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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

(For the weekdays of Lent, the dates of services are given as the date of the Menaion celebration, followed by the service listing and when it is sung. For example, those wishing to find the service text for the Presanctified Liturgy sung on the first Wednesday of Great Lent would find the service under March 6, where the Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts is listed as “sung on Wednesday.”)

April 23

Bright Wednesday
Holy Glorious Greatmartyr, Victorybearer, and Wonderworker, George
Vespers (sung on Tuesday)
Divine Liturgy (sung on Wednesday)

April 24

Bright Thursday
Vespers (sung on Wednesday)
Divine Liturgy (sung on Thursday)

April 25

Bright Friday
The Lifegiving Spring of the Most Holy Theotokos
Holy Apostle and Evangelist Mark
Vespers (sung on Thursday)
Divine Liturgy (sung on Friday)

April 26

Bright Saturday
Vespers (sung on Friday)
Divine Liturgy (sung on Saturday)

April 27

Antipascha
Second Sunday of Pascha, Tone 1
St. Thomas Sunday

April 29

Day of Rejoicing
Nine Martyrs at Cyzicus

April 30

Holy Apostle James, the brother of St. John the Theologian