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In reverence throughout Orthdox churches, the Hymn of Kassiani – Images from St Spyridon in Pagrati

"It is a trigger for repentance and redemption of the soul", says believer - The story behind the hymn

April 8, 2026

Good Tuesday today: The Troparion of Cassian and the Parable of the Ten Virgins (video)

Holy Tuesday: What we celebrate today, why we sing the troparion of Kassianis - Kassianis or Kas(s)ia, or Eikasia, or Icasia (between 805 and 810 - before 865) was a Byzantine abbess, poet, composer, and hymn writer to whom the troparion of Kassianis sung on Holy Tuesday is attributed