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Apolytikion Chant for Saint Paisios on His Feast Day
What the video says
The video contains the chanting of a hymn for Saint Paisios, whose feast is celebrated on this day. The chanter sings the apolytikion asking the saint to accept the struggle of the athlete and to imitate the equal-to-the-apostles ones. The faithful are called to honour Saint Paisios as a protection of gifts and a shield against all sorrows, crying out: glory to him who gave you strength, glory to him who crowned you, glory to him who works healings through you.
The chant ends with the doxology: 'Blessed is our God, always, now and ever, and unto the ages of ages.'
Key moments
- The chanter sings the apolytikion for Saint Paisios on his feast day, asking him to receive the struggle of the athlete and the innocent cry.
- The hymn calls the faithful to honour Saint Paisios as a protection of gifts and a shield against all sorrows.
- The faithful cry out: glory to him who gave you strength, glory to him who crowned you, glory to him who works healings through you.
- The chanter is congratulated ('Bravo, Antonis, many years'), and the hymn concludes with 'Blessed is our God, always, now and ever, and unto the ages of ages.'
A chanter sings the apolytikion for Saint Paisios, whose feast is celebrated on this day. The hymn asks the saint to accept the struggle of the athlete and to imitate the equal-to-the-apostles ones. It calls the faithful to honour Saint Paisios as a protection of gifts and a shield against all sorrows.
The chant includes the triple doxology: glory to him who gave you strength, glory to him who crowned you, glory to him who works healings through you. The chanter is congratulated with the words 'Bravo, Antonis, many years', and the hymn ends with the doxology: 'Blessed is our God, always, now and ever, and unto the ages of ages.'
Main points
- The chanter sings the apolytikion for Saint Paisios on his feast day.
- The hymn asks the saint to receive the struggle of the athlete and the innocent cry.
- Saint Paisios is honoured as a protection of gifts and a shield against all sorrows.
- The faithful cry: glory to him who gave you strength, crowned you, and works healings through you.
- The chant ends with 'Blessed is our God, always, now and ever, and unto the ages of ages.'