Scroll down the page and you will find some really nice CDs & DVDs, both music and prayer.
Ancient Hymns of Pascha This recording by the monastic choir from the Hermitage of the Holy Cross includes all the hymns of Paschal Matins, including the Paschal Canon in its entirety, and a few of the special hymns from the Paschal Divine Liturgy. In addition to Russian chant, the CD also includes chant of Byzantine and Georgian origin. Chanted in English.
Hermitage of the Holy Cross Monastic Choir English, 53 minutes
Pascha CD
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$17.00
The Bright Resurrection of Christ - Paschal Matins
Familiar hymns of Pascha, beautifully chanted by the Sretensky Monastery
Choir. This recording surpasses others of its kind in clarity and
execution.
Church Slavonic
67 minutes
Audio CD
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$18.95
Christ Is Born Recorded at the Hermitage of the Holy Cross in 2004, this CD contains many of the hymns for the Feast of the Nativity of the Lord. The music is taken primarily from the Great Znamenny melodies of the Festal Menaion, printed in St. Petersburg by the Holy Synod of the Russian Church in 1900. Hermitage of the Holy Cross Monastic Choir English, 52 Minutes
Holy Cross
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$17.00
Now Are the Prophecies Fulfilled: A Collection of Orthodox Hymns and Readings from the Christmas Period
From The Byzantine Choir of Odigitria comes this 2CD set that contains hymns from the services of the Forefeast and Feast of the Nativity in the Byzantine traditions, sung in English. The readings add a nice touch, giving the sense of the service. The majority of the hymns are drawn from Vespers, Matins and the Royal Hours of the Nativity. Liner notes are nicely done, with complete hymn text for all hymns.
27 total tracks, 2 CDs, 80 minutes in English.
2 CDs
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$25.95
Orthodox Psalter Psalms 3 CD Set
A beautiful 3 audio CD set of The Psalter from our friends at the Hermitage of the Holy Cross (2011). They have recorded the reading of the Psalter in English on three compact discs (214 minutes). The text of the Psalms was translated by Holy TransfigurationMonastery in Brookline, MA, from the 1821 Moscow edition of the Greek Septuagint Psalter, the most trusted and reliable of all extant printings of the the traditional Greek text of Orthodox Church. The Psalms are read in a manner common to Orthodox prayer services: a simple intonation minimizing any possibility of subjective interpretation. The arrangement of the Psalms into tracks on this disc also follows the liturgical practice of the Orthodox Church, where the whole Psalter is divided into twenty Kathismata and each Kathisma into three stases. Each stasis is concluded with a Trinitarian Doxology. The Psalter is read by a monk of the Hermitage of the Holy Cross. The packaging is full-color, with the three discs attached to a tri-fold “digi-pak”, all of which slides into a sturdy slipcover. Our hope is that those who purchase this recording will reap years of spiritual benefit from the use of the recording, which is an excellent accompaniment on a daily commute, road trip, or a day at work (from the Hermitage of the Holy Cross).
Disc I Kathisma I-VII
Disc II Kathisma VIII-XIV
Disc III Kathisma XV-XX
3 CD Package
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$25.00
Sacred Treasures vol. I: Choral Masterworks from Russia
WONDERFUL choral music!! Sung by the finest Russian and Bulgarian choirs, this extraordinary
collection of transcendent prayers and hymns highlights a timeless
Russian tradition of faith and devotion. For sheer beauty, there is
little to match it anywhere in the world. The solemn ecstasy in the
music of the Russian Orthodox Church can trace its roots back to the
earliest days of Christian worship, via the great Byzantine Empire of
the Near East. In Church Slavonic.
