
Rejoice, thou who didst enlighten the initiates of the Trinity!
Rejoice, thou who didst banish from power the inhuman tyrant:
Rejoice, thou who hast shown us Christ as the Lord and Lover of men!
Rejoice, thou who redeemest from pagan worship:
Rejoice, thou who dost drag from the mire of works!
Rejoice, thou who hast stopped the worship of fire:
Rejoice, thou who hast quenched the flame of the passions!
Rejoice, guide of the faithful to chastity:
Rejoice, joy of all generations!
Rejoice, Unwedded Bride!
Turned God-bearing heralds, the Wise Men returned to Babylon. They fulfilled Thy prophecy and to all preached Thee as the Christ, and they left Herod as a trifler, who could not sing: Alleluia!
Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!
By shining in Egypt the light of truth, Thou didst dispel the darkness of falsehood, O Savior. For, unable to endure Thy strength, its idols fell; and those who were freed from their spell cried to the Mother of God:
Rejoice, uplifting of men:
Rejoice, downfall of demons!
Rejoice, thou who hast trampled on the delusion of error:
Rejoice, thou who hast exposed the fraud of idols!
Rejoice, sea that has drowned the spiritual Pharaoh:
Rejoice, rock that has refreshed those thirsting for Life!
Rejoice, pillar of fire guiding those in darkness:
Rejoice, shelter of the world broader than a cloud!
Rejoice, sustenance replacing Manna:
Rejoice, minister of holy delight!
Rejoice, land of promise:
Rejoice, thou from whom flows milk and honey!
Rejoice, Unwedded Bride!
The Creator showed us a new creation when He appeared to us who came from Him. For He sprang from an unsown womb and kept it chaste as it was, that seeing the miracle we might sing to her and say:
Rejoice, flower of incorruption:
Rejoice, crown of continence!
Rejoice, flashing symbol of the resurrection:
Rejoice, mirror of the life of the Angels!
Rejoice, tree of glorious fruit by which the faithful are nourished:
Rejoice, bush of shady leaves by which many are sheltered!
Rejoice, thou who bearest the Guide of those astray:
Rejoice, thou who givest birth to the Redeemer of captives!
Rejoice, pleader before the Just Judge:
Rejoice, forgiveness of many sinners!
Rejoice, robe of freedom for the naked:
Rejoice, love that vanquishes all desire!
Rejoice, Unwedded Bride!
Seeing the Child Exile, let us be exiles from the world and transport our minds to Heaven. For the Most High God appeared on earth as lowly man, because He wished to draw to the heights those who cry to Him: Alleluia!
Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!
Wholly present was the infinite Word among those here below, yet in no way absent from those on high; for this was a divine condescension and not a change of place. And His birth was from a God-possessed Virgin who heard words like these:
Rejoice, container of the uncontainable God:
Rejoice, door of solemn mystery!
Rejoice, doubtful report of unbelievers:
Rejoice, undoubted boast of the faithful!
Rejoice, all-holy chariot of Him Who rides on the Cherubim:
Rejoice, all-glorious temple of Him Who is above the Seraphim!
Rejoice, thou who hast united opposites:
Rejoice, thou who hast joined virginity and motherhood!
Rejoice, thou through whom sin has been absolved:
Rejoice, thou through whom Paradise is opened!
Rejoice, key to the Kingdom of Christ:
Rejoice, hope of eternal blessings!
Rejoice, Unwedded Bride!
All angel kind was amazed at the great act of Thy incarnation; for they saw the inaccessible God as a man accessible to all, dwelling with us and hearing from all: Alleluia!
Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!
We see most eloquent orators dumb as fish before thee, O Mother of God. For they dare not ask: How canst thou bear a Child and yet remain a Virgin? But we marvel at the mystery, and cry with faith:
Rejoice, receptacle of the Wisdom of God:
Rejoice, treasury of His Providence!
Rejoice, thou who showest philosophers to be fools:
Rejoice, thou who constrainest the learned to silence!
Rejoice, for the clever critics have made fools of themselves:
Rejoice, for the writers of myths have died out!
Rejoice, thou who didst break the webs of the Athenians:
Rejoice, thou who didst fill the nets of the fishermen!
Rejoice, thou who drawest us from the depths of ignorance:
Rejoice, thou who enlightenest many with knowledge!
Rejoice, ship of those who wish to be saved:
Rejoice, haven for sailors on the sea of life!
Rejoice, Unwedded Bride!
