Chants in Byzantium tradition

Troparion of the Holy Cross in Greek

" O Lord, save Thy people and bless Thine inheritance,
granting to Thy people victory over all their enemies,
and by the power of Thy Cross preserving Thy Kingdom."



The Annunciation of the Virgin Mary

"Rejoice, O thou who art full of grace. The Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou among women"







Psalm 1

" How blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked, Nor stand in the path of sinners, Nor sit in the seat of scoffers! 2 But his delight is in the law of the LORD, And in His law he meditates day and night. 3 He will be like a tree firmly planted by streams of water, Which yields its fruit in its season And its leaf does not wither; And in whatever he does, he prospers. 4 The wicked are not so, But they are like chaff which the wind drives away. 5 Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment, Nor sinners in the assembly of the righteous. 6 For the LORD knows the way of the righteous, But the way of the wicked will perish."