Feb 52 minChoral Corner # 36: Why do we use traditional pronouns?Q: At our parish, we use the traditional liturgical pronouns (Thy/Thou), but some other parishes use more contemporary language...
Oct 9, 20232 minChoral Corner #34: In the Holy Anaphora, what does "Sabaoth" mean?The Scriptural source of this text, called the Sanctus in western Christianity, is the majestic vision recorded in Isaiah 6, in which...
Oct 9, 20232 minChoral Corner #30: About the ending of the Lord's Prayer — "evil one" or just "evil"?In most American Orthodox parishes, the Lord's Prayer concludes with the phrase, "...but deliver us from the evil one." However, we...
Feb 7, 20231 minChoral Corner #12: What does the word "Alleluia" actually mean?"Alleluia" (sometimes spelled "Hallelujah") is Hebrew for "praise the Lord" (literally, "praise Yahweh"). This term appears frequently in...