concept
Paschal Canon
Paschal canon
also: пасхальный канон
The great hymn (traditionally attributed to St. John of Damascus) sung at the heart of Orthodox Easter Matins, proclaiming the Resurrection in soaring imagery across nine odes; Nikolai loved it above all other sacred writing, and its actual text is quoted, unrecognized by the narrator, near the story's end.
Reading notes
- On Holy Night §59 the Paschal canon
The Paschal Canon (attributed to St. John of Damascus) is the great hymn sung at the heart of Orthodox Easter Matins, its nine odes proclaiming the Resurrection in soaring, image-rich language; the narrator later hears its opening lines sung (loc. 74) without grasping why Nikolai, and now Ieronim, loved it above all other texts.