http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/ustav/ Orthodox Typicon and Liturgical Music d Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:33:31 GMT stephen_r1937 http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/ustav/message/23469 http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/ustav/message/23469 I don't disagree with this rejoinder on the whole, but I must say that on several recent visits to Pennsylvania I did not find the ethnic background of the Sat, 21 Nov 2009 11:26:12 GMT Meg Lark http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/ustav/message/23468 http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/ustav/message/23468 ... [ml] Would it be possible for you to introduce just *one* of the authentic chant melodies -- at a time? Say, every year or two? That way, they still Sat, 21 Nov 2009 07:07:59 GMT aprmih http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/ustav/message/23467 http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/ustav/message/23467 I agree that it would be awesome to have all these traditional chants back; the fact remains, however, that not only have they not been part of the diaspora Sat, 21 Nov 2009 05:03:41 GMT David Mitchell James http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/ustav/message/23466 http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/ustav/message/23466 Demographically, and historically, I would say that is more true of the OCA than of the Synod. Most Synod parishes were founded in the wake immigration to the Sat, 21 Nov 2009 04:34:04 GMT russianhackerz5 http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/ustav/message/23465 http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/ustav/message/23465 Sadly, this is true. In Russia, even after decades of State-sponsored religious persecution and atheism, one finds more diversity and more tradition in Sat, 21 Nov 2009 04:16:45 GMT stephen_r1937 http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/ustav/message/23464 http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/ustav/message/23464 I do *not* single out ROCOR. It's the same in the OCA and the Patriarchal Church. The demographic backbone (in the Lower Forty-eight at least) of all three Sat, 21 Nov 2009 03:40:21 GMT S. Miller http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/ustav/message/23463 http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/ustav/message/23463 Betsy, See no. 23455 on this list. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:31:29 GMT betsytumbas http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/ustav/message/23462 http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/ustav/message/23462 Greetings in the Lord! In preparing the music for the Feast of St. Michael, I was puzzled by the Theotokion at the Litia, "Today the Theotokos, the temple Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:53:11 GMT Meg Lark http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/ustav/message/23461 http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/ustav/message/23461 ... [ml] I was wondering the same thing, but don't forget, Alex, that the OCA grew out of the Russian tradition, and uses the same music (at least, as far as Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:33:35 GMT aprmih http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/ustav/message/23460 http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/ustav/message/23460 ... What exactly do you mean by this? How has ROCOR (who else could you mean?) trashed the church-singing tradition of its parishioners? Alex Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:52:09 GMT russianhackerz5 http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/ustav/message/23459 http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/ustav/message/23459 Anyone know where I could find the service to St Nectarios in Slavonic? Aleks Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:41:35 GMT stephen_r1937 http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/ustav/message/23458 http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/ustav/message/23458 If the Russian jurisdictions in North American had not trashed the church-singing tradition of the great majority of their parishioners, the answer would be Wed, 18 Nov 2009 01:43:00 GMT jsbaglien http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/ustav/message/23457 http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/ustav/message/23457 For those who are serving this weekend for St. Nectarius, here are my choir's notes: 24th SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST ST. NECTARIUS OF PENTAPOLIS (Tone 7) (1D) Mon, 16 Nov 2009 20:05:56 GMT Meg Lark http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/ustav/message/23456 http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/ustav/message/23456 Prayers continue to be requested for Elizabeth Riggs, the founder of Choir Cues; for Archimandrite Joasaph; and for Matushka Margaret, all of whom are battling Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:24:55 GMT Fr David Straut http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/ustav/message/23455 http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/ustav/message/23455 Dear Fr John, The Greek text has the same thing. I believe the hymn is anticipatory. We see many similar instances, especially at this time of year. Your