The problem of understanding liturgical texts and its solution on the example of Gregory of Corinth’s exegesis

The orthodox liturgy was finally established during the 8th and 9th centuries. two stepbrothers eminent Byzantine poets St. Cosmas of Maiuma John Damascus greatly contributed to its development. They composed majority irmi troparia that are still performed today. During their lives, however, worshippers were facing certain difficulties in understanding meaning church odes. This is also true today when occasionally becomes an obstacle on path God for worshippers. Greater efforts required order understand this not always easy. One reasons incorrect translation many odes into Russian Slavonic. Comments from 12th century writers can help us clarify meaning. Gregory Corinth his 23 commentaries liturgical canons particularly noteworthy. In current article, a philological analysis conducted complex, “obscure” unclear passages Canon Pentecost. At same time, Metropolitan Gregory’s exegeses these extracts, which better only but whole celebration, cited.