Homily on the Saturday of the Akathist Hymn
Saints Peter and Paul
Springfield, MA
In the Name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
The Fifth Week of Lent is a week of remarkable hymnody—the alphabetical stichera of Saint Simeon Metaphrastes on Wednesday night, the Great Canon of Saint Andrew sung in its entirety on Thursday morning. And today, the Fifth Saturday, is…