Commemoration of Apostle Philip of the Seventy, One of the Seven Deacons
What the video says
The hymn addresses Jesus Christ as the gladsome light of the holy glory of the immortal, heavenly, holy, and blessed Father. Having come to the setting of the sun and seen the evening light, the singers hymn the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. The Son of God, the giver of life, is worthy to be praised with fitting voices at all times, and therefore the world glorifies him.
Key moments
- Christ is addressed as the gladsome light of the holy glory of the immortal, heavenly, holy, blessed Father.
- Having come to the sunset and seen the evening light, the singers hymn the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
- The Son of God, the giver of life, is worthy to be praised with fitting voices at all times.
- Therefore the world glorifies him.
The post marks the commemoration on 11 October of the Apostle Philip of the Seventy, who is also numbered among the Seven Deacons appointed in Acts 6. A video accompanies the notice and presents the Phos Hilaron, the ancient evening hymn that addresses Christ as the gladsome light of the holy glory of the immortal, heavenly, holy, and blessed Father.
The hymn text is described: having come to the setting of the sun and seen the evening light, the singers hymn the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. The Son of God, the giver of life, is declared worthy to be praised with fitting voices at all times, and therefore the world glorifies him. The post connects the feast of a deacon who served the early church in Jerusalem with the daily vesperal praise that has been sung in the church since the earliest centuries.
Main points
- 11 October commemorates Apostle Philip of the Seventy, one of the Seven Deacons from Acts 6.
- The accompanying video presents the Phos Hilaron evening hymn.
- The hymn addresses Christ as the gladsome light of the Father's holy glory.
- Singers hymn the Trinity at the setting of the sun upon seeing the evening light.
- The Son of God, giver of life, is worthy of praise at all times, so the world glorifies him.