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− | The '''Hymns of Contrition''' may also be called the '''Penitential Hymns''' <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 '''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). |
==See also== | ==See also== |
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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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Notes
- ↑ The Catholic church refers to the Penitential Psalms as Penitential Hymns; in the Orthodox Church these two terms should not be confused.
- ↑ A penitential hymn based on Mary Magdalene. In the Byzantine tradition, this hymn is considered a musical high point of Holy Week.