The service in Honor of the Virgin Mary. On the first five Fridays of Great Lent the Akathist Hymn honors the Theotokos, The Akathist Hymn, one of the most beautiful and beloved hymns of the Orthodox people, is an ecclesiastical poem about the Annunciation of the Holy Virgin and the Nativity of Jesus Christ. Volunteer to decorate the Icon of the Holy Mother for the health of, or in memory of, a loved one.