Illustrated Synaxarion — November 21
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Hymnography — November 21
Hymns of the Feast
APOLYTIKION - Entry of the Theotokos into the Temple
Fourth Tone
Today is the prelude of God’s good will and the heralding of the salvation of mankind. In the temple of God, the Virgin is presented openly, and she proclaimeth Christ unto all. To her, then, with a great voice let us cry aloud: Rejoice, O thou fulfilment of the Creator’s dispensation.
Kontakion - Entry of the Theotokos into the Temple
Fourth Tone “Thou Who wast raised up”
The sacred treasury of God’s holy glory, the greatly precious bridal chamber and Virgin, the Savior’s most pure temple, free from stain and undefiled, into the House of the Lord on this day is brought forward and bringeth with herself the grace of the Most Divine Spirit; her do God’s Angels hymn with songs of praise, for she is truly the heavenly tabernacle.
Sheet Music
SAINT ANTHONY’S MONASTERY DIVINE MUSIC PROJECT
Sheet music for hymns in ENGLISH, western or byzantine notation.
Service Texts with Hymnography Scores & Audios
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Service texts for the entire year in ENGLISH (as pdfs), with hymnography audios and scores in western notation or byzantine neum.
Hymns of the Feast Sung by Children
IN ENGLISH & GREEK
(Buy or Listen on Amazon)
In Slavonic
Scripture — November 21
BOOKS FOR CHILDREN — Celebrating the Feast of the Entry of the Theotokos into the Temple — November 21
The Illustrated Synaxarion of the Orthodox Church (PDF)
compiled by Antonios Markou
published by St. Symeon the Translator's Centre for Hagiographical Studies
The Great Collection of the Lives of the Saints: November (Volume 3)
written/compiled by St. Demetrius of Rostov
published by Chrysostom Press
distributed by Saint Herman Press
Feasts of Christ and the Theotokos and Miracles of the Lord
Book 1 (in a series of 8)
by Spiritual Fragrance Publishing (2012)
distributed in the US by Archangels Books
Heaven Meets Earth: Celebrating Pascha and the Twelve Feasts
John Kosmas Skinas
Ancient Faith Publishing (2015)
Feasts of the Orthodox Church
Anna Larsen
Anna Larsen Books (2013)
Rejoice, Panagia (English)
Rejoice, Panagia (Greek)
Greek Orthodox Monastery of the Theotokos the Life Giving Spring (2014)
The Life of the Virgin Mary, the Theotokos
Holy Apostles Convent (1989)
The Law of God: An Introduction to Orthodox Christianity
Fr. Daniel Sysoev
Daniel Sysoev Inc. (2016)
The Life of the Theotokos (English, Greek, Romanian)
My Book of Church Feasts (English, Greek)
My Synaxarion: November (English, Greek)
Egle-Ekaterine Potamitis
Potamitis Publishing
Paterikon for Kids #81: Saint Anna, the Grandmother of Christ (English, Greek)
Illustrated Life of the Theotokos for Children
by Georgia and Helen Hronas
published by Light & Life Publishing (1990)
Maria the Mother of God
Athena Dasiou-Ioannou
New Rome Press (2020)
Coloring Pages — Entry of the Theotokos into the Temple
from Feasts of the Orthodox Church educational coloring book by Anna Larsen
Coloring Pages copyright: © 2013 Anna Larsen Books. All rights reserved. Posted on SaintKosmas.org with permission. Permission is granted to make copies of these coloring pages for non-commercial purposes.
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Writing Page for Entry of the Theotokos
Lighting Candles in the Church on the Feast
Children Walking to Church for the Feast
Audios — November 21
Audio Synaxarion
PATRISTIC NECTAR SYNAXARION PROJECT
Hymnography for the Feast
AUDIO FILES OF THE Hymnography in English, Greek, and Slavonic
Hymns of the Feast
(Buy or Listen on Amazon)
VIDEOS FOR CHILDREN — Celebrating the Feast of the Entry of the Theotokos into the Temple — November 21
On the Mother of God (Archimandrite Demetrios Carellas at the Saint Kosmas Conference, April 2018)
Iconography — November 21
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