I am a convert from the baptist religion after seeking for the True Church all my life. I am still doing catechism. I desired to add this and some other akathist hymns to my daily prayer rule but my spiritual father forbade me from doing so until after the season of lent when I had heard them in the church. This is the very first time I have heard it chanted but I have read the words. Listening just know I felt tears roll down my face as I felt caught up somewhere between heaven and earth. It is so very beautiful and full of Truth. I sought to purchase the cd on the internet but only found 2 sources one of which was amazon but you could only download it and not purchase a cd. Does anyone know how I might purchase the cd? Also why did the words shown stop? Please put all the words back onto the video, especially for us learning it for the first time. And readers, I want to thankyou that my first hearing of this akathist hymn was so truly beautiful.
I am a convert from the Evangelical world. I have a Fuller M.Div. How are you doing?
@@richardmohr9428 How do you justify the Mariolatry? As a Baptist, I love the concept of Orthodoxy as "originalism", but when there are so many things in "Traditional Christianity" that stand so firmly in contrast to Biblical Christianity I have great difficulty accepting veneration of the creation on par with the Creator.
@@billys.3258 I'm a cradle orthodox and can reassure you that our veneration of the saints is NEVER in par with worshiping God. The easiest way of understanding this veneration is that it's like rejoicing in the exaltation of the members of Christ's body who have made it to heaven, and as they are alive and very close to God we ask for their prayers. Be blessed my dear.
LeAnn Cantrell there are websites providing free Orthodox music online
@@billys.3258 Read "Orthodox Dogmatic Theology," by Michael Pomazansky; "Bible, Church and Tradition," by Florovsky; and "The Spirit of Eastern Christendom," by Pelikan. Western heterodox people have many misconceptions about Orthodoxy.
This has brought me to tears countless times. Thank you for sharing.
A friend of mine who is a great influence on my spirituality had that exact cat for her profile picture for the longest time. :D Why does this melon helmet cat keeps popping up on spiritually sound occasions? :D
Bible Illustrated BOJAN!
@@BibleIllustrated hello
The icons also strike me as being so, so vivid in augmenting the message of each part of this prayer form
I always pray to mother Mary, she hear my prayers and help me
I'm a Roman Catholic, I hope we can unite again... Some day, i love this chant now.
Byzantine rite Catholics do sing this chant, if you ever go to one of their prayer services.
Amen ❤️
we wont unite until RC's give up the papacy which was backed by forgeries, absolute divine simplicity, the filioque, created grace etc
@@ThomasG_Nikolaj Thank You So much for Pointing out the Obvious 😀 It's not matter of Uniting - it's a matter of the West returning home-like the Prodigal Son - to the Mother Church...the Orthodox Church.
I am sorry to say that it's not matter of Uniting - it's a matter of the Western Churches accepting they deviated from the teaching of the Holy Fathers of the Church and created so many heresies, and now need to return home - like the Prodigal Son - to the Mother Church...the one Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church called the Orthodox Church. i hope i am not upsetting anyone, but that's the only way forward.
Thanks for this more than a heavenly chant. May one day we catholics and orthodox sing together Akatistos and celebrate the Most Holy Eucharist. Union of Churches only possible with Jesus in the Most Blessed Sacrament at the Center and Our Blessed Mother Mary Mother of God.
God bless you.
A catholic priest
What strikes me immediately is the quality of prayerfulness evident here and the sweetness pouring out as a blessing to all who listen.
Been Orthodox 22 years, converted from Catholicism. Best decision ever, recommend you check it out with an open mind and heart 💕
I am also a convert, but from Protestantism. I considered becoming Catholic, but with no Tridentine mass serving churches around I decided to become Orthodox, and I'm glad did. I'll remain Orthodox until the day I die.
Anonymous19992012 Becoming Orthodox because the area you lived in didn’t have the mass in the form you’d prefer doesn’t make much sense. I love Orthodoxy, and am trying to learn about the Byzantine Rite, but considering the actions of Pope Victor, Pope Clement I, and Pope Dionysus in the early centuries exercising papal authority, as well as the rejection of the heretical second council of Ephesus (which was only rejected due to papal primacy), and Pope Leo’s tome and the Chalcedon council response to his tome, I don’t think Eastern Orthodoxy has a leg to stand on. Going for aesthetics over the truth makes no sense. You shouldn’t have chosen aesthetics and geographic location over the truth.
However, you still made a good choice; Orthodoxy trumps Protestantism. And, as this song shows, the east has a lot of things the west can learn from. Like, we share 99%, and the doctrinal differences don’t justify the schism. The only thing is the pope-the Byzantine Rite agree with you guys on everything except papal primacy.
Pray for reunification.
