The day begins with the celebration of the Presanctified Liturgy on Tuesday afternoon. Later that evening (in parish practice) or early the following morning, the matins follows the special Holy Week format known as the "Bridegroom Service". Towards the end of matins, the "Hymn of Kassiani" is sung. The hymn, (written in the 9th century by Kassia) tells of the woman who washed Christ's feet in the house of Simon the Leper (). Much of the hymn is written from the perspective of the sinful woman: