During Matins, after the monk had chanted the customary hymn, "More honorable than the Cherubim...," composed by Saint Cosmas the Hymnographer, the Angel chanted the same hymn, but with the following ...

As the service concludes, those gathered reflect on the beauty and mystical nature of Christ’s birth. They hold candles and ...

the many-eyed Cherubim, and the six-winged Seraphim, covering their faces, and crying aloud the hymn: Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia.” The hymn is sung during the procession that brings the bread ...