Resurrection matins

[Christina Dashko]

Hello,

I have had a question about the history of the paschal canon and resurrection matins in particular. Could someone pass on some reading suggestions. Many thanks.

[Br Paul]

To the many knowledgeable people out in the Orthodox world. I have a request from a friend who is looking for a text in Greek or possible Slavonic, from Matins of Great Friday,the antiphon - "The Sun Hid its Rays"

If you have it, could you send it to me or at least where I could get it.

Thank You
Br Paul

[Fr Raphael Vereshack]

Dear Br Paul,

Are you sure this is from Holy Friday Matins (ie. service of the 12 Passion Gospels)? I wasn't able to find the text in my English Triodion (maybe I just missed it). In any case a standard text in Slavonic would be the Jordanville Velikii Sbornik-Part 3 (Chast' Tretia) from the Lenten Triodion (iz Triodi Postnoy).

I also have a question about Lenten liturgical texts- would anyone know if for the service for the Holy Ascetic Monastics, served this coming Saturday, there were ever any additions written for Russian ascetics? I ask because the texts (especially in the Matins canon) refer only to ancient Egyptian, Holy Land & Byzantine saints and not to any Russian ascetics. I have always wondered if there were additional texts composed somewhere in the Russian Church that I do not know about.

In Christ- Fr R