Prokeimenon
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In the liturgical practice of the Orthodox Church and Byzantine Rite, a prokeimenon (Greek , plural '; sometimes /'; lit. 'that which precedes') is a psalm or canticle refrain sung responsorially at certain specified points of the Divine Liturgy or the Divine Office, usually to introduce a scripture reading. It corresponds to the Gradual of the Roman Mass.
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- Christian hymn
- Religion
- Eastern Orthodox Church
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- Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
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- liturgical music
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In the liturgical practice of the Orthodox Church and Byzantine Rite, a prokeimenon (Greek , plural '; sometimes /'; lit. 'that which precedes') is a psalm or canticle refrain sung responsorially at certain specified points of the Divine Liturgy or the Divine Office, usually to introduce a scripture reading. It corresponds to the Gradual of the Roman Mass.
== Use == Prokeimena are not selected based on the personal preference of the priest, reader, or choir director. Rather, the Sunday and weekday prokeimena are taken from the Octoechos, using the particular tone of the day. Many feasts also have their own prokeimena.
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