Aposticha

E131663

Orthodox Christian liturgical element liturgical hymn

Aposticha are a series of hymns with psalm verses chanted near the end of Orthodox Christian Vespers and other services, often highlighting the theme of the feast or liturgical day.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Aposticha canonical	1
Eisodikon	1
Typika	1

Statements (44)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Orthodox Christian liturgical element ⓘ liturgical hymn ⓘ
associatedWith	Psalms ⓘ stichera on the theme of the day ⓘ
chantStyle	chanted ⓘ
composedOf	psalm verses ⓘ stichera ⓘ
emphasizes	repentance during penitential seasons ⓘ resurrectional themes on Sundays ⓘ theological themes of the feast ⓘ
includes	hymns responding to the psalm verses ⓘ psalmic verses called stichoi ⓘ
languageTraditionallyUsed	Church Slavonic ⓘ Greek ⓘ various vernacular languages ⓘ
liturgicalBook	Horologion ⓘ Psalter with appended services ⓘ complete service books of the Byzantine rite ⓘ
liturgicalPosition	near the end of Vespers ⓘ toward the conclusion of the service ⓘ
liturgicalRole	meditative conclusion to the psalmody of the service ⓘ
musicalForm	Byzantine chant ⓘ Slavic chant traditions ⓘ
occursAfter	Nunc Dimittis (Lord, now lettest Thou Thy servant depart in peace) in many traditions ⓘ
occursBefore	Dismissal of Vespers ⓘ
performedBy	chanter ⓘ choir ⓘ congregation in some traditions ⓘ
placement	after the Aposticha psalm verses ⓘ
primaryFunction	to highlight the theme of the feast ⓘ to highlight the theme of the liturgical day ⓘ
religiousTradition	Eastern Catholic Churches ⓘ surface form: Eastern Catholic Churches of Byzantine rite Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church
textSource	Menaion ⓘ Octoechos ⓘ Pentecostarion ⓘ Triodion ⓘ
usedIn	Matins ⓘ Orthodox Christian worship ⓘ Vespers ⓘ other Orthodox services ⓘ
variesAccordingTo	day of the week ⓘ feast being celebrated ⓘ liturgical season ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Great Vespers → hasComponent → Aposticha ⓘ

Horologion → includesService → Aposticha ⓘ

this entity surface form: Typika

Entrance Hymn (Eisodikon) → hasAlternativeName → Aposticha ⓘ

this entity surface form: Eisodikon