Holy, Holy, Holy
How the Sanctus and the Trisagion Sing the Yasna Haptanghaiti eFireTemple “Sanctus, Sanctus, Sanctus, Dominus Deus Sabaoth.” — The Sanctus, sung at every Catholic Mass “Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal, have mercy on us.” — The Trisagion, sung at every Orthodox Divine Liturgy “Ashem at vahishtem yazamaide — hyat spentem ameshem, hyat raochonghvat, hyat vispaa vohu.” / “We worship Asha Vahishta — the holy and…
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How the Sanctus and the Trisagion Sing the Yasna Haptanghaiti eFireTemple “Sanctus, Sanctus, Sanctus, Dominus Deus Sabaoth.” — The Sanctus, sung at every Catholic Mass “Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal, have mercy on us.” — The Trisagion, sung at every Orthodox Divine Liturgy “Ashem at vahishtem yazamaide — hyat spentem ameshem, hyat raochonghvat, hyat vispaa vohu.” / “We worship Asha Vahishta — the holy and immortal, the radiant, the all-good.” — Yasna Haptanghaiti, Yasna 37:4 The Triple Sanctification at the Heart of Liturgy There is a moment in every Catholic Mass when the celebrant lifts his voice and the entire congregation joins him in a single phrase. The phrase is the most distinctive piece of fixed liturgical text in Western Christianity. It is sung, not spoken. It is the threshold between the Liturgy of the Word and the Liturgy of the Eucharist.
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