@@jebbush2527 Check out Jay Dyer
@Crusader of the Holy Grail I appreciate your concern, but frankly men who are much more pious, and educated than I have attempted to hold theological debates between our two Churches, and I'm not inclined, nor interested.
Mos Holy Theotokos Save Us!☦🕯🙏🌹🌹🌹♥️♥️♥️
يا سيدة، يا خيرة الخلق كلهم، يا ام إلهنا، صلى لأجلنا وخلصنا.
We listen to this album almost daily. Thank you.
So beautiful, it makes me cry tears of joy.
and gratitude!
Don’t get so emotions CJ. It’s hardly a song. It sounds as if he’s just reading a book just with a little bit of pizzaz...
But why is this so sweet? This is very emotional! 🥺😢
Its pure, holy prayer raised up to heaven with humility and love....
We sing this song too in Greek Catholic Church, it's really beautiful. Ora pro nobis sancta Dei Genitrix.
Uniates need to return to Orthodoxy, the Vatican is a modernist lie!
@@seronymus No, I do not wish to see people defect to Palamite orthodoxy as they did when the ignorant Latin Bishops of America refused to acknowledge their membership in Christ's Church because they never knew of such a tradition.
Bishop Soter Ortinsky, Pray for Us.
seronymus With respect, how can you complain about modernism with an anime-styled icon as your profile picture?
Is that not modernist?
Return to the true Orthodox Church ❤️ so many Martyrs have come to Christ under the hands of the uniates...
@Crusader of the Holy Grail Wow, RCs really love spamming with out-of-context quotes. My brother in Christ, I have a very simple advice for you: Inquire within yourself whether you can find any pre-Schism evidence for Papal infallbility, Filioque, the Immaculate Conception, or even Scholastic philosophy. I'm serious...and as for your quotes btw, Orthodox do not deny Rome in communion is first *in honor* just as those saints wrote, first among equals. But there is absolutely no evidence for the Bishop of Rome acting beyond his jurisdiction before the revisionist changes (quite shocking) of Dictatus papae, post-Schism.
I am a roman catholic from Asia. Came to pray this Akhathist to the most holy Theotokos, mourning the desecration of the Hagia Sophia. Most holy Theotokos, by your intercession may this angelic Akhathist be chanted from the Hagia Sophia very soon.
Спаси Вас Господь инославные
Come to Orthodoxy
@@Orest711 brother , roman catholic missionaries brought us the faith. You did not. That is why I consider the roman catholic church as the universal Catholic Church
@@javageek123 they brought you the faith, but not the fullness of it, for a 1000 years now roman "catholic" church has been the opposite of what the word Catholic even means, it is not just a fancy name nor some kind of callsign. Catholic means "jointly and equally unified and co-partaking in the truth as a congregation", and it refers to EVERYONE, it does not mean "subservient to one person", (especially considering pope's statements on some things, one has to question his authority), "first among equals" is an honorary title, not an ecclesiastical one and grants no extra privileges, evidently from the wording, unlike what papists would have you believe. It is good that they introduced you to Christianity, but they did to a crooked version of it, Orthodoxy is the real unadultered ancient faith, do not be decieved man
@@Orest711 ha ha ha. I appreciate your feedback. But until I see Orthodox missionaries in Asia, your words are empty gongs
MOST HOLY THEOTOKOS SAVE US FROM ETERNAL FIRE
87genet Amen! Praise to the All-Sacred Virgin!
tell me how she could achieve that, by doing what
Jesusandbible by giving birth to the savior if it was not for Mary,Jesus would not have been born and the world would still be in darkness. All nations shall call her blessed.
@@Jesusandbible I've seen your comments on some of my videos before.
We believe that the intercessions of the Saints, Mary included, are spiritually beneficial to us, and thus help us along our spiritual path. We also believe that they can have real power in our lives and help us in the same way that our living Christian brothers and sisters can. We believe that they pray for us and help us with our lives just as those who are not deceased can.
I'm not saying that you will agree, but you did ask a question, and I am trying to give you an articulate answer to that question.
@@Jesusandbible She is the God-Bearer for God's sake! She played a huge part in the role of salvation more than any mere man did, Genesis 3:15 is clear that she's our Co-Redemptrix, but take note that Co-Redemptrix doesn't mean she's equally in the level of Christs Redeeming plan, only Christ is the Redeemer.
Most Holy Theotokos, pray for us unworthy sinners!
I am a Catholic and I love orthodox Church. Please someone reunite us both.
Well i can try, but dont count on it.
God’s will be done ☦️🙏🏻 I trust He has things managed. Praying for the salvation of all is most important, whatever earthly shape that takes is up God in the grand scheme and maybe a little bit to our individual choices on our level. But it might take some ruffled feathers, we are are sinners and we might be in for a collective smack down and humbling. I kind of feel like we’re asking for it....
AKATHIST
to our Most Holy Lady
Mother of God
Kontakion 1
Queen of the Heavenly Host, Defender of our souls, we thy servants offer to thee songs of victory and thanksgiving, for thou, O Mother of God, hast delivered us from dangers. But as thou hast invincible power, free us from conflicts of all kinds that we may cry to thee: Rejoice, unwedded Bride!
Oikos 1
An Archangel was sent from Heaven to say to the Mother of God: Rejoice! And seeing Thee, O Lord, taking bodily form, he was amazed and with his bodiless voice he stood crying to her such things as these:
Rejoice, thou through whom joy will flash forth!
Rejoice, thou through whom the curse will cease!
Rejoice, revival of fallen Adam!
Rejoice, redemption of the tears of Eve!
Rejoice, height hard to climb for human thoughts!
Rejoice, depth hard to contemplate even for the eyes of Angels!
Rejoice, thou who art the King's throne!
Rejoice, thou who bearest Him Who bears all!
Rejoice, star that causest the Sun to appear!
Rejoice, womb of the divine incarnation!
Rejoice, thou through whom creation becomes new!
Rejoice, thou through whom the Creator becomes a babe!
Rejoice, unwedded Bride!
Kontakion 2
Aware that she was living in chastity, the holy Virgin said boldly to Gabriel: "Thy strange message is hard for my soul to accept. How is it thou speakest of the birth from a seedless conception?" And she cried:
Alleluia!
Oikos 2
Seeking to know what passes knowledge, the Virgin cried to the ministering spirit: "Tell me, how can a son be born from a chaste womb?" Then he spoke to her in fear, only crying aloud thus:
Rejoice, initiate of God's ineffable will!
Rejoice, assurance of those who pray in silence!
Rejoice, prelude of Christ's miracles!
Rejoice, crown of His dogmas!
Rejoice, heavenly ladder by which God came down!
Rejoice, bridge that conveys us from earth to heaven!
Rejoice, wonder of angels blazed abroad!
Rejoice, wound of demons bewailed afar!
Rejoice, thou who ineffably gavest birth to the Light!
Rejoice, thou who didst reveal thy secret to none!
Rejoice, thou who surpasses the knowledge of the wise!
Rejoice, thou who givest light to the minds of the faithful!
Rejoice, unwedded Bride!
Kontakion 3
The power of the Most High then overshadowed the Virgin for conception, and showed her fruitful womb as a sweet meadow to all who wish to reap salvation, as they sing:
Alleluia!
Oikos 3
Pregnant with the Divine indwelling the Virgin ran to Elizabeth whose unborn babe at once recognized her embrace, rejoiced, and with leaps of joy as songs, cried to the Mother of God:
Rejoice, scion of an undying Shoot!
Rejoice, field of untainted fruit!
Rejoice, thou who laborest for Him Whose labor is love!
Rejoice, thou who givest birth to the Father of our life!
Rejoice, cornland yielding a rich crop of mercies!
Rejoice, table bearing a wealth of forgiveness!
Rejoice, thou who revivest the garden of delight!
Rejoice, thou who preparest a haven for souls!
Rejoice, acceptable incense of intercession!
Rejoice, purification of all the world!
Rejoice, favour of God to mortals!
Rejoice, access of mortals to God!
Rejoice, unwedded Bride!
Kontakion 4
Sustaining from within a storm of doubtful thoughts, the chaste Joseph was troubled. For knowing thee to have no husband, he suspected a secret union, O Immaculate One. But when he learned that thy conception was of the Holy Spirit, he exclaimed:
Alleluia!
Oikos 4
The shepherds heard Angels carolling Christ's incarnate Presence, and running like sheep to their shepherd, they beheld him as an innocent Lamb fed at Mary's breast, and they sang to her and said:
Rejoice, mother of the Lamb and the Shepherd!
Rejoice, fold of spiritual sheep!
Rejoice, defence against invisible enemies!
Rejoice, key to the gates of Paradise!
Rejoice, for the things of Heaven rejoice with the earth!
Rejoice, for the things of earth join chorus with the Heavens!
Rejoice, never-silent voice of the Apostles!
Rejoice, invincible courage of the martyrs!
Rejoice, firm support of faith!
Rejoice, radiant blaze of grace!
Rejoice, thou through whom hell was stripped bare!
