The Akathist Hymn, which is chanted on the first five successive Fridays of Lent in the Eastern Orthodox Church, is dedicated ...

And the King shall greatly desire thy beauty, for He Himself is thy Lord, and thou shalt worship Him. Entry into the Temple of the Most Holy Theotokos. Panselin, 8th c., Kareyes, Mt. Athos. And first ...

We also do not make prostrations on feasts of the Lord (except for the veneration of Cross), regardless of what day they fall on. We do make them on great feasts of the Theotokos, unless they fall on ...