The All-Night Vigil
for Choir and Laity
(Autor) Holy Trinity MonasteryThe "All Night Vigil" held in parish churches on a Saturday evening, is one of the best-known features of the Russian Orthodox Church. This English translation is intended both to help the worshipper to follow the service at the Vigil for Sunday held on Saturday night and to assist the choir in chanting the service. It contains the unvarying texts and rubrics regarding the insertion of the variable parts. The parts of the priest, deacon, reader and choir are clearly indicated.
Holy Trinity Monastery
Holy Trinity Monastery is a Russian Orthodox monastery known for their influential translation of the Philokalia, a collection of spiritual writings from the Eastern Orthodox tradition. Their literary style is characterized by a deep reverence for the teachings of the Church Fathers and a commitment to preserving the wisdom of the Christian tradition.