March 8
Holy Forty Martyrs of Sebaste (transferred to today due to March 9 being Memorial Saturday)
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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.
(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 21, where the Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts is listed as “sung on Wednesday.”)
Holy Forty Martyrs of Sebaste (transferred to today due to March 9 being Memorial Saturday)
Memorial Saturday—Saturday of Meatfare
Meatfare Sunday, Tone 7
Sunday of the Last Judgment
Wednesday of Cheesefare
Translation of the relics of St. Nicephorus, Patriarch of Constantinople
Thursday of Cheesefare
Ven. Benedict of Nursia
Friday of Cheesefare
Martyr Agapius and his companions at Caesarea in Palestine
Saturday of Cheesefare
Commemoration of All Departed Righteous Monastics
Cheesefare Sunday, Tone 8
Forgiveness Sunday
The Expulsion of Adam from Paradise
First Monday of Great Lent
Forgiveness Vespers (sung on Sunday)
St. James the Confessor, Bishop of Catania
Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts (sung on Wednesday)
First Saturday of Great Lent
Commemoration of Greatmartyr Theodore the Recruit
"You/Your" Version
Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts (sung on Friday)
Vespers alone
"Thou/Thy" Version
Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts (sung on Friday)
Vespers alone
First Sunday of Great Lent, Tone 1
Sunday of Orthodoxy
Forefeast of the Annunciation
Second Monday of Great Lent
The Annunciation of our Most Holy Lady Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary
"You/Your" Version
Great Vespers (sung on Sunday)
(Note: because the Feast falls on Monday, Great Compline is NOT sung)
Great Vespers and the Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom (sung on Monday)
"Thou/Thy" Version
Great Vespers (sung on Sunday)
(Note: because the Feast falls on Monday, Great Compline is NOT sung)
Great Vespers and the Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom (sung on Monday)
Ven. Hilarion the New, Abbot of Pelecete
Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts (sung on Wednesday)
Second Saturday of Great Lent – Memorial Saturday
Ven. John Climacus of Sinai, author of The Ladder
"You/Your" Version
Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts (sung on Friday)
Vespers alone
"Thou/Thy" Version
Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts (sung on Friday)
Vespers alone
Second Sunday of Great Lent, Tone 2
St. Gregory Palamas (hymns for St. Innocent omitted)
"You/Your" Version
"Thou/Thy" Version
Alternate Service
Repose of St. Innocent, Metropolitan of Moscow, Enlightener of the Aleuts and Apostle to America (hymns for St. Gregory omitted)
"You/Your" Version
"Thou/Thy" Version
Third Monday of Great Lent
Ven. Mary of Egypt
Vespers (sung on Sunday)
Ven. Joseph the Hymnographer
Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts (sung on Wednesday)
Third Saturday of Great Lent—Memorial Saturday
St. Eutychius, Patriarch of Constantinople
"You/Your" Version
Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts (sung on Friday)
Vespers alone (sung on Friday)
"Thou/Thy" Version
Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts (sung on Friday)
Vespers alone (sung on Friday)
Third Sunday of Great Lent, Tone 3
Veneration of the Precious Cross
Repose of St. Tikhon, Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia, Enlightener of North America
Fourth Monday of Great Lent
Holy Apostles of the Seventy: Herodion, Agabus, Asyncritus, Rufus, Phlegon, Hermes, and those with them
Vespers (sung on Sunday)
Hieromartyr Antipas, Bishop of Pergamum
Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts (sung on Wednesday)
Fourth Saturday of Great Lent—Memorial Saturday
Hieromartyr Artemon, Presbyter, of Laodicea in Syria
"You/Your" Version
Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts (sung on Friday)
Vespers alone (sung on Friday)
"Thou/Thy" Version
Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts (sung on Friday)
Vespers alone (sung on Friday)
Fourth Sunday of Great Lent, Tone 4
St. John Climacus (of the Ladder)
Fifth Monday of Great Lent
Apostles of the Seventy: Aristarchus, Pudens, and Trophimus
Vespers (sung on Sunday)
Great Canon of St. Andrew of Crete
Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts (sung on Wednesday)