1. Russian
Cathedral Bells
2. Great Ektenia
3. Hymn of Praise
4. Hymn of the
Cherubim (Rachmaninov)
5. Hymn of the
Cherubim (Bortniansky)
6. Our Father
(Kedrov)
7. Fervent
Supplication
8. The Noble Joseph
9. Amen, And with
Thy Spirit
10. Russian
Monastic Vespers
11. Bless the Lord,
O my Soul
12. Hymn of the
Cherubim (Tchaikovsky)
13. Hymn of the
Cherubim (Christov)
14. Our Father
(Tchaikovsky)
15. I Have Chosen
the Blissful
16. Hymn of the
Cherubim (Lvovski)
17.
Final Bells
CD
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$16.95
Sacred Treasures vol. III: Choral Masterworks from Russia and Beyond
The next volume in the Sacred Treasures series (Orthodox music). The recording also aims to represent the
reverential dignity of the music. Following the traditions of the
Orthodox Church, no instruments are sounded - not even bells. Everything
about the music and the physical setting in which it is heard is
designed to produce a feeling of heavenly peace. The music is never
harsh, but rather blends into the richly decorated surroundings, lit
primarily by candle light. All of these selections are designed to fit
within the soft golden glow of ecclesiastical tranquility. Sung in Church Slavonic.
1. Alleluia, Behold The Bridegroom
2. Sourp, Sourp (Holy, Holy)
3. Lord, Have Mercy
4. The Mercy of Peace
5. The Mercy of Peace
6. Serenade
7. Grant Us This O Lord
8. Our Father
9. Gloria
10. Peaceful Light (Kiev chant)
11. Praise the Lord, O my soul (Greek chant)
12. Blessed Art Thou, O Lord (Kiev chant)
13. Chorale
14. Amen, Alleluia
CD
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$16.95
Sacred Treasures vol. V: From a Russian Cathedral SACRED TREASURES V: FROM A RUSSIAN CATHEDRAL
features mainly 20th century and contemporary composers. There are
several selections from "Liturgy of Peace" by Archbishop lonafan
(Yeletskyh) of Kiev in which the eastern "Liturgy of St. John
Chrysostom" is sung to the melodies of Western Gregorian chants,
creating a musical synthesis of the two traditions. All the pieces and performances are infused with a
solemn and deeply devotional quality. The singing is spacious and warm,
creating an atmosphere of holiness and benediction. The intention was
to weave hymns and verses into a seamless tapestry in which the whole is
greater than the sum of its parts, and the individual elements of the
compilation become movements in a choral symphony of timeless beauty. Sung in Church Slavonic.
1. Lord
2. Our Father (N.
Kedrov, Sr.)
3. Ektenia of
Fervent Supplication (N. Frunza)
4. Grant This, O Lord
(Sergei Rachmaninov)
5. Bless the Lord,
Praise the Lord, Amen (Archbishop Ionafan)
6. The Sound of
Spirit-Choral Epilogue (Georgia Kelly)
7. Holy God
(Georgiy Sviridov)
8. To Thee We Sing
(Dobri Christov)
9. Ektenia (Sergei
Rachmaninov)
10. Dominus
Vobiscum (Urmas Sisask)
11. O Gentle Light
(17th Century Traditional)
12. To Thee We Sing
(P. Tchaikovsky)
13. It Is Truly
Meet (harmonized by M. Konstantinov)
From the Little Mountain: Reflections on Orthodox Christian Monasticism
Now in Russian!
A brand new DVD from the Hermitage of the Holy Cross in West Virginia!From the Little Mountain takes you through a year at the Hermitage of the Holy Cross in West Virginia.
This video is an attempt to portray some of the beauty and struggle of monastic life using quotes from the Scriptures and the Holy Fathers of the Orthodox Church. Insights about monasticism from one of the senior monks at the monastery are given as you are visually taken through the Church liturgical year and the changing seasons in the mountains.
This is a unique documentary of an Orthodox monastery in the 21st century, but the imagery and principles set forth are as ancient (and relevant) as those written by the 6th century instructor of monks, Abba Dorotheos.
