September 7 is the feast day of Kassiani, Poet and Hymnographer, who is thought to have died on this date in 865. Her hymns are still used in Orthodox churches.
Here is the link to Noonday Prayer. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZP2VLX9CeY And this link will take you to more information about Kassiani and allow you to see and hear a performance of one of her hymns. https://www.allclassical.org/kassiani-the-enduring-works-of-a-trailblazing-female-composer/
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Saints Alive!
I have been privileged to offer Noonday Prayer at my church, usually on Thursdays, which doesn’t matter because it’s on Youtube forever. [It’s amazing what can be done with a smartphone and a smart, helpful parish administrator!] The service is brief, with a place for a meditation. We usually look at the Episcopal calendar of saints, who are nearly always honored on their death dates, not their birth dates. Here is a hymn by medieval saint Hildegard of Bingen to set the mood.
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