Akathist to the Theotokos Resource Page

Rejoice, Bride Unwedded.

 

About the Akathist and Salutations 

 

Synaxarion for the Fifth Saturday of Great Lent 

 

Fifth Saturday of Great Lent (The Akathist Hymn): Epistle and Gospel Reading 

 

Saturday of the Akathist Hymn 

 

Fifth Saturday of Great Lent: The Akathist Hymn 

 

Introduction to the Akathist Hymn

 

Akathist Hymn: The History of a Hymn in Honor of the Panagia

 

Liturgical Clarifications Concerning the Akathist Hymn

 

The Theotokos and the Akathist 

 

"I am a Wall, and My Breasts Like Towers": The Theotokos as Protectress of Constantinople 

 

The Akathist Hymn: A Masterpiece of Unsurpassed Perfection, With a Byzantine Flavor

 

Who is the Author of the Akathist Hymn? 

 

THE AKATHIST HYMN (Its Historical - Doctrinal - Symbolic Elements)

 

All 1508 Greek Words of the Akathist Hymn in Alphabetical Order 

 

Three Miraculous Athonite Akathist Icons 

 

Akathist Vigil At Dionysiou Monastery On Mount Athos  

 

Evgenios Voulgaris and the Icon of the Akathist 

 

Homily on the Akathist to the Theotokos (Archimandrite Kirill Pavlov)

 

The Salutations and the Role of the Theotokos in Great Lent

 

The Panagia, our True Mother (Archimandrite George Kapsanis) 

 

The Music of the Akathist Hymn 

 

The Value of the Compline Prayer to the Theotokos

 

Interpreting the Name of the Virgin Maria 

 

A Miracle That Took Place Every Tuesday in Constantinople 

 

The Thief Who Prayed Daily To the Theotokos 

 

When Eugenios Voulgaris Was Healed of an Abscess by the Theotokos

 

How the Theotokos Raised and Saved a Fornicating Priest 

 

Elder Savvas Lappas and the Celestial Light of the Theotokos

The Power of Saying the Salutations to the Mother of God

 

Thousands of Cypriots Chant the Akathist Hymn From Their Balconies 

 

"We Stay at Home" Children's Choir of the Greek-English Training School Sing the Akathist Hymn 

 

Priest in Greece Weeps While Reciting the Salutations of the Akathist Hymn

 

The Canon 

 

The Theotokos as a "Star" 

 

The Theotokos as the "Secret Rod" 

 

The Theotokos as the "Throne of God"

 

The Theotokos as the "Fleece of Gideon" 

 

The Theotokos as "Fabric"

 

 

The Salutations 

 

The First Salutations To The Theotokos 

 

The Theotokos as a Harbor 

 

The Theotokos as the Living Table 

 

The Theotokos as the Incense of Intercession 

 

The First Salutations To The Theotokos: Through the Holy Spirit We Are Given Words To Praise Her

 

The Second Salutations To The Theotokos 

 

The Theotokos as the Rectification of Humanity 

 

The Second Salutations To The Theotokos: "Rejoice Treasury of Purity"

The Third Salutations To The Theotokos  

 

The Theotokos as the Ark Gilt by the Spirit 

 

The Third Salutations To The Theotokos: "Rejoice, Tender Love That Defeats Every Longing"

 

The Fourth Salutations To The Theotokos 

 

The Theotokos as the Light-Bearing Lantern 

 

The Panagia, the Holy One of the Holies (Metr. Hierotheos of Nafaktos)

 

O All-Praised Mother 

 

 

Other Feasts on the Saturday of the Akathist Hymn 

 

Synaxis of Panagia Theoskepasti in Andros  

 

Synaxis of Panagia Akathist in Schinousa 

 

Synaxis of Panagia Platsanis in Oia of Santorini 

 

Synaxis of Panagia of the Unfading Rose in Piraeus 

 

The Amazing Voyage of a Paper Icon of the Theotokos from Crete to Mount Tabor