Wednesday, May 16, 2012

Our Liturgical Glossary: "Leave-taking" (or "Otdanije")


Leave-taking – the final day of the extended celebration of a great feast on which the
proper hymns of the feast are repeated.

[The Divine Liturgies of Our Holy Fathers John Chrysostom and Basil The Great (People's Book), The Byzantine Catholic Metropolitan Church Sui Juris of Pittsburgh, USA, 2006, pg. 464]


Otdaniye (Greek: Apodosis)  – Similar to the Latin Octave. The final day of the post-festive period is called Otdaniye [also commonly transliterated as "Otdanije"] (relinquishing or surrendering of the feast). On this day, for the greater part, services are taken much the same as on the day of the feast.

[Greek Catholic Dictionary, Rev. Basil Shereghy, S.T.D. and Rev. Vladimir Vancik, S.T.D., Pittsburgh Byzantine Diocesan Press, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1951, pg. 52]


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