Rejoice, thou through whom we are clothed with glory!
Rejoice, unwedded Bride!
Kontakion 5
Having sighted the divinely moving star, the Wise Men followed its light and held it as a lamp by which they sought a powerful King. And as they approached the Unapproachable, they rejoiced and shouted to Him:
Alleluia!
Oikos 5
The sons of the Chaldees saw in the hands of the Virgin Him Who with His hand made man. And knowing Him to be the Lord although He had taken the form of a servant, they hastened to worship Him with their gifts and cried to her who is blessed:
Rejoice, mother of the never-setting Star!
Rejoice, dawn of the mystic Day!
Rejoice, thou who didst extinguish the furnace of error!
Rejoice, thou who didst enlighten the initiates of the Trinity!
Rejoice, thou who didst banish from power the inhuman tyrant!
Rejoice, thou who hast shown us Christ as the Lord and Lover of men!
Rejoice, thou who redeemest from pagan worship!
Rejoice, thou who dost drag from the mire of works!
Rejoice, thou who hast stopped the worship of fire!
Rejoice, thou who hast quenched the flame of the passions!
Rejoice, guide of the faithful to chastity!
Rejoice, joy of all generations!
Rejoice, unwedded Bride!
Kontakion 6
Turned God-bearing heralds, the Wise Men returned to Babylon. They fulfilled Thy prophecy and to all preached Thee as the Christ, and they left Herod as a trifler, who could not sing:
Alleluia!
Oikos 6
By shining in Egypt the light of truth, Thou didst dispel the darkness of falsehood, O Saviour. For, unable to endure Thy strength, its idols fell; and those who were freed from their spell cried to the Mother of God:
Rejoice, uplifting of men!
Rejoice, downfall of demons!
Rejoice, thou who hast trampled on the delusion of error!
Rejoice, thou who hast exposed the fraud of idols!
Rejoice, sea that has drowned the spiritual Pharaoh!
Rejoice, rock that has refreshed those thirsting for Life!
Rejoice, pillar of fire guiding those in darkness!
Rejoice, shelter of the world broader than a cloud!
Rejoice, sustenance replacing Manna!
Rejoice, minister of holy delight!
Rejoice, land of promise!
Rejoice, thou from whom flows milk and honey!
Rejoice, unwedded Bride!
Kontakion 7
When Simeon was about to depart this life of delusion, Thou wast brought as a Babe to him. But he recognized Thee as also perfect God, and marvelling at Thy ineffable wisdom, he cried:
Alleluia!
Oikos 7
The Creator showed us a new creation when He appeared to us who came from Him. For He sprang from an unsown womb and kept it chaste as it was, that seeing the miracle we might sing to her and say:
Rejoice, flower of incorruption!
Rejoice, crown of continence!
Rejoice, flashing symbol of the resurrection!
Rejoice, mirror of the life of the Angels!
Rejoice, tree of glorious fruit by which the faithful are nourished!
Rejoice, bush of shady leaves by which many are sheltered!
Rejoice, thou who bearest the Guide of those astray!
Rejoice, thou who givest birth to the Redeemer of captives!
Rejoice, pleader before the Just Judge!
Rejoice, forgiveness of many sinners.
Rejoice, robe of freedom for the naked!
Rejoice, love that vanquishes all desire!
Rejoice, unwedded Bride!
Kontakion 8
Seeing the Child Exile, let us be exiles from the world and transport our minds to Heaven. For the Most High God appeared on earth as lowly man, because He wished to draw to the heights those who cry to Him:
Alleluia!
Oikos 8
Wholly present was the infinite Word among those here below, yet in no way absent from those on high; for this was a divine condescension and not a change of place. And His birth was from a God-possessed Virgin who heard words like these:
Rejoice, container of the uncontainable God!
Rejoice, door of solemn mystery!
Rejoice, doubtful report of unbelievers!
Rejoice, undoubted boast of the faithful!
Rejoice, all-holy chariot of Him Who rides on the Cherubim!
Rejoice, all-glorious temple of Him Who is above the Seraphim!
Rejoice, thou who hast united opposites!
Rejoice, thou who hast joined virginity and motherhood!
Rejoice, thou through whom sin has been absolved!
Rejoice, thou through whom Paradise is opened!
Rejoice, key to the Kingdom of Christ!
Rejoice, hope of eternal blessings!
Rejoice, unwedded Bride!
Kontakion 9
All angel kind was amazed at the great act of Thy incarnation; for they saw the inaccessible God as a man accessible to all, dwelling with us and hearing from all:
Alleluia!
