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| − | The '''Hymns of Contrition''' may also be called the '''Penitential Hymns''' (in Greek, the ''Katanyktikoi Hymnoi'') <ref>The Catholic church refers to the '' | + | The '''Hymns of Contrition''' may also be called the '''Penitential Hymns''' (in Greek, the ''Katanyktikoi Hymnoi'') <ref>The Catholic church refers to the ''Penitential Psalms'' as ''Penitential Hymns''; in the Orthodox Church these two terms should not be confused.</ref>. The term refers to a wide set of pieces of hymnography used throughout the period of the [[Triodion]], most especially in the stichera of Lenten Vespers (most often referenced in Sunday night Vespers). |
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The Hymns of Contrition may also be called the Penitential Hymns (in Greek, the Katanyktikoi Hymnoi) [1]. The term refers to a wide set of pieces of hymnography used throughout the period of the Triodion, most especially in the stichera of Lenten Vespers (most often referenced in Sunday night Vespers).
See also
- Hymn of Kassiani (Troparion of Kassiani), or The Fallen Woman [2].
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