NTSC format, 32 minutes, color Russian only
ОТ ГОРЫ МАЛЫЯ Размышления о православном монашестве
Russian Version DVD
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$15.00
Holy Pascha at St Anthony's Greek Orthodox Monastery DVD
This is a beautifully produced DVD of scenes from Holy Saturday and Pascha 2007, at Saint Anthony's Greek Orthodox Monastery in Arizona. You will be moved by watching the reverence of the monks, and listening to the chanting of the prayers. 60 minutes Available in two formats (NTSC for North America, and PAL for European).
Pascha DVD NTSC North America
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$19.00
Pascha DVD Europe PAL
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$19.00
Ostrov (The Island)
The best representation of Orthodox monastic life ever portrayed on film! The story begins in northern Russia during World War II. A Russian coal barge with a two-man crew is captured by a Nazi patrol boat. The Nazis force the young cowardly Russian furnace stoker, Anatolii, to shoot his captain. The Nazis blow up the barge but Anatolii is rescued by monks from a nearby monastery. Anatolii spends the rest of his life repenting in sorrow, and through this repentance becomes a God-bearing Fool-for-Christ who, with his God-inspired insights into human hearts, gives miraculous help to suffering people who come to him for aid. Nearing death Anatolii’s own suffering is resolved through a miraculous manifestation of forgiveness. Very powerful, and moving story! DVD-9, NTSC, Widescreen, 112 minutes In Russian with English subtitles, with instructions included.
DVD
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$20.00
St. Nikolai the Serb
Saint Nikolai the Serb is a wonderfully produced documentary depicting various aspects of the life and works of a truly monumental 20th-century saint!
Nearly 2 hours concerning the life of this prolific writer and Saint!
The DVD contains a bonus material - a short film without sound of 1939, documenting consecration of the church in Silopai by Bishop Nicholas
Velimirovic.
In five languages - English, Serbian, French, German, and Russian 112 minutes (plus exquisite footage of a 1939 silent film - consecration of church in Silopaj) Produced Beograd - Berlin 2006 (by the Serbian Orthodox Church Community
Berlin).
NOTE - DVD is in Format: PAL (Playable on PCs, Laptops and All-Regions DVD Players
DVD
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$22.00
Morning Prayers and The Prayers Before Sleep Here, pronounced clearly and calmly by a monk from the Hermitage of the Holy Cross, are the basic daily prayers said by all Orthodox Christians of the Russian Tradition. We hope that this recording will help those who, through a multitude of worldly cares and responsibilities, are sometimes tempted to skip their daily prayers. Text taken from the Jordanville Prayerbook of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia.
Hermitage of the Holy Cross English
CD
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$14.00
Rule of Preparation for Holy Communion
Prayerfully chanted by a monk from the Hermitage of the Holy Cross, this CD contains: The Canons to the Savior, the Mother of God, and the Guardian Angel - The Akathist to the Mother of God - the Psalms, Canon, and Prayers for Holy Communion. These are the prayers that Russian Orthodox Christians say in order to spiritually prepare themselves to participate in the awesome Mystery of the Divine Liturgy. Text taken from the Jordanville Prayerbook.
Hermitage of the Holy Cross English, 66 minutes
CD
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$14.00
Living the Orthodox Worldview “Living the
Orthodox Worldview” is a recording of a lecture given by Fr. Seraphim Rose at
the 1982 St. Herman Pilgrimage at the St. Herman Monastery in Platina,
California. It was the final pastoral talk of Fr. Seraphim’s life—the fruit of
his spiritual growth as an Orthodox Christian and his matured outlook as an
Orthodox pastor. It contains many of the themes that he emphasized during the
final years of his life: the need to have one’s Orthodox Faith enter into and
transform the whole of one’s life, not just certain compartments of it; the
need to cultivate a loving, merciful, and forgiving heart, to be simple and
innocent in one’s spiritual life; the need to have a conscious Orthodox
Faith, an Orthodox worldview, so that one will not be easily influenced
by worldly ways of thinking and behaving; the need to be aware of the signs of
the times and of the totalitarian demands that the modern world makes on one;
the need to be down-to-earth and at the same time to have one’s heart in the
other world with Christ; the need to nourish oneself with the Divine services,
the Holy Mysteries, the Holy Scriptures, the Lives of Saints, and the writings
of the Holy Fathers; the need to form the soul through the best artistic
expressions of Christian culture, including Western Christian culture; and
finally the need to take lessons from the experience of suffering Orthodox
Christians behind the iron curtain.