Oikos 9
We see most eloquent orators dumb as fish before thee, O Mother of God. For they dare not ask: How canst thou bear a Child and yet remain a Virgin? But we marvel at the mystery, and cry with faith:
Rejoice, receptacle of the Wisdom of God!
Rejoice, treasury of His Providence!
Rejoice, thou who showest philosophers to be fools!
Rejoice, thou who constrainest the learned to silence!
Rejoice, for the clever critics have made fools of themselves!
Rejoice, for the writers of myths have died out!
Rejoice, thou who didst break the webs of the Athenians!
Rejoice, thou who didst fill the nets of the fishermen!
Rejoice, thou who drawest us from the depths of ignorance!
Rejoice, thou who enlightenest many with knowledge!
Rejoice, ship of those who wish to be saved!
Rejoice, haven for sailors on the sea of life!
Rejoice, unwedded Bride!
Kontakion 10
Wishing to save the world, the Ruler of all came to it spontaneously. And though as God He is our Shepherd, for us He appeared to us as a Man; and having called mankind to salvation by His own Perfect Manhood, as God He hears:
Alleluia!
Oikos 10
Thou art a wall to virgins and to all who run to thee, O Virgin Mother of God. For the Maker of heaven and earth prepared thee, O Immaculate One, and dwelt in thy womb, and taught all to call to thee:
Rejoice, pillar of virginity!
Rejoice, gate of salvation!
Rejoice, founder of spiritual reformation!
Rejoice, leader of divine goodness!
Rejoice, for thou didst regenerate those conceived in shame!
Rejoice, for thou gavest understanding to those robbed of their senses!
Rejoice, thou who didst foil the corrupter of minds!
Rejoice, thou who gavest birth to the Sower of chastity!
Rejoice, bridechamber of a virgin marriage!
Rejoice, thou who dost wed the faithful to the Lord!
Rejoice, fair mother and nurse of virgins!
Rejoice, betrother of holy souls!
Rejoice, unwedded Bride!
Kontakion 11
Every hymn falls short that aspires to embrace the multitude of Thy many mercies. For if we should offer to Thee, O Holy King, songs numberless as the sand, we should still have done nothing worthy of what Thou hast given to us who shout to Thee:
Alleluia!
Oikos 11
We see the Holy Virgin as a flaming torch appearing to those in darkness. For having kindled the Immaterial Light, she leads all to divine knowledge; she illumines our minds with radiance and is honoured by our shouting these praises:
Rejoice, ray of the spiritual Sun!
Rejoice, flash of unfading splendour!
Rejoice, lightning that lights up our souls!
Rejoice, thunder that stuns our enemies!
Rejoice, for thou didst cause the refulgent Light to dawn!
Rejoice, for thou didst cause the river of many-streams to gush forth!
Rejoice, living image of the font!
Rejoice, remover of the stain of sin!
Rejoice, laver that washes the conscience clean!
Rejoice, bowl for mixing the wine of joy!
Rejoice, aroma of the fragrance of Christ!
Rejoice, life of mystical festivity!
Rejoice, unwedded Bride!
Kontakion 12
When He Who forgives all men their past debts wished to restore us to favour, of His own will He came to dwell among those who had fallen from His grace; and having torn up the record of their sins, He hears from all:
Alleluia!
Oikos 12
While singing to thy Child, we all praise thee as a living temple, O Mother of God. For the Lord Who holds all things in His hand dwelt in thy womb, and He sanctified and glorified thee, and taught all to cry to thee:
Rejoice, tabernacle of God the Word!
Rejoice, saint greater than the saints!
Rejoice, ark made golden by the Spirit!
Rejoice, inexhaustible treasury of Life!
Rejoice, precious diadem of pious kings!
Rejoice, adorable boast of devoted priests!
Rejoice, unshaken tower of the Church!
Rejoice, impregnable wall of the Kingdom!
Rejoice, thou through whom we obtain our victories!
Rejoice, thou before whom our foes fall prostrate!
Rejoice, healing of my body!
Rejoice, salvation of my soul!
Rejoice, unwedded Bride!
Kontakion 13
O all-praised Mother who didst bear the Word holiest of all the Saints, accept this our offering, and deliver us from all offense, and redeem from future torment those who cry in unison to thee:
Alleluia. (Thrice)
Thanks for posting the words! God Bless You.
Thank you so much!
❤
I'm byzantine catholic so we are orthodox in traditional but in communion with the RC church. I love my tradition and find it in churches the Byzantine catholics aren't in communion with. This is beautiful.
