BIBLICAL IMAGES IN LITURGICAL СHANTING PENITENTIAL TEXTS

In the practice of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church the liturgical books have been preserved: Oktoih, Triod, Mineya, Anfologion, Irmologion and others. Repentance themes were especially reflected in the texts of the Octoich and the Triodion, depending on the time of performance in the church year. It was singled out the genres of worship (canon, stykhyra, sidalen, antiphons), and was observed the figurative and poetic features used by hymnological theologians to create a repentant mood and experience Christian events during the week, Sunday (Octoichus texts) and Lent (Triodian texts). We managed to identify the peculiarities of revealing biblical images in the penitential texts of the Sunday evening service (stykhyry, in particular) (which are repeated six times a year), mention the figures of Peter, Magdalene, tax collector, robber, prophet Jonah and others. These texts are more descriptive. Instead, the texts of the Lent Triodion penetrate more deeply into the state of the sinful soul, the same images, unfolding through weeping, petitions for forgiveness, culminating in the penitential canon. Key words: Oktoih, Triodion, canon, stykhyra, repentance