Sanctus Deus, Sanctus Fortis, Sanctus Immortális, miserére nobis. 💬
@marmanold My Greek is limited to brief bursts of the Divine Liturgy that I have heard done often enough in Greek that I can imitate them like a magpie.
@ReaderJohn Ἅγιος ὁ Θεός, Ἅγιος ἰσχυρός, Ἅγιος ἀθάνατος, ἐλέησον ἡμᾶς. Bonus: свѧтꙑи боже · свѧтꙑи крѣпъкꙑи · свѧтꙑи бесъмрьтьнꙑи · помилоуи насъ
@ReaderJohn Do you do any Slavonic in your parish? My former ACROD parish used to do one of the main hymns in Slavonic every Sunday, in rotation. But if I remember rightly yours is a more convert-y parish, so maybe "old time's sake" gestures aren't as important.
@JMaxB We are an extremely converty Parish. We only do Slavonic at Soul Saturdays and Panikhidas, and then only if Carpatho-Rus, Russians or Ukrainians are present.
I’ve learned what Slavonic I know, ironically, singing Russian repertoire in a “secular” chorus - in transliteration but with pronunciation guides from Vladimir Moroson at Musica Russica.
I used to brighten the morning of a completely non-Anglophone Russian babushka (mother of an immigrant who never came) by throwing in “slava bozhe” in Matins.