Metropolitan Cantor Institute

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Web Name: Metropolitan Cantor Institute

WebSite: http://mci.archpitt.org

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The texts, music and commentary on this website were prepared by the Metropolitan Cantor Institute of the Byzantine Catholic Archeparchy of Pittsburgh. They are approved for provisional use in the Archeparchy, but are otherwise unofficial and should be considered superseded by any materials promulgated by the Council of Hierarchs. reading of the Gospel of Saint Luke at the Divine Liturgy, which will continue until the Great Fast. As result, this year there is a one-week discrepancy, so the Gospel read on September 27 is for the Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost. October 18 is the twentieth Sunday after Pentecost, and the feast of the holy apostle and evangelist Luke. Vespers (samohlasen) - Divine Liturgy October 25 is the twenty-first Sunday after Pentecost. Vespers (samohlasen) - Divine Liturgy October 26 is the feast of the holy great-martyr Demetrius. Vespers (samohlasen) - Divine Liturgy October 31 is the feast of the holy martyr Theodore Romzha, bishop of Mukačevo. Vespers (samohlasen) - Divine Liturgy - Moleben November 1 is the twenty-second Sunday after Pentecost. Vespers (samohlasen)- DivineLiturgy November 8 is the twenty-third Sunday after Pentecost, and the feast of the holy archangel Michael and all angelic powers. Vespers (samohlasen) - DivineLiturgy November 14 - December 24 is the Nativitu Fast, or Fast of St. Philip. Emmanuel Moleben (supplement) November 15 is the twenty-fourth Sunday after Pentecost. Vespers (samohlasen) - DivineLiturgy November 21 is the feast of the Entrance of the Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary into the Temple in Jerusalem. Vespers (samohlasen)- Matins - DivineLiturgy November 22 is the twenty-fifth Sunday after Pentecost, and a post-festive day of the Entrance. Vespers (samohlasen) - DivineLiturgy November 26 is Thanksgiving Day (in the United States).Divine Liturgy - Moleben November 29 is the twenty-sixth Sunday after Pentecost. Vespers (samohlasen) - Divine Liturgy complete liturgical calendar National Byzantine Catholic Convention - this month! The National Byzantine Catholic Convention is an event for Catholic clergy, monastics, religious and laity of the Byzantine tradition with the purpose of prayer, fellowship, formation and mission as Eastern Catholics. The theme for the 2020 Convention is Growing a Vibrant Byzantine Church, and presentations will be focused on ways to grow as missionary disciples in Churches where Christ is encountered and worshiped. Online Pre-Recorded Convention Talks (available now) Live Event Panels and Presentations (delivered via Zoom - November 14, 2020)  Convention participation is free. For more information, and to register, go to     http://byzantineconvention.com/ I hope you will take advantage of this opportunity! Typika for Home Use With the pandemic, there has been increased interest in services which can be celebrated in the home, including Vespers and Typika (a traditional monastic service including the day's Divine Liturgy readings, which our bishops have also allowed to be used in church as a service of Holy Communion when a deacon is present). Father David Petras has been assembling a Typika service for each Sunday, which also includes a spiritual Communion, and the hymns and readings of the the day. These can be found in the box to the right, Typika for Home Use. For more about singing this service, if you choose to, see Singing the Service of Typika. Two prayers in time of coronavirus Almighty Master, Holy King, Creator of heaven and earth, of all things visible and invisible, we are unable to grasp the fullness of your wisdom.  You have filled your creation with blessings for us, that we may have an abundance of life, but also with elements dangerous to us, for you have given us a short life because of the weakness and frailty of our nature.   In these days, O Lord, we cry out to you in our suffering from an invisible viral enemy.  Grant, O Lord, that we may endure this affliction in faith, remembering your name day and night, knowing that you are compassionate, merciful and loving.  Be present and comfort those for whom this illness may lead to death; be present with the doctors and nurses and all who are called to aid in the fight against this disease; and be present with those of us who may suffer bodily weakness and pain and humble us in our prideful sense of invincibility.  Strengthen us in our spiritual struggle, even as we walk through the valley of the shadow of death.  With your prophet David, we pray, we are greatly distressed. But let us fall into the hand of God, whose mercy is great, rather than into human hands.  O Physician of souls and bodies, you chastise yet raise up those who fall, and restore those who have been cast down.  You cure the afflictions of our bodies. We ask you, our God, visit with your mercy your fearfully afflicted servants.  Forgive them every transgression, whether committed voluntarily or involuntarily.  Yes, O Lord and lover of humanity, send down from heaven your healing power, touch their bodies, quench their fever, soothe their suffering, and drive out every hidden ailment.  Be the Physician of your servants, raise them from their illness.  Grant that we may be well-pleasing to you and do your will through your Church, and completely restore all to health, for it is you who have mercy and save us. For you are our God and we give glory to you, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, now and ever, and forever. Amen. (Father David Petras) O God Almighty, Lord of heaven and earth, and of all creation visible and invisible, in Your ineffable goodness, look down upon Your people gathered in Your name.  Be our helper and defender in this day of affliction.  You know our weakness.  You hear our cry of repentance and contrition of heart.  O Lord who lovest mankind, deliver us from the impending threat of the Coronavirus.  Send Your Angel to watch over us and protect us.  Grant health and recovery to those suffering  from this virus.  Guide the hands of physicians, and preserve those who are healthy that we may continue to serve you in peace and glorify Your most honorable and majestic Name, of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages.  Amen. (Bishop Alexis of Bethesda, MD, Orthodox Church in America) Resources for Prayer at Home During the current viral outbreak, many churches have been forced to curtail services. Therefore, we would like to make available the following materials for use at home. From St. Mary's Byzantine Catholic Church in Whiting, Indiana: Video: From the Altar to the Icon Corner: Bringing Liturgical Prayer Home The Office of Typika for Home Use Typika is a Byzantine monastic service which includes the readings of the day; it was originally a service for communion when monks could not attend church services. Anyone can pray this version of the service, individually or in a small group. For the appointed Scriptural readings, on Saturday and Sunday use the ones on the church calendar. On Lenten weekdays, use the readings on the church calendar for the day from Genesis and Proverbs, or read a portion of the Gospel of Saint Mark. The regular version can be viewed online or printed on ordinary letter-size paper; the booklet version is set up for printing on legal size (8.5 by 14 inch) paper. The Moleben for the Sick This service, from our Slavonic Trebnyk or Book of Needs , is a prayer service for one or more people who are sick. It is from the Liturgical Commission's work on the service for the anointing of the sick, which has been submitted to the Council of Hierarchs for approval. Unlike the sacramental anointing of the sick, however, this service can be prayed by individuals and families on their own. Both the regular version and booklet version are set up for printing on letter size (8.5 by 11 inch) paper. Reading Scripture You can find the Scripture readings (chapter and verses) for each of these services on your church calendar, or in the Lectionary. Live-streamed Liturgical Services The following is the best collection I have found of live-streamed Eastern Catholic liturgical services, so that you can participate in worship from home: http://liveliturgy.com/ You can use the following books to take part in the Divine Liturgy: People's book for the Divine Liturgy Read about the recent Church Music Day in Pittsburgh Morning session: Pittsburgh Cantors' Meeting Afternoon session: Presentation on Church Singing From Bishop Milan of the Eparchy of Parma, Ohio: Cherish the beauty of our prostopinije, our liturgical chant. We constantly need to work on it. - pastoral letter for the new Church year Seminary library seeks cantor papers The library of the Byzantine Catholic Seminary is assembling a collection of music and papers from our cantors and choir directors since the founding of our church in the United States. These collections are being indexed and preserved so that that they can be used for research by scholars, and also for fostering our church singing in the future. If your parish or a retired cantor you know has music, memorabilia, or recordings which might have a place in this collection, please contact Deacon Jeffrey Mierzejewski (412 735-1676, mci@archpitt.org) or library director Sandra Collins (412 32-8383). We also invite donations of materials from family and friends of our cantors who have reposed; this collection will serve as a permanent memorial to their labors. Mailing List for Cantors We have migrated the old MCI mailing lists to single list, cantors@groups.io. This new list should be more reliable than the one we have been using, and does NOT require the creation of a Yahoo ID. It also has more options for collaboration, including a wiki and post tagging. This list will be used for both announcements, and general (moderated) discussion. If you wish to receive email ONLY for announcements, you can set your subscription options to Special Notices Only. To subscribe to the list, just go to https://groups.io/g/cantors Documenting the history of our church music - how you can help The Metropolitan Cantor Institute is working with the Byzantine Catholic Seminary Library to put together material to document the history of the liturgical music of the Byzantine Catholic Church, both plain chant and choral music. Please consider contributing to these two efforts: Remembering our professors Remembering our choirs In early 2018, we will also be distributing images of particular pieces of music or other memorabilia we would like to find or identify. What is the Metropolitan Cantor Institute? The Metropolitan Cantor Institute exists to support and foster liturgical singing in the Byzantine Catholic Metropolitan Church of Pittsburgh. At the direction of our bishops, and in cooperation with our clergy and experienced cantors, the Institute trains and certifies cantors for the service of the church, prepares music and educational materials, and provides workshops and seminars in church singing. The mission of the Metropolitan Cantor Institute: To ensure that each parish in the Byzantine Catholic Church has a cantor who can lead the liturgical singing of the parish well, to the glory of God and in support of the prayer of the faithful. For more information, click on Cantor Institute in the left-hand navigation bar on this page. About this site

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