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Παλαιό Μέλος
G. Bertonière, The Historical Development of the Easter Vigil and Related Services in the Greek Church, OCA, 193, Rome, 1972, p. 201:
In only three documents of this tradition [ = Στουδιτικη παράδοση] do we find Ps 23,9-10 [ = 9 ἄρατε πύλας, οἱ ἄρχοντες ὑμῶν, καὶ ἐπάρθητε, πύλαι αἰώνιοι, καὶ εἰσελεύσεται ὁ βασιλεὺς τῆς δόξης. 10 τίς ἐστιν οὗτος ὁ βασιλεὺς τῆς δόξης; Κύριος τῶν δυνάμεων αὐτός ἐστιν ὁ βασιλεὺς τῆς δόξης.] in connection with the entrance into the church. Vat Gr 1537 of 1573 A. D. and the printed Horologion of Grottaferrata of 1677 A. D. indicate that immediately after the final repetition of X. A. [ = απολυτίκιον Χριστός ανέστη], the higumen (or priest in Vat Gr 1537) knocks on the door of the church with the cross three times saying Ps 23,9. Afterwards, a monk from within responds with v. 10a of the same psalm. The higumen responds with v. 10b, opens the door, and finally all enter. A marginal note in Mess Gr 115 [ = Τυπικόν της Μεσσήνης] indicates after the Royal Doors have been shut following the priest's entrance into the narthex: "και μετά του ... λγ άρατε πύλας".
Dmitrievskij affirms that the verses from Ps 23 were also called for in two 12th century Triodia of the monastery of Simono-Petras on Mount Athos (Codices 5 and 18). These have since been destroyed by fire and we do not know whether or not they were Studite or Sabbite type books. Dmitrievskij does not specify how much of the psalm was used.
In only three documents of this tradition [ = Στουδιτικη παράδοση] do we find Ps 23,9-10 [ = 9 ἄρατε πύλας, οἱ ἄρχοντες ὑμῶν, καὶ ἐπάρθητε, πύλαι αἰώνιοι, καὶ εἰσελεύσεται ὁ βασιλεὺς τῆς δόξης. 10 τίς ἐστιν οὗτος ὁ βασιλεὺς τῆς δόξης; Κύριος τῶν δυνάμεων αὐτός ἐστιν ὁ βασιλεὺς τῆς δόξης.] in connection with the entrance into the church. Vat Gr 1537 of 1573 A. D. and the printed Horologion of Grottaferrata of 1677 A. D. indicate that immediately after the final repetition of X. A. [ = απολυτίκιον Χριστός ανέστη], the higumen (or priest in Vat Gr 1537) knocks on the door of the church with the cross three times saying Ps 23,9. Afterwards, a monk from within responds with v. 10a of the same psalm. The higumen responds with v. 10b, opens the door, and finally all enter. A marginal note in Mess Gr 115 [ = Τυπικόν της Μεσσήνης] indicates after the Royal Doors have been shut following the priest's entrance into the narthex: "και μετά του ... λγ άρατε πύλας".
Dmitrievskij affirms that the verses from Ps 23 were also called for in two 12th century Triodia of the monastery of Simono-Petras on Mount Athos (Codices 5 and 18). These have since been destroyed by fire and we do not know whether or not they were Studite or Sabbite type books. Dmitrievskij does not specify how much of the psalm was used.
