{"id":564000,"date":"2026-03-26T15:01:19","date_gmt":"2026-03-26T13:01:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/?p=564000"},"modified":"2026-03-26T15:01:19","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T13:01:19","slug":"ecumenical-patriarchate-encyclical-akathist-1400-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/en\/ecumenical-patriarchate-encyclical-akathist-1400-years\/","title":{"rendered":"Ecumenical Patriarchate issues encyclical for 1,400-Year Jubilee of Akathist Hymn: The sweetest delight of Christians"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>The Holy and Sacred Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate has issued an <a href=\"https:\/\/ec-patr.org\/23\/03\/16\/23\/patriarchiki-kai-synodiki-egkyklio\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">encyclical<\/a> marking the 1,400th anniversary of the Akathist Hymn to the Theotokos, regarded as the first such hymnographic composition in the history of the Church. The hierarchs described the Akathist as \u201cthe most beloved hymn of our liturgical life, the sweetest delight of Christians.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The hymn is characterised as \u201ca lofty and triumphant composition, which, with a unique richness of eloquence, refers both historically and theologically to the Incarnate Divine Economy and to the unique contribution of the All-Pure Mother of God therein\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe repetition in this hymn of the word &#8216;Rejoice&#8217; one hundred and forty-four times to the All-Blessed Virgin clearly bears a mystical meaning, referring to the one hundred and forty-four thousand pure saints of the Apocalypse, who sing the &#8216;new song&#8217; before the Throne of God and &#8216;follow the Lamb wherever He goes.&#8217;\u201d (Rev. 14:1\u20135), the Synod explained.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cThe deliverance of the City of Constantinople and of the entire Empire from the severe assault of the Avars and the Persians, while Emperor Heraclius was absent with the army, striving far away for the recovery of the Precious Cross of Christ, was rightly attributed to the mighty protection and assistance of the Most Holy Theotokos, to whom the founder, Equal-to-the-Apostles Emperor Constantine the Great, had piously dedicated New Rome.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2>A City Under the Protection of the Mother of God<\/h2>\n<p>The document recalls the miracle of the Mother of God during the first siege of Constantinople, when a sudden shift in the wind destroyed the besiegers\u2019 fleet and saved the city.<\/p>\n<p>Following this victory, the faithful gave thanks to the Mother of God by chanting for the first time the Akathist Hymn to the Theotokos in \u201cthe historic Church of Blachernae, where, according to ancient tradition, a sacred vigil was celebrated weekly in honour of the Mother of God, often even in the presence of the Emperor\u201d, the Constantinopolitan hierarchs noted.<\/p>\n<p>This special service took place on the night of 7 August 626, after the end of the siege.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_563909\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-563909\" style=\"width: 890px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/8.-Imnul-Acatist-Manastirea-Moldovita-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-563909 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/8.-Imnul-Acatist-Manastirea-Moldovita-1-1024x747.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"890\" height=\"649\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/8.-Imnul-Acatist-Manastirea-Moldovita-1-1024x747.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/8.-Imnul-Acatist-Manastirea-Moldovita-1-890x649.jpg 890w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/8.-Imnul-Acatist-Manastirea-Moldovita-1-360x263.jpg 360w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/8.-Imnul-Acatist-Manastirea-Moldovita-1-768x560.jpg 768w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/8.-Imnul-Acatist-Manastirea-Moldovita-1-1536x1120.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/8.-Imnul-Acatist-Manastirea-Moldovita-1.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 440px, (max-width: 768px) 354px, 890px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-563909\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Scenes from the Akathist Hymn painted at the Moldovi\u021ba Monastery. Photo: Archdiocese of Suceava and R\u0103d\u0103u\u021bi<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cThe Akathist Hymn calls every faithful person to vigilance, to stand upright and steadfast, in humility and prayer, before the great challenges of our age, in these grievous days of many upheavals and wars through which humanity is now passing,\u201d the encyclical concludes.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The Ecumenical Patriarchate has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/basilica.en\/posts\/pfbid0Azt4BCRYVcYX6hFhvr3WC6dtHR6KDSjcm98ajQG3fUkm8NWBkhopi2SMLU9drZyel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">designated<\/a> 2026 as the jubilee year of the Akathist Hymn to the Theotokos.<\/p>\n<p>Photo: Doxologia.ro \/ Fr. 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