When their meanings are compared, the traditional prayers and chants for Good Friday are very similar in both Eastern and Western Christendom. Among the most sublimely beautiful prayers in either tradition is the Old Church Slavonic chant “The Noble Joseph,” which centers around Christ’s burial by Joseph of Arimathea. The rendition which appears on the CD “Sacred Treasures: Choral Masterworks from Russia” may be listened to below:
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=FU8YFNFg0JQ
Just want to say thanks, Brendan. I bought this CD at the Monastery of the Holy Spirit in Conyers, Georgia–also volume two.
I love them both. I hadn’t known before the beauty of Russian chant…
Dear Dena,
You’re very welcome!
Paschal Blessings,
Brendan