Archived recording of Third Hour Kathisma by Cathedral Choir of Mary

The post shares an archived recording of the Kathisma for the Third Hour chanted by the Cathedral Choir of Mary. The Kathisma is a fixed portion of the Psalter appointed for reading at specific hours in the Horologion. In this recording, the choir chants a prayer that addresses God as destiny and asks for mercy before Him with tears.

The text requests deliverance from the captivity of evil. It references one who had grace and witnessed events yet sold the Lord for love of silver, a reference to Judas Iscariot. The prayer concludes by giving glory to God's compassion. The video is categorized under Byzantine chant, Antiochian tradition, and Byzantine music. The recording comes from the archive of the Cathedral Choir of Mary, which serves a cathedral in the Antiochian tradition.

The chant follows the Byzantine musical system used in the Orthodox Church of Antioch and other Greek Orthodox jurisdictions. The Third Hour corresponds to 9:00 AM in the traditional monastic reckoning and commemorates the descent of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost as well as the trial of Christ before Pilate. The Kathisma texts vary by day and season according to the liturgical typikon.

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