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The '''Biblical Odes''' (also called ''canticles'') are nine hymns that are taken directly from [[Scripture, excluding the Psalms]]. They are chanted at [[Matins]], and form the basis of the [[Canon (hymn)|Canoncanon]], a major component of Matins.
The Nine Odes are as follows:
Originally, these Odes odes were chanted in their entirety every day, with a short refrain inserted between each verse. Eventually, short verses ([[Tropariontroparion|troparia]]) were composed to replace these refrains, a process traditionally inaugurated by Saint [[Andrew of Crete]].<ref>[[Kallistos (Ware) of Diokleia|Ware, Kallistos]], ''The Festal Menaion'' (Faber and Faber, London, 1969), p. 546.</ref> Normally the second ode is omitted owing to its severe nature. The most notable exception to this is in the [[Great Canon|Great Penitential Canon]] of St. [[Andrew of Crete]] which is chanted during [[Great Lent]]. Gradually over the centuries, the verses of the Biblical Canticles were omitted (except for the ''Magnificat'') , and only the composed troparia were read, linked to the original canticles by an [[Irmosirmos]]. During [[Great Lent]] , however, the original Biblical Canticles are still read.
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*[[w:Canticle|Canticle]]
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