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The '''Hymn of Kassiani''', also known as the ''Hymn of the Fallen Woman'', is a work classified as a [[Hymn of Contrition|Penitential Hymn]] that is based on [[Mary Magdalene]] <ref> St. Mary Magdalene is first introduced by the the Evangelist Luke in the Gospel according to Luke 7:36-50.</ref>. This hymn is considered a musical high-point of the [[Holy Week]] and chanted, in the Fourth Plagal Tone <ref>A major scale with a frequently flatted seventh degree.</ref>, for the morning office of Holy Wednesday.
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