#salutations

[thatsbelievable]

[catfindr]

[hellyhedgie]

Meeting 2024th with Penny :3 Happy New Year!

[thesynaxarium]

On the fifth Saturday of Great Lent, we celebrate the Akathist to the Most Holy Theotokos. For the first four Fridays of Great Lent, a service called the Salutations of the Theotokos is held. This set of hymns was composed in the early 300s describing the various life events of the Theotokos, but was officially chanted as a part of Great Lent in the early 600s when the the city of Byzantium (later known as Constantinople, and now Istanbul) was considered the Queen City and the heart of Christianity after the fall of the Roman Empire. Because of its ideal location, the city was often besieged by enemies. At one point in the early 600s, the city was surrounded by enemies who wanted to sack the city. This particular siege was different and it lasted a few months because all the fighting-aged men were away at war with the Persians. All that was left in the city were the priests, women, children, and the elderly. With no way of defending themselves, they all ran to the main church of Constantinople, in a place called “Blachernae” which is dedicated to the Most Holy Theotokos. The people stayed up all night praying to God and the Theotokos, asking for deliverance from their enemies. The Patriarch Sergius of Constantinople gathered all the priests and they endlessly marched around the inside city walls for days on end, holding the Icon of the Theotokos of Blachernae and chanting the hymn below. Then a miracle occurred. Unexpectedly, a huge storm arose with tidal waves and cyclones, and all the enemy's’ fleet was destroyed or turned back. Thus the city was saved. That night, all those in the city (who were still in the church) began chanting the Salutations, while adding the new hymn “To Thee the Champion Leader” or in Greek, "Ti Ypermaho". They chanted this the whole night without sitting down, and thus on the fifth Friday of Lent, the whole service is changed and is called the Akathist (i.e. the not sitting hymn). May the Most Holy Theotokos intercede for us that we might complete the remainder of Great Lent in prayer and repentance + #akathist #theotokos #salutations #prayer #constantinople #orthodox (at Constantinople - Κωνσταντινούπολη) https://www.instagram.com/p/CqeGNqrjEId/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[tontos-kratt]

[exturk]

Hi

[hotdogsfordinner]

“Salutations”

[arurikart]

[timmurleyart]

Salut a France. 🇫🇷🐓(commissions open)🐔

[butchdonne]

im gonna go ahead and guess ur perfect date: mudlarking then eating a nice meal of beans on toast with a cup of earl grey tea while talking really posh <3

prrrrecisely darrling and then we shall have elevenses of scones and take a promenade around the garden and comment on how glorious the weather is

[kazzykatt]

screenshot redraw :D

[thecoolguy24601]

[hellyhedgie]

I know, I haven't been here in a while…I don't have time to keep up with social media and there was hardly anything to post. Since I've been doing embroidery for the RWBY zine, which I can't show until the release. And now that I'm a little freed up, I'm ready to share my art again

[helicxx]

intro thingie idk man i havent properly used tumblr yet..

SALUTATIONS COMRADES!!!! (not) new to tumblr!

i draw (occasionally) and perhaps i'll post them.

i love twst, hypmic, and vkei with every single fiber of my being, if you relate to this in any way, shape, or form, TALK TO ME PLEASE IM EXCRUCIATINGLY DESPERATE FOR INTERACTION (im nice, trust.)

i'm in A LOT of fandoms so chances are, if you bring something up, i'll probably know it!

might do headcanons, matchups, etc for funsies, so please spam my inbox (i'll try to respond)

<3

[tontos-kratt]

@velvets-stuff espero que sepas nadar 🏖🏊

[aiglesperch]

Introduction

Salut mes amis! Je suis Aiglelevant, un aigle qui écrit. Enchanté.

(Forgive my french, still learning)

Here I'll post my stories and fanfics.

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Au revoir et à bientôt!

- Aigle