I’m a Melkite Catholic, a Byzantine Church in communion w Rome but also very close to the Orthodox. We do the Akathist to the Most Holy Theotokos on the five Fridays of Lent, in anticipation of the Feast of the Annunciation.The first four weeks we do it with different variable sections each week. On the fifth Friday we do the entire service. The parts here are normally done after .a 9 ode canon.
BTW: “Akathist “ means “not sitting “ - it is customary for everyone to stand for the entire service.
I find the Akathist to the Theotokos much richer and better grounded, biblically and theologically, than the Roman Marian devotions.
Lamenting the loss of Hagia Sophia on this day, but trusting that the Lord has a plan to bring all Muslims into the Truth that is Jesus Christ. And, of course, with a true devotion to "our tainted nature's solitary boast," the Theotokos.
Fire and war will cleanse the holy land. Our temple will rise over the bones of all the schismatics in these coming days. It was all written long ago.
@@rickytambow9950
Sad to hear...but Christ will bring an end to all evil. Which means everyone's need is to be approved by him, to seek his help always
This offering has greatly enhanced my spiritual practice!
I love our Creator and all he has willed. Amen
Please please do the akathist for the Holy Spirit and for our Lord Jesus Christ as well - this is by far my favorite channel to hear these
beautiful...thanks for putting this together
This is so beautiful. Thank you.
Very excellent. O Holy Theotokos, pray for us!
Thank you...it is so peaceful
This is beautiful. Thank you for making this. :)
Hail Mary full of grace have mercy on us poor sinners. Bring salvation throughout the world. God have mercy on us poor sinners. Rejoice in God our savior Holy Holy Holy God Almighty Amen 9:56
Honesty is ALLWAYS the best way!
It is amazing, thank you very much!
I hear this and suddenly think I smell the incense from church 🤣
This is amazing
I get that too phantom smells of the church when I hear church chants.
...when i hear the Word the same as always , the same as first spoken and recorded and I already believe and see the living Word through good deeds in Christ's name all around, then it makes me think if I believe in the living Word and the spoken Word is coming through the same as always since the beginning then i should follow very close that church as I would the Living Jesus ...I feel a peace and a Hope just now ....Praise Jesus
Thank you... It is so peaceful and joyful 🍀🌹🍀
Troubled souls find peace in Orthodoxy
Emptiness is replaced by holiness
BEAUTY and Absolute Loving Peace!
Thank you for sharing this with us Amen
As roman catholic, I'm amazed with the orthodox akathists n paraklisis. I like long prayers. So I have been praying akathists and Orthodox liturgy of hours and paraklisis n kanon every two days regularly. Let's say a Roman Catholic who follows byzantine rite
Beautiful akathist in honor of the Mother of God!🌹♥️
42 Protestants listened to this and thought, "Where's the drums and guitar???"
Please pray for me, Most Holy Theotokos save us.
Bless me with a child.... Me and my husband have been trying for years . Recently started praying Orthodox Christian hymns, Jesus prayer, The Creed, documentaries from Orthodox Etho. Reading bible often.
Recently got married so please Lord, you have done amazing miracles! Sarah was barren, Elizabeth was much too old for childbearing......both were blessed with babies
In the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit and 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏 unto ages of ages
Amen 🙌
May the Most Holy Theotokos blessed ever virgin Mary please intercede and hear my prayers; I have cried tears and need a miracle. Take away the shame of a barren womb.
My brother recently announced his second child, I am proud and happy for him. His wife is older than I, lord have mercy on my selfishness and forgive my envy. Replace it with joy. I bless his household, I pray for a healthy and safe birth. Lord Jesus Christ have mercy on me a sinner.
I pray once more, bless my marriage and help us be fruitful as it is your will. 🕊🙏🕊🙏🕊🙏🕊🙌🙌🙌
Most beautiful prayer/chant of all time ❤️🙏🕊️
Thank you so much for this video! I am beyond thrilled to have found it!!!! Thank you for your holy prayers, your devotion and your musicianship! God bless all those who taught you and inspired you!
I am more concerned about healing the schism in Catholic Church than arguing over who is right. I am a Latin Rite Catholic who attends a Byzantine Rite Parrish.
Both are right in doctrine, Both are wrong in politics. .The two sides I am speaking of are in the Big Picture Catholic church, Which includes both Moscow and Rome.
Glenda, you need to be concerned with the Schism of Rome to Orthodoxy! Pray that this Sin is Healed and Forgiven. Pray for the Return of All to Holy Orthodoxy!
may we all be one flock!
please, no more replies as I would like to delete my comment but I do not know how to do it.
