Liturgy of the hours divine office4/9/2023 ![]() The Gallican Liturgy refers to it as being sung both in Greek and in Latin: Incipiente præsule ecclesia Ajus psallit, dicens latinum cum græco, as also previously in Greek alone, before the Prophetia. Traditionally, it is also considered proof that his Divinity did not part from his humanity. While taking the body of Christ off the cross with Joseph of Arimathea, Nicodemus saw Jesus Christ's eyes open and then shouted "Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal". The Coptic Orthodox Church and Armenian Apostolic Church believe that the Trisagion originated from Nicodemus. However this goes against the menology tradition regarding its origin. Some believe it is extremely ancient, perhaps of apostolic-era origin. 576), which shows that the hymn is ancient. ![]() The hymn was one of the exclamations of the fathers at the Council of Chalcedon (451), and is common not only to all the Greek Oriental liturgies but was used also in the Gallican Liturgy (see Saint Germain of Paris, d. After giving this exhortation, the child died. The child was then seen to descend again to the earth, and in a loud voice he exhorted the people to pray : 'Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal'. The tradition recounts that during the reign of Theodosius II (408-450) Constantinople was shaken by a violent earthquake, 24 September, and that whilst the people, the emperor and the Patriarch Proclus of Constantinople (434-446) were praying for heavenly assistance, a child was suddenly lifted into midair, to whom all cried out Kyrie eleison ('Lord, have mercy'). The hymn is of great antiquity, and perhaps much older than the event assigned by the Greek Menology as connected to its origin. The Greek phrase Trisagion translates as "Thrice Holy" – as in this hymn God is described as holy in three different qualities Agios o Theos means "Holy God". An Icon of Christ the Ancient of Days fresco Ubisi, Georgia
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