Ven. John of the Ancient Caves in Palestine
Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts (sung on Thursday)
Fifth Saturday of Great Lent
Saturday of the Akathist to the Most Holy Theotokos
"You/Your" Version
Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts (sung on Friday)
Vespers alone (sung on Friday)
"Thou/Thy" Version
Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts (sung on Friday)
Vespers alone (sung on Friday)
Fifth Sunday of Great Lent, Tone 5
St. Mary of Egypt
Sixth Monday of Great Lent
St. Theodore the Sykeote, Bishop of Anastasiopolis
Vespers (sung on Sunday)
Holy Glorious Greatmartyr, Victory-bearer, and Wonderworker George
(Note: his service is normally transferred to Bright Monday but is provided here for those who want to celebrate it today)
"You/Your" Version
Vespers (sung on Monday)
Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts (for St. George, sung on Tuesday)
"Thou/Thy" Version
Vespers (sung on Monday)
Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts (for St. George, sung on Tuesday)
Holy Apostle and Evangelist Mark
Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts (sung on Wednesday)
Lazarus Saturday
"You/Your" Version
Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts (sung on Friday)
Vespers alone (sung on Friday)
"Thou/Thy" Version
Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts (sung on Friday)
Vespers alone (sung on Friday)
The Entrance of our Lord into Jerusalem (Palm Sunday)
"You/Your" Version
Vespers (sung on Saturday)
Matins
Divine Liturgy
Vespers (sung on Sunday)
"Thou/Thy" Version
Vespers (sung on Saturday)
Matins
Divine Liturgy
Vespers (sung on Sunday)
Great and Holy Monday
"You/Your" Version
Bridegroom Matins (sung on Sunday)
Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts (sung on Monday)
"Thou/Thy" Version
Bridegroom Matins (sung on Sunday)
Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts (sung on Monday)
Great and Holy Tuesday
"You/Your" Version
Bridegroom Matins (sung on Monday)
Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts (sung on Tuesday)
"Thou/Thy" Version
Bridegroom Matins (sung on Monday)
Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts (sung on Tuesday)
Great and Holy Wednesday
"You/Your" Version
Bridegroom Matins (sung on Tuesday)
Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts (sung on Wednesday)
"Thou/Thy" Version
Bridegroom Matins (sung on Tuesday)
Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts (sung on Wednesday)
Great and Holy Thursday
"You/Your" Version
Bridegroom Matins (sung on Wednesday)
Vespers with the Divine Liturgy of St. Basil the Great (sung on Thursday)
"Thou/Thy" Version
Bridegroom Matins (sung on Wednesday)
Vespers with the Divine Liturgy of St. Basil the Great (sung on Thursday)
Great and Holy Friday
Vespers (sung on Friday afternoon)
Great and Holy Saturday
Vespers with the Divine Liturgy of St. Basil the Great (sung on Saturday)
Bright Monday
"You/Your" Version
Vespers of Pascha (sung on Sunday)
Divine Liturgy (sung on Monday)
"Thou/Thy" Version
Vespers of Pascha (sung on Sunday)
Divine Liturgy (sung on Monday)
Alternate Combined Service
Bright Monday
Holy Glorious Greatmartyr, Victory-bearer, and Wonderworker George
"You/Your" Version
Divine Liturgy (sung on Monday)
"Thou/Thy" Version
Vespers of Pascha (sung on Sunday)
Divine Liturgy (sung on Monday)
Bright Tuesday
Repose of St. Alexis Toth, Confessor and Defender of Orthodoxy in America
Vespers (sung on Monday)
Divine Liturgy (sung on Tuesday)
Bright Wednesday
Holy Apostle and Evangelist John the Theologian
Ven. Arsenius the Great
Vespers (sung on Tuesday)
Divine Liturgy (sung on Wednesday)
Bright Thursday
Vespers (sung on Wednesday)
Divine Liturgy (sung on Thursday)
Bright Friday
The Life-giving Spring of the Most Holy Theotokos
Vespers (sung on Thursday)
Divine Liturgy (sung on Friday)
Bright Saturday
Holy Equals-to-the-Apostles Cyril and Methodius, First Teachers of the Slavs
Vespers (sung on Friday)
Divine Liturgy (sung on Saturday)
Antipascha
Second Sunday of Pascha, Tone 1
St. Thomas Sunday
Day of Rejoicing
Martyr Isidore of Chios
Third Sunday of Pascha, Tone 2
Holy Myrrhbearing Women
Holy Equals-to-the-Apostles Emperor Constantine and His Mother, Helen
Third Finding of the Honorable Head of the Holy Glorious Prophet, Forerunner, and Baptist John
Fourth Sunday of Pascha, Tone 3
Paralytic
Midfeast of Pentecost