Teaching Proskomede

MATINS (Sundays 9am) is the morning service of prayer and chanting and quiet meditation. The service begins with the reading of six Psalms (3, 38, 63, 88, 103, 143)—designed to lift the soul from its fallen state and carry it upward to the throne of grace. Matins, with a Gospel reading about the Risen Lord, especially emphasizes the Resurrection of Jesus Christ. Also, Matins contains lovely hymns relevant to the liturgical season.