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{{diversity}}An '''All -Night Vigil''' (Greek: ''Agrypnia'' (which means literally, "without sleeping"; Slavonic: ''Vsenoshnoe Bdenie'') usually consists is a combination of [[Vespers]], [[Orthros]], and the First [[Hour]] -- though on certain feasts, it consists of Great [[Compline]], Orthros, multiple services whose makeup varies significantly according to regional and the First Hourlocal tradition. In more ancient practicethe Byzantine tradition, an All Night Vigil was truly done All-the service lasts through the night, and ended with consisting of the entire liturgical cycle, culminating in the [[Divine Liturgy]] being celebrated as sunrise -- this is still the practice on Mt. Athos and in some places in Russia and elsewhere. In the Slavic tradition, it does not last all night but normally includes [[parishVespers]]es, Vigils are less strenuous than those conducted in the (or [[monastery|monasteriesGreat Compline]]), but the structure remains the same. The Vespers often contains a [[litiaMatins]] with the blessing of the bread -- this is always the case, on Great Feasts. The differences between the more rigorous practice, and general parish practice are the later contains some abbreviations[[Hours|First Hour]], and the former it is usually chanted to slower melodies, and also includes additional readings that are done at certain places in the standard Saturday evening service. Also, When the less rigorous practice Vigil is to stop the vigil after the first hour, and then allow people to get some sleep... and then to resume the Third and Sixth hours the following morningcelebrated, followed immediately by the liturgy. In the more rigorous practice, the hours continue without such a breakparticular [[rubrics]] for its constituent services are altered.

==Byzantine practice==In Byzantine practice, the All-Night Vigil includes Great [[Vespers]] including [[Litia]] and [[Artoklasia]], [[Orthros]], the First Hour, Third Hour, and Sixth Hour, followed by the [[Divine Liturgy]]. If the Divine Liturgy is celebrated immediately, the First through Sixth Hours may be omitted. Because of its great length, the All-Night Vigil is rarely celebrated in [[parish]]es, but it is done in some places, especially for major [[feast day]]s. It is commonly celebrated in [[monastery|monasteries]], however, especially for the [[Great Feasts]] and the patronal feast of the community. ==Russian practice==In Russian practice, the All-Night Vigil is the standard Saturday evening service and usually consists of [[Vespers]], [[Matins]], and the [[Hours|First Hour]]—though on certain feasts, it includes [[Great Compline]] instead of Vespers. In [[parish]]es, Vigils are less strenuous than those conducted in the [[monastery|monasteries]], but the structure remains the same. The Vespers often contains a [[Litia]] with the blessing of the bread—this is always the case on [[Great Feasts]]. The differences between the more rigorous practice and general parish practice are that the latter contains some abbreviations, while the former is usually chanted to slower melodies and also includes additional readings that are done at certain places in the service. A less rigorous practice is to stop the Vigil after the First Hour, then to resume with the Third and Sixth Hours the following morning, followed immediately by the liturgy. In the more rigorous practice, the Hours continue without such a break. == External link links ==