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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.”)

May 12


Holy Equals-to-the-Apostles Cyril and Methodius, First Teachers of the Slavs (transferred from Sunday)

May 14

Midfeast of Pentecost

May 18

Fifth Sunday of Pascha, Tone 4
Samaritan Woman

May 21

Leavetaking of the Midfeast
Holy Equals-to-the-Apostles Emperor Constantine and his Mother, Helen

May 25

Sixth Sunday of Pascha, Tone 5
Blind Man
Third Finding of the Honorable Head of the Holy Glorious Prophet, Forerunner, and Baptist, John

May 28

Leavetaking of Pascha
Forefeast of the Ascension

May 29

The Ascension of our Lord

June 1

Seventh Sunday of Pascha, Tone 6
Holy Fathers of the First Ecumenical Council

June 7

Saturday before Pentecost
Memorial Saturday

June 9

Eighth Sunday of Pascha, Tone 7
Holy Pentecost
Feast of the Holy Trinity

June 9

Day of the Holy Spirit

June 11

Holy Apostles Bartholomew and Barnabas

June 15

1st Sunday after Pentecost, Tone 8
Sunday of All Saints

June 22

2nd Sunday after Pentecost, Tone 1
All Saints of America

June 24

Nativity of the Holy Glorious Prophet, Forerunner, and Baptist, John

June 29

3rd Sunday after Pentecost, Tone 2
The Holy, Glorious, and All-Praised Leaders of the Apostles, Peter and Paul