LITURGICAL ANTIPHONS IN THE UKRAINIAN ORTHODOX TRADITION: PRACTICES AND PERSPECTIVES OF CREATIVITY
Abstract
The article examines the varieties and modern practices of using liturgical antiphons in the Ukrainian liturgical practice. The specifics of the use of antiphons among all Orthodox Ukrainian denominations are considered. A unifying model of the use of established and newly created liturgical antiphons as one of the segments of liturgical reform needed by the Church is offered. It is stated that the integration of the latest antiphonal texts into the church practice will contribute to enrichment and diversification of the liturgical tradition. Taking into account the newly-formed antiphons among the variety of practices, the author's vision of the application of spiritual and liturgical heritage and Greek liturgical tradition of the new era in modern worship is presented. The author's diversifications of antiphonal practice are singled out to model the relevant section of the future Ukrainian Typicon of St Sophia of Kyiv
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