[B-Greek] A question on the Greek mass

Nikolaos Adamou nikolaos.adamou at hotmail.com
Mon Sep 29 09:25:34 EDT 2008






http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_qcIdEjdjbU


In the above link you can listen and see the funeral service
of the late archbishop of Athens.

Few points:

There is not a requiem mass in the Orthodox Church.  Liturgy is served as the Celebration of the resurrection
of Christ.  We never use the term “mass”
for Liturgy.  In the Orthodox Church we
have four Liturgies.  Chrysostom’s is the
common one.  Ten times a year Basil’s
Liturgy is served.  Once the Liturgy of St.
James, the first bishop of Jerusalem,
on his name day.  And during lend ONLY on
Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays the Pre-sanctified Liturgy.

There is NO Liturgy – blessing the gifts and giving
communion for funerals.

 

Funeral service is called service of the fallen asleep (ἀκολουθία
κεκοιμημένων), of the one who departs (ἐξόδιος ἀκολουθία).

It uses several psalms and poetry composed by St. John of
Damascus.

The English text is available in the site: http://www.goarch.org/en/Chapel/liturgical_texts/funeral2.asp

The text in Greek:

http://www.analogion.net/glt/texts/Oro/funeral.htm

This is the general text of the funeral service.

During the week after Easter, there is another resurrection
service, and for funerals of clergy some additional hymns.

Additionally there are memorial services remembering and
prying for those departed.

 

All the liturgical books of the Orthodox Church are
available at:

http://www.analogion.net/glt/

 



Nikolaos Adamou, Ph.D.                               ἀναπλ. καθ. Νικόλαος 'ΑδάμουAssociate Professor of Business Management                Διοίκηση  Ἐπιχειρήσεων
BMCC / CUNY                                                                                           Πανεπιστήμιο Πόλεως Νέας Ὑόρκης, Κολλέγιο Μανχάτταν



> To: b-greek at lists.ibiblio.org
> From: leonardo1orchardcity at mac.com
> Date: Sun, 28 Sep 2008 23:03:39 -0500
> Subject: [B-Greek] A question on the Greek mass
> 
> Hello there,
> 
> I am wondering about the Greek mass for a funeral.  I have read, so 
> well as I am able, the Requiem Mass in Latin, and was struck by the 
> 'Dies Irae'.
> 
> Now I am wondering whether anyone has the text of the Greek mass, or if 
> that extends back far enough that it would be considered a part of the 
> Greek on this site.  I would think so.
> 
> My father just died.   Upon the death of my mother, while I am 
> Protestant, and not Roman Catholic, I did employ the introit and part 
> of the sequence, the Dies Irae.  So powerful a statement.  The RC folks 
> who were there, followed the introit after hearing it in Latin.
> 
> Now I am wondering about the Greek service.  I do not speak modern 
> Greek, and any Koine  pronunciation, while I greatly admire the work 
> that Mr. Buth has done, I would stumble over.  But I would like to know 
> where one may find the text of the  Greek service, since so far as I 
> gather, it must date back to the mediaeval Greek church.
> 
> I hope this is the right place to ask this.
> 
> Leonard Isaksson
> 
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