May god bless you people. Love mary mother of yeshu love god the father of yeshu. Aww so beauitiful.
Thanks for bringing Heaven to CZcams
N arretez pas svp votre magnifique œuvre d approfondissement de la foi.
Please continue with subtitles
A different translation of the English. www.fatheralexander.org/booklets/english/m_akathist_e.htm
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This is really beautiful ❤️☦️🔥
Thank you for this Akathist in music. No longer able to read an Akathist. Love to hear them. Thank you. PJ Blakers
Blessed be to the church of the apostles!
Thank you🙏🙏 Beautiful 💝💝
I am crying tears of joy.
Gorgeous sound
My 3 yr old love this!
Thank you for using the Fr. Lazarus Moore translation from the old Jordanville Prayer Book. I had thought that only a few of us elderly converts from the Russian Church Abroad of decades ago were still using it. Nice to hear young voices singing it.
Even if you weren't religious you can't deny this is powerful and beautiful poetry
You made the voices of the three children in the furnace come alive in the joy of Deliverance from Death by the Son of Man and the Wisemen having met the Theotokos sing their joy of finding Treasure of the Ages and the secret destruction of the idols of Egypt by the wonderful Infant escaped to Egypt we sing of the recovery of the captive peoples! So many of the Mysteries of our Church come alive in you, thank you! It is the rosary but so much more.
This is really great
Dear lord Jesus Christ have mercy on us all every one always and forever and ever
Most Holy Theotokos, save us!
It's funny to find this on CZcams. These are all guys I know. One is my daughters' godfather
⛲Most Holy Theotokos save us!
Grace🔥 and Peace🕊️ to you 🌐
Might be a good idea to post a link to the PDF of the translation of this Akathist so we can print it out and sing along.
agreed
Thank you, Jacob!
It's the old Jordanville,I tink
@@calebshoemaker I believe you are correct. The only difference I heard was "unwedded bride" in place of "thou bride unwedded" in the 4th edition of the Prayer Book published by Holy Trinity Monastery at Jordanville. It should still be available from them.
It’s easy to understand
❤️☦️❤️☦️ Holy Mother pray for me a sinner!
Most Holy Theotokos save us Amen 🙏
Holy Theotokos, please intercede to our Lord Jesus Christ for my daughter.
Very beautiful. Most Holy Theotokos save us.
Amen and amen Lord Jesus Christ Son of God have mercy on me a sinner and grant me the grace of your holy cross and resurrection for you have redeem the world and holy Mary Theotokos intercede for us with your most Holy Son Jesus Christ amen
Ich hätte nie gedacht , dass man bysantinisch -slawische Liturgie so schôn auch áin Englisch singen und hôren kann!
To all catholic and orthodox brothers in the comments, this is NOT an Eastern Orthodox chant. The akathists (or at least the akathist form) goes way back to the VIth century, at the times of Justinian. It’s a catholic chant, as at the time it was universal, for there was no schism.
Beautiful
This is so good. I’m going to try and sing it and record it today.
Amen and amen Lord Jesus Christ son of God have mercy on me a sinner and grant me the graces of your Holy Cross and Resurrection for you have redeemed the world and Holy Mary Theotokas pray for us who have recourse to thee and intercede for us with your precious son our Lord Jesus Christ 🙏 Holy Mary will reunite both Orthodox and Roman Catholic churches so they there will be on Shepard and one flock in Jesus Christ as He will " that they all may be one as I Father in thee and Thee in Me that they may be one in us.
Beautiful ♥️
Here on US Election Day. Holy Theotokos defeat the snakes that harm children!
Any chance you'll subtitle ALL of this? (I know it's a lot of work, but I could REALLY use it!) THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY IS A CATECHISM. Thank you!
Sr. Helena Burns Yes she is!
The words are right above your comment, in the very previous comment.
Become Orthodox and find the Akathist to the Mother of God in a prayer book.
Yes, these prayers are in the orthodox prayer book, which can easily be obtained
Yperagia Theotoke swson hmas 🌷🙏💙🙏🌿
Пресвятая Богородице Спаси нас 🙏🌹🕊️
Que Deus esteja presente na vida de nós para sempre amém
Glory to God! Rejoice oh Bride ever Virgin! Death to heresy!
Mercisoyez bénis de me permettre d de disposer du très puissant AGNI PARTHENE tout le temps. Merciiiiiii
my favorite
Thanks 🙏
Thank you Mather Mariya please help me ❤️❤️❤️
Thank you for singing it western Ukrainian style!
Deus é o meu caminho a minha luz