![]() KTOTV, the cable channel of the Archdiocese of Paris, has live and recorded video versions of daily monastic offices from the Fraternités Monastiques de Jerusalem, held at the famous church of Saint-Gervais in Paris. The liturgies are celebrated jointly by the separate communities of brothers and sisters, in an unpolished but movingly genuine four-part harmonized style reminiscent of modern Orthodox choral practice. Prostrations, bowings, candle-lightings, and other rich ceremonial, as well as instrumental "meditations" on guitar or the historic Cliquot organ are some of the elements that make for a rich and varied prayer experience. A video and audio program that really begs for a high-speed connection for adequate video. |