Tuesday, 15 April 2014

The Hymn of Kassiani

The Hymn of Kassiani, also known as the Hymn of the Fallen Woman, is a Penitential Hymn that is based on the Gospel reading for Holy Wednesday morning (Matthew 26:6-16), which speaks of a sinful woman who anoints Jesus' feet with costly ointment. This hymn is chanted only once a year and considered a musical high-point of the Holy Week, at the Matins and Presanctified Liturgy of Holy Wednesday, in the Plagal Fourth Tone.


Tonight this Hymn was chanted in our Church by the Senior Chanter Mr. Andreas Kazamias, accompanied by the Lambadarios Dr. Panayiotis Procopiou.

No comments:

Post a Comment