Agni Parthene!

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Agni Parthene!

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Any Russians or Russian Speakers can get the Angi Parfene chant written by Saint Nectarius of Aegina and composed by the Athonite Monks of Simonos Petras? I found it with the hymnology here with music notes. http://agiosis.orthodoxy.ru/arhiv/raznoe/pdf/Agni.pdf But I really want to find it, in Slavonic, being in normal text on a site or pasted here please.

May the Theotokos keep us all in Her prayers to Her Son.

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anyone?

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Post by Nektarios14 »

www.valaam.ru has it being chanted under their video section, but I can't help with finding it written out.

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Thanks Nectarius, that's where I first found out that "Αγνή Παρθένε" (O Pure Virgin) was translated in other languages! I heard that it was translated in Romanian too! Especially in Arab! You can find it on the internet, the Jerusalemite Orthodox Christians have translated it. That site belongs to the Metropolis of Jordan of the Holy Jerusalem Patriarchate. And this link http://www.jordanorthodox.org/shabeba/anasheed.html, which is the youth group of the Metropolis (Yes, I actually understand with my pseudo-Arabic knowledge!) dedicated to the newly-shined Hierarch Saint Nectarius of Aegina! (What an honor, eh Νεκτάριε;) I'm guessing they translated it once they seen the Grace God can give through his Saint. The first download on that site is o Pure Virgin in Arabic, mp3 download. There is also the Simonopetra monks of Mount Athos hymn in greek. Though, I wish I can find the words ("lyrics") to that hymn, without the musical notes, not like the russian one I have on top. I would write it down, but the hymnology and the music notes, cuts words at some places, and that's why I can't write it perfectly down.

Thanks!

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anybody?

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I had done a LOT of searching for the exact same thing (the russian text of the song), and I finally came across it on this website:
http://www.orthodox.spbu.ru/c-k.htm
It's about 1/4 the way down the scroll bar. I cut and pasted just the Agni Parthene text below.

Агни Парфене (преподобный Нектарий Аэгинский)

Марие, Дево Чистая, Пресвятая Богородице,
Радуйся Невесто Неневестная.
Царице Мати Дево, Руно всех покрывающее,
Радуйся Невесто Неневестная.
Превысшая Небесных Сил, Нетварное Сияние.
Радуйся Невесто Неневестная.
Ликов девичьих Радосте, и Ангелов Превысшая,
Радуйся Невесто Неневестная.
Небес Честная Сило, и Свете паче все светов,
Радуйся Невесто Неневестная.
Честнейшая Владычице всех Небесных Воинств,
Радуйся Невесто Неневестная.
Всех праотцев Надеждо, пророков Исполнение,
Радуйся Невесто Неневестная.
В подвизех Ты - Помоще, Кивоте Бога Слова,
Радуйся Невесто Неневестная.
И девам - Ликование, и матерем - Отрадо,
Радуйся Невесто Неневестная.
Целомудрия Наставнице, душ наших Очищение,
Радуйся Невесто Неневестная.
Покрове ширший облака, и страждущих Пристанище,
Радуйся Невесто Неневестная.
Немощных Покров и Заступнице, Надеждо ненадежных,
Радуйся Невесто Неневестная.
Марие - Мати Христа - Истиннаго Бога,
Радуйся Невесто Неневестная.
Ааронов Жезле Прозябший, Сосуде тихой радости,
Радуйся Невесто Неневестная.
Всех сирых и вдов Утешение, в бедах и скорбех - Помоще,
Радуйся Невесто Неневестная.
Священная и Непорочная, Владычице Всепетая,
Радуйся Невесто Неневестная.
Приклони ко мне милосердие Божественнаго Сына,
Радуйся Невесто Неневестная.
Ходайце спасения, припадая взываю Ти:
Радуйся Невесто Неневестная.

This song completely captured me the first time I heard it, and I haven't been able to get it out of my head for weeks now! It's so beautiful, so haunting. I'm working now to memorize the text so I can sing this chant without a CD playing with me! :)
The prayer was writen by St. Nectarius, but I've been searching for more information on the composer of the music. The only leads I have are that it was given in a vision to a monk on Athos, and that this monk was from SimonosPetras monestary. Can anyone fill in more of the blanks or provide any more information about this chant?

romiosini

Post by romiosini »

Actually it was written in the Theotokarion of Saint Nectarius of Aegina. An Athonite Father from Simonos Petras Monastery had a vision of the Theotokos and venerated Saint Nectarius and his long-struggled work, and wanted to write the hymnology of the Theotokarion, with parts of it, and formed it "Agne Parthene" O Pure Virgin. Some Non-Traditionalists and Ecumenists (Not all within World Orthodoxy hate Tradition) claimed that it was just a song, but the Athonite Fathers prooved them wrong, when this psalmed was being chanted in most of all the Greek Churches in the Church of Greece, Cyprus, and being Translated in Russia, Serbia, Jerusalem (Arabic) and Romania. Already today, it is being chanting world wide. The Americans today, Orthodox speaking, also chant this hymn their churches too. It is a good Liturgical hymn when Communion is being given. Personally, when I go to commune and the O Pure Virgin is being chanted, it actually helps me more to keep concentration on going closer to the Holy Cup with Fear, and as the Theotokos has sacrificed and given her life willingly to God.

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