Diocese Clarifies Rite of Adam and Watos Verses of Cymbals on Saturday Evening

Fr. Moses
| Saturday, January 17, 2009 | 2 comments

On December 11, 2008, His Grace Bishop Serapion clarified a liturgical rubrics question in a meeting with the clergy of the Diocese.

The question presented was: In the Vespers Raising of Incense on Saturday evening, is it proper to chant the Adam (Amoini Marenousht) or Watos (Tenousht) Verses of the Cymbals?

His Grace clarified that the rites of the Raising of Incense on Saturday evening follow the occasion/event of Sunday, the next day. For this reason, after 6:00 p.m. on Saturday, the Church switches to the rites of Sunday. Consequently, the Adam Verses of the Cymbals (Amoini) should be chanted.

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By
Arsani
on Tue, September 15, 2009 - 3:24 pm

I believe this posting is incorrect, as His Grace has confirmed the original right of event vs day, meaning event is followed during vespers while preserving the day. In other words on Sat, although it would be vespers for Sun, vatos verses are still prayed.

This posting is now outdated.

By
Fr. Moses
on Tue, October 6, 2009 - 12:15 pm
This posting is now outdated. Although the hierarchy within the Diocese discussed this matter as noted above, new information was considered more recently that supported the chanting of Watos hymns during Saturday Vespers. Thank you, Arsani, for bringing this to light.