concept
All-Night Vigil
all-night vigil
also: всенощная, vsenoshchnaya
The Russian Orthodox evening service combining vespers and matins, customarily held on the eve of a Sunday or major feast; the story opens just after the household's grandmother has had one specially ordered.
Reading notes
- The Bishop §3 all-night vigil
The combined vespers-and-matins service customarily served on the eve of a Sunday or major feast; here, the eve of Willow Sunday.
- The Darling §40 all-night vigil
The Orthodox Saturday-evening service combining vespers and matins; Pustovalov and Olenka attend it together every week as part of their quiet, devout married routine.
- The Bride §3 all-night vigil
The Orthodox evening service combining vespers and matins, customarily held before a Sunday or feast day; the story opens just after the grandmother has had one specially ordered for the household.