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Texts for Liturgical Services

The texts of the propers sung at Vespers (stichera on "Lord I call," Litya, Aposticha, Troparia and Kontakia that change daily according to either the day of the week or particular day of the month). Texts are "pointed" to be sung according to the tonal patterns of the Common Chant (L'vov-Bakhmetev Obikhod, 1869 edition). Texts are formatted in MS Word.

Composite Readings

December 23

Sunday of Meatfare, Tone 3
Sunday of the Last Judgment

December 27

Third Day of the Feast of the Nativity
Holy Protomartyr and Archdeacon Stephen
Ven. Theodore Graptus (“the Branded”), Confessor and Brother of St. Theophanes the Hymnographer

“You / Your” Version “Thou / Thy” Version

December 28

29th Sunday after Pentecost (14th of Luke), Tone 4
Afterfeast of the Nativity of Christ
Sunday After the Nativity of Christ
Holy Righteous Ones: Joseph the Betrothed, David the King, and James the Brother of the Lord

“You / Your” Version “Thou / Thy” Version

January 18

32nd Sunday after Pentecost, Tone 7
Sts. Athanasius the Great and Cyril, Archbishops of Alexandria

January 21

Ven. Maximus the Confessor
Martyr Neophytus of Nicaea

January 25

33rd Sunday after Pentecost, Tone 8
Sunday of Zacchaeus
New Martyrs and Confessors of Russia
[St. Gregory the Theologian, Archbishop of Constantinople (if doing a service to the New Martyrs, transferred to Monday)]

Alternate Service:
St. Gregory the Theologian, Archbishop of Constantinople

January 26

St. Gregory the Theologian, Archbishop of Constantinople (only if the service to the New Martyrs was sung on Sunday)

January 27

Translation of the Relics of St. John Chrysostom, Archbishop of Constantinople

January 30

Synaxis of the Three Great Ecumenical Teachers and Hierarchs: Basil the Great, Gregory the Theologian, and John Chrysostom

February 1

Sunday of the Publican and the Pharisee, Tone 1
Beginning of the Lenten Triodion
Forefeast of the Meeting

February 2

The Meeting of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ in the Temple

February 3

Afterfeast of the Meeting
Holy and Righteous Simeon the God-Receiver and Anna the Prophetess

February 8

Sunday of the Prodigal Son, Tone 2
Afterfeast of the Meeting

February 14

Memorial Saturday – Saturday of Meatfare

February 18

Wednesday of Cheesefare
St. Leo the Great, Pope of Rome
Vespers (sung on Tuesday)

February 19

Thursday of Cheesefare
Apostles of the Seventy Archippus and Philemon, and Martyr Apphia
Vespers (sung on Wednesday)

February 20

Friday of Cheesefare
St. Leo, Bishop of Catania in Sicily
Vespers (sung on Thursday)

February 21

Saturday of Cheesefare
Commemoration of All Departed Righteous Monastics

February 22

Cheesefare Sunday, Tone 4
Forgiveness Sunday
The Expulsion of Adam from Paradise
First and Second Finding of the Honorable Head of the Holy Glorious Prophet, Forerunner, and Baptist of the Lord, John (transferred from February 24)

February 23

First Monday of Great Lent
Forgiveness Vespers (sung on Sunday)

February 26

St. Porphyrius, Bishop of Gaza
Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts (sung on Wednesday)

February 28

First Saturday of Great Lent
Commemoration of Greatmartyr Theodore the Recruit
Repose of St. Raphael of Brooklyn (transferred from February 27)

"You/Your" Version
Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts (sung on Friday) and Divine Liturgy (sung on Saturday)
Vespers alone (sung on Friday) and Divine Liturgy (sung on Saturday)

"Thou/Thy" Version
Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts (sung on Friday) and Divine Liturgy (sung on Saturday)
Vespers alone (sung on Friday) and Divine Liturgy (sung on Saturday)