Fr Panteleimon Kartsonas chanting the Cherubic Hymn

Οἱ τὰ Χερουβεὶμ μυστικῶς εικονίζοντες καὶ τῇ Ζωοποιῷ Τριάδι τὸν Τρισάγιον ὕμνον προσᾴδοντες, πᾶσαν τὴν βιωτικὴν ἀποθώμεθα μέριμναν ὠς τὸν βασιλέα τῶν ὃλων ὑποδεξόμενοι, ταῖς ἀγγελικαῖς ἀοράτως δορυφορούμενον τάξεσιν, Ἀλληλούϊα We, who mystically represent the Cherubim, and chant the thrice-holy hymn to the Life-giving Trinity, let us set aside the cares of life that we may receive the King of all, Who comes invisibly escorted by the Divine Hosts, Alleluia Fr Panteleimon (1936-1992) was known as “ἡ καλλικέλαδος ἀηδών“ (the sweet-voiced nightingale) of Mount Athos. He was a hieromonk at the Ayia Anna Skete (Ayiannanitis). Fr Panteleimon the sweet-voiced, pray to God for us. *The icon of Christ is a mosaic (Deisis) at the vestibule of Hagia Sophia, Constantinople