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- facilitate this, the 150 psalms were divided into 20 sections, called kathismata (Gr****: καθίσματα; Church Slavonic: Кафи́змы, romanized: Kafizmy, meaning...
- calendar, so that all 150 psalms (20 kathismata) are read in the course of a w****. During Great Lent, the number of kathismata is increased so that the entire...
- conversation between the myrrh-bearers and the angel in the tomb, followed by kathismata about the burial of Christ. Psalm 50 (51) is then immediately read, and...
- Christianity, the Book of Psalms for liturgical purposes is divided into 20 kathismata or "sittings", for reading at Vespers and Matins. Kathisma means sitting...
- Psaltyr') A book containing the 150 Psalms divided into 20 sections called Kathismata together with the 9 Biblical canticles which are chanted at Matins; although...
- on the kliros. In this style, it is one of the monastic choir stalls (kathismata), only more elaborately carved, usually at the top of three steps, and...
- The katabasia is chanted by the choir, who descend from their seats (kathismata) and stand on the floor of the church to sing it, whence its name. Katabasia...
- Hymn occurs at this point. On Sundays at Matins, it is chanted after the Kathismata (readings from the Psalter)—specifically, after the Evlogitaria of the...
- masters did the more impressive works. Misericords are found to this day on kathismata, the choir stalls used by Eastern Orthodox monastics. These tend to be...
- Ѱалтырь/Ѱалтирь, Psaltyr'/Psaltir') – A book containing the 150 Psalms divided into Kathismata together with the Biblical Canticles which are chanted at Matins. The...