Tracks (30)

  1. Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Jerusalem

    Glockengeläut einer der größten und ältesten Kirchen im Zentrum der Altstadt von Jerusalem.

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  2. Christmas Eve Hymn

    Armenian-Orthodox version to the Roman-Catholic "Magnificat". St. James Theological Choir, Jerusalem.

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  3. Christmas Midnight Mass Hymn

    Armenian-Catholic version of the Roman-Catholic "Magnificat". Features organ that is not used in Orthodox churches.

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  4. Epiphany - Vesper Service

    Romanian-Orthodox version of the baptism of Jesus in the Jordan by St. John.

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  5. Epiphany - Liturgy of the 12 Apostles

    Recorded at the Syrian-Orthodox church in Bethlehem - right in the St. Marks Convent in the Old City of Jerusalem where the Last Supper is believed to have taken place.

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  6. Epiphany - Zuyokho

    Syrian-Orthodox liturgy sung in Aramaic. Rattling sistra sound which is believed to symbolize the wings of the angels.

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  7. St. Simon's Feast

    Greek-Orthodox. Sung in Greek and Arabic in alternation.

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  8. Presentation of Christ to the Temple

    Armenian-Orthodox rite. 4th century. Vesper service hymn.

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  9. Palm Sunday Mass

    Maronite (earliest Eastern Catholic church) rite. Pre-10th century rite, sung in Arabic.

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  10. Feet-washing Ceremony

    Syrian-Orthodox. Ceremony on Holy Thursday before Easter. Young girls singing in Aramaic.

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  11. Good Friday - Litany for the Holy Mother

    Maronite Church, Jerusalem. Sung in Arabic.

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  12. Pentecost - Hymn of the Cherubs

    Greek-Orthodox patriarchate priests.

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  13. Pentecost - Paraklitos

    Ethiopian-Orthodox priests, rattling of the incense vessels' silver chains. Sung in Ghez.

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  14. Pentecost - Hymn to the Virgin

    Russian-Orthodox church choir. "Sistra"-rattling, sung in Slavonic.

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  15. Feast of the Assumption

    Russian-Orthodox nuns' choir, St. Mary Magdalene Church, Gethsemane, Jerusalem.

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  16. Elevation of the Cross - Vesper Service

    Nuns of the Russian-Orthodox Ein-Karem Convent, Russian Compound Cathedral, Jerusalem.

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  17. Discovery of the Cross

    Procession Hymn for the burial of Christ, sung in Armenian. Armenian-Orthodox Patriarchate, Jerusalem.

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  18. Feast of the Bible Translators

    Eve of Feast Service hymn, sung in Armenian.

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  19. St. John's Feast

    Vesper Service Hymn, 2nd century. Sung in Greek by priests and choir of the Greek-Orthodox Patriacharte, Jerusalem.

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  20. Feasts' Vesper Service

    This hymn corresponds to the Catholic "Magnificat". Sung in Slavonic by nuns of the Russian-Orthodox Ein-Karem Convent

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  21. Matins Service - Trysagion

    Sung in Aramaic by Syrian-Catholic St. Joseph's Church Choir, Bethlehem.

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  22. Sundays' and Feasts' Liturgy - Psalm 136

    Pre-6th century melody, sung in Greek by the Greek-Orthodox Choir of the Holy Sepulchre.

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  23. Christmas Midnight Mass - Psalm 136

    Greek-Catholic. Devout, prayer-like, sung in Arabic. 1960s (historical recording).

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  24. Solemn Memorial Mass (soprano solo)

    Armenian-Catholic. Commemorates the victims of the Armenian genocide by the Turks in 1915.

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  25. Solemn Memorial Mass (duet)

    Armenian-Catholic. Variation of track #24, sung as a duet by tenor and soprano.

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  26. Solemn Memorial Mass - supplication

    Armenian-Catholic. Variation of track #24.

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  27. Roman-Catholic Mass in Hebrew

    Roman-Catholic, sung in Hebrew. Composed for Hebrew-speaking Roman-Catholics in Israel.

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  28. St. James' Feast

    Greek-Orthodox. Vespers Service.

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  29. Circumcision Mass

    Greek-Catholic version of "Kyrie Eleison" Greek refrain within the Arabic prayer text.

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  30. Presentation of Christ to the Temple

    Russian-Orthodox version of the frequently repeated Greek "Kyrie Eleison", sung in Slavonic.

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