“Living the Orthodox Worldview,” is the first in a series
of digitally-mastered audio recordings of lectures and talks given by Fr.
Seraphim.
Baptist and Forerunner: The Divine Liturgy of the Synaxsis of St John the Baptist
Baptist and Forerunner is The Divine Liturgy CD of the Synaxis of St. John the Baptist and sung by an ensemble of male chanters from St. Lawrence Orthodox Church in Felton, CA (Jerusalem Patriarchate). A Festal Celebration of the Hand by which our Lord, God and Savior Jesus Christ was Baptized!
1. Great Doxology Byzantine--Tone Six
2. Troparion – Synaxis Byzantine--Tone Two
3. Troparion- Theophany Byzantine--Tone One
4. Great Litany Byzantine Melody
5. First Antiphon (Festal) Znamenny Chant
6. Little Litany
7. Second Antiphon (Festal) Znamenny Chant
8. Only Begotten Son Greek Melody
9. Little Litany
10. Third Antiphon Theophany Troparion with Psalm Verses
11. Come Let Us Worship Byzantine--Tone Two
12. Troparion – Theophany Byzantine--Tone One
13. Troparion – Synaxis Byzantine--Tone Two
14. Kontakion – Synaxis Byzantine--Tone Six
15. Kontakion – Theophany Melody: "Today the Virgin..."
16. As Many as Have Been Baptized Byzantine--Tone One
17. Prokeimenon: "The Righteous..."Znamenny Chant-Tone Seven
18. The Epistle (ACTS 19:1-8)
19. Alleluia Znamenny Chant--Tone Five
20. The Holy Gospel (John 1:29-34)
21. The Cherubic Hymn Themes from Byzantine Tones One and Six
22. The Anaphora Znamenny Chant
23. Theotokion (Festal) Canon Tone Two
24. One is Holy Serbian Melody
25. Communion Hymn - Theophany Byzantine--Tone One
26. Communion Hymn – Synaxis Choral Arrangement
27. Festal Troparion Byzantine--Tone One
28. Let Our Mouths Be Filled With Your Praise Byzantine-- Tone Five
29. Ambon Prayers / Blessed Be the Name (Choral Arrangement) / Dismissal
30. Magnification – Theophany Obikhod
31. Sessional Hymn following the Magnification Melody: "Lifted up..."
CD
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$17.00
Chrysostom
The NEW & second cd from the St John of San Francisco Men's Chorale! Their voices are wonderful, surely to uplift your soul! Sung in English & Church Slavonic.
1) Bless the Lord, O my soul - A. Kastalsky 2) Blessed is the man - Pochaev 3) 1st Tone Dogmatikon - Znamenny chant, harm. A. Kastalsky 4) O Gentle Light - Georgian chant 5) The Lord is King - Archimandrite Matthew 6) Litany at Litiya - Greek chant 7) Theotokos, Virgin, Rejoice - Deacon S. Trubachev 8) Praise ye the name of the Lord - M. Konstantinoff 9) Megalynarion to St. John Chrysostom- customary 10) Blessed art Thou, O Lord - Znamenny chant, harm. B. Ledkovsky 11) Today is salvation - Znamenny chant 12) Greeting of the Bishop with bells:It is truly meet - Greek chant, harm. A. Lvov 13) Vesting of the Bishop (a) Go up the mountain - Deacon S. Trubachev (b) Thy soul shall rejoice - A. Lvov 14) Ton Despotin - A. Lvov 15) 1st Antiphon: Bless the Lord, O my soul - Ancient chant 16) Beatitudes - J. Gardner 17) We venerate Thy Cross - Znamenny chant 18) Prokimenon in the 1st tone - Kiev-Pechersk Lavra chant 19) Alleluia, in the 2nd tone - Byzantine 20) Cherubic Hymn - 17th Century melody “the thief saw” 21) A mercy of peace - Kievan chant harm. A. Kastalsky 22) It is truly meet - Ryl Monastery 23) Our Father - Smirnov 24) In everlasting remembrance - N.N. Kedrov-the son 25) Troparion to St. John Chrysostom - Valaam Monastery Chant 26) Memory Eternal - customary 27) Festive Bell Peal
Audio CD
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$18.00
Rejoice in Song The first CD from the St John of San Francisco Men's Chorale, and what a beautiful first CD! Sung in Church Slavonic:
Ton Despotin - Zosima Hermitage
Troparion to St. John - Lavra chant, arr. Deacon V. Gan
O Come Let Us Worship God Our King - S. Ryabchenko
Adam Sat Before Paradise - Hieromonk Vissarion
By the Waters of Babylon - anchient chant, arr. A. Kastalsky
Turn Not Thy Face Away - Znamenny chant, arr. G. F. Lvovsky
My Soul, My Shoul, Arise - ancient chant
O Lord of Hosts, Be With Us - Solovetsk monastery chant
Now the Power of Heaven - ancient chant, harm. G. F. Lvovsky
Kontakion to St. John - Lavra chant, arr. Deacon V. Gan
Glory to God in the Highest - Znamenny chant
Down from the tree - A. Kastalsky
The Good Thief - Kiev-Pechersk Lavra chant
Hymns to the Saints of Russia - Kiev-Pechersk Lavra chant
Arise, O God - Protopriest P. Turchaninov
To Thee, the Champion Leader - Greek chant, arr. Deacon S. Trubachev
From the East of the sun to the West - Archimandrite Matfey (Mormyl)
In the Flesh Thou Didst Fall Asleep - Greek chant, harm. Deacon S. Trubachev
The Angel Cried - Valaam chant, arr. M. A. Balakirev
Let God arise - Znamenny chant, harm. B. Ledkovsky, arr. Archimandrite Matfey (Mormyl)
God Grant You Many Years - chant of the Cathedral of St. Sophia in Novgorod
Audio CD
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$18.00
Akathist
Five Akathists recorded by the Sretensky Monastery Choir: to the
Theotokos, St. Nicholas, St. Seraphim, Blessed Matrona of Moscow, and
the Divine Sufferings of the Saviour. N.B.: This disc contains mp3 files. It will play on all computers, but not on all standard CD players
Sretensky Monastery Choir
Slavonic 3:51:57
Audio CD
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$18.95
Favorite Songs, A Gift to Our Friends
The Sretensky Choir's concert repertoire includes folk songs as well
as Church music. Here are fifteen favorites from Russia and Ukraine.
Russian, Ch. Slavonic
52 minutes
Audio CD
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$18.95
The Bright Resurrection of Christ - Paschal Matins
Familiar hymns of Pascha, beautifully chanted by the Sretensky Monastery
Choir. This recording surpasses others of its kind in clarity and
execution.
Church Slavonic
67 minutes
Audio CD
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$18.95
The Divine Liturgy - Sretensky Choir
This CD is one of my personal favorites! The standard hymns of the Divine Liturgy in settings by Russian
composers (Kastalsky, Arhim. Matfei, Chesnokov, et. al.). Also includes
stichera from the service to the New Martyrs of Russia. Another outstanding CD from the Sretensky Monastery Choir.
