The Great Lent preliminary weeks Readings of the stable composition of the Triodion Toržestvennik: materials for research

Abstract

This article is devoted to a problematic review of the works included in the stable composition of the Triodion Toržestvennik and associated with the preparatory period of the Great Lent. The Triodion Toržestvennik is a monument of Old Russian culture and contains panegyric and edifying readings dedicated mainly to Sundays of the Triodion cycle, starting with the Publican and Pharisee Sunday. The work provides a review of the literature that is directly or indirectly related to the study of the stable composition of the collection, points to catalogues of homilies dating back to the works of the Triodion Toržestvennik. Based on the obtained results, we can conclude that most of the homilies of the preparatory weeks of Great Lent are inscribed with the name of St. John Chrysostom, however, they either have nothing to do with his works or are indirectly connected with them. As a rule, the homilies were read at matins after the kafizma. The majority of the works are unstudied or insufficiently studied, which opens up